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    ISAS Briefs

    Quick analytical responses to occurrences in South Asia

    503 : The Disqualification of Nawaz Sharif: Implications for Democracy in Pakistan

    Faiza Saleem

    2 August 2017

    Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been disqualified by the country's Supreme Court. The democratic system will continue, with his younger brother Shahbaz Sharif set to be elected a prime minister in due course. Yet, the ruling may weaken the consolidation of democracy in Pakistan by upending elected institutions and encouraging the flow of power to unelected ones.