Pakistan govt to appeal Sharif election ban
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It's been another day of twists and turns in Pakistani politics, with former prime minister Nawaz Sharif saying he won't appeal a decision by the Lahore High Court, banning him from standing in elections, but his coalition partners in government saying they will. The Lahore court ruled Mr Sharif to be ineligble due to a previous conviction over the 1999 hijacking of a plane carrying Pervez Musharraf - who at that time was head of the army. The alleged hijacking ultimately led to General Musharraf ousting Mr Sharif and taking power. Today, Mr Sharif said he wouldn't take the election ban to the Supreme Court, which is stacked with new judges appointed by the President.
Presenter: Corinne Podger
Speaker: Dr MJ Gohel, director of the London-based Asia Pacific Foundation
