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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday struck down a recently introduced law amending the review process of judgments, dampening ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s hopes of reviving his political career, as the legislation enacted in May had provided him an opportunity to challenge his lifetime disqualification from holding public office in the Panama papers scam case.In a unanimous verdict, a three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial declared the Supreme Court (Review of Judgements and Orders) Act, 2023, as unconstitutional.The legislation had widened the scope of review...