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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Munir Ahmed

Pakistan’s ex-leader Nawaz Sharif regains right to appeal convictions, opening a path to election

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A federal court in Pakistan's capital on Thursday restored the right of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to appeal his 2018 convictions in two graft cases, officials said, less than a week after he returned home from four years of self-imposed exile in London.

The decision by the Islamabad High Court was a boost for Sharif ahead of parliamentary elections due in January.

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