In Pics: When Pakistan Celebrated Decision Of Supreme Court Disqualifying Nawaz Sharif As PM

But very soon the veteran politician stepped down as Prime Minister. The opposition was jubilant and hailed the verdict. Opposition activists celebrated on the streets. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigned on Friday after the Supreme Court disqualified him from holding the post following a probe that revealed illegal family wealth stashed abroad. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)

The much-awaited ruling in what came to be known as the Panama Papers case stunned the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, which feebly said that all was not over for Sharif and he would remain its leader. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

A five-judge bench unanimously disqualified Sharif from his post after an investigative panel linked his children to offshore companies, showing that their wealth was far above their legitimate earnings. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

One of the judges, Ejaz Afzal Khan, said Sharif was no longer "eligible to be an honest member of Parliament". (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)