ISLAMABAD : Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar has said onFriday that the top court is to decide whether disqualified premier NawazSharif is to be subjected to ineligibility for a year, for five years orfor the lifetime under Article 62 (1)F.

During hearing a case regarding an election issue in Multan CantonmentBoard, CJP remarked that to conseal assets is dishonesty, as cleared by theapex court in Nawaz Sharif’s disqualification case.

CJP Nisar said that the verdict that is to be delivered by a larger benchwould be considered a law for the future.

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Nawaz Sharif wasdisqualified on July 28, 2016 by the apex court for concealing assets thatthe ousted premier denies.

The court had ordered National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to lodge threecases against him. Cases against his daughter, son-in-law and financeminister Ishaq Dar were lodged as well.

The former first family namely Nawaz Sharif, daughter Maryam and Capt (r)Safdar have been appearing before accountability courts to defend the casesince then. However, courts have not given any verdict so far.