The Supreme Court has ruled in a 6-1 majority verdict to end lifetime disqualification under Article 62(1)(f) of the Constitution, stating that parliamentarians will now be barred from holding office for five years under the law. The court also overturned its 2018 judgment in the Samiullah Baloch case, which had declared disqualification under Article 62(1)(f) as “permanent.” Justice Yahya Afridi dissented from the verdict, and the detailed judgment is yet to be issued. This development has cleared former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and Istehkam-i-Pakistan leader Jahangir Tareen to contest the elections. The legal conundrum arose from a 2018 verdict issued by former chief justice Mian Saqib Nisar, which was later amended in the Elections Act 2017 to specify that the period of electoral disqualification would be for five years, not for life. Please note that this is a developing story, and we will strive to provide timely and accurate updates from credible sources.