In Pakistan, the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has challenged bef'ore the Lahore High Court a provision of the Elections Act, 2017 that paved the way for ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif to become chief of his Pakistan Muslim League party despite his disqualification in the Panama Papers case. <br/><br/>SCBA secretary Aftab Ahmad Bajwa, in his petition filed through Advocate Azhar Siddique, argues that the disqualification recorded by a court of law under Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution cannot be overtaken by sub-constitutional law. <br/><br/>He also questions the election of Mr Sharif as president of the PML-N for being unconstitutional. <br/><br/>Bajwa says if a person cannot become a parliamentarian due to the operation of constitutional law, he surely cannot become head or office-bearer of a political party. <br/><br/>He states that the election of Mr Sharif as president of the PML-N is a complete mockery of justice and fair play and against all canons of law. <br/><br/>The petitioner asks the court to declare that Nawaz Sharif having been disqualified by the Supreme Court cannot be elected as the party head or office-bearer of the PML-N.