islamabad pakistan supreme court friday reject petition seek review july 28 rule disqualify prime minister nawaz sharif office uphold verdict likely influence next general election due mid-2018 investigation sharif family wealth supreme court employ little-used constitutional provision rule sharif unfit hold office declare small source income dispute receive country top court also disqualify three sharif children include heir-apparent maryam husband besides order criminal investigation sharifs finance minister ishaq dar stay post friday five-judge bench dismiss petition file sharifs dar without specify reason review petition stand dismiss say asif saeed khosa head bench expect provide reason decision next week remain unclear however whether sharifs disqualify fix time perhaps several years bar office forever could major implications nawaz daughter maryam tout future leader rule pakistan muslim league-nawaz party likely run parliament 2018 poll rule party portray supreme court decision slap electorate nuclear-armed nation right fair trial right 210 million people pakistan exercise regard nawaz sharif family say anusha rahman government minister fawad chaudhry senior official opposition pakistan tehreek-e-insaf pti party call verdict victory good governance pakistan sharif disqualification stem panama paper leak 2016 appear show daughter two sons own offshore hold company register british virgin islands use buy properties london april supreme court rule insufficient evidence remove sharif office split 2-3 verdict panama revelations order investigations family wealth judge july say sharif declare monthly salary equivalent 2,722 company own son veteran leader hold power twice 1990s become prime minister third time sharif keep grip rule pml-n party solid majority parliament elect one loyalists shahid khaqan abbasi replacement within days court decision pakistan 's top court reject challenge removal ex-pm sharif