High Court Upholds Premier’s Dismissal
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From Times Wire Reports
The Supreme Court upheld the Nov. 5 dismissal of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto by President Farooq Leghari, clearing the way for elections that pollsters say she will lose. “There is enough material to establish corruption, nepotism and misrule,” the court said. The judgment was applauded by business owners and the markets. The verdict means national and provincial assembly elections will go ahead Monday as scheduled, with Bhutto’s archfoe, former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League leader Nawaz Sharif, a clear front-runner.
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