9 9 ▁coup ▁d ' état ▁in ▁which ▁then ▁Chief ▁of ▁Army ▁Staff , ▁Per vez ▁M ush ar raf , ▁over th rew ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁N aw az ▁Sh ar if ▁and ▁his ▁existing ▁elected ▁government . ▁National ▁Account ability ▁Bureau ▁( N AB ) ▁took ▁As if ▁into ▁its ▁cust ody ▁on ▁cor ruption ▁charges ▁after ▁the ▁military ▁take over ▁but ▁later , ▁he ▁was ▁released ▁for ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁any ▁evidence ▁against ▁him . ▁As if ▁came ▁closer ▁to ▁N aw az ▁Sh ar if ▁during ▁the ▁M ush ar raf ▁rule ▁for ▁keeping ▁the ▁P ML - N ▁alive . ▁ ▁As if ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁general ▁election . ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁general ▁election , ▁and ▁was ▁briefly ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Pet role um ▁and ▁Natural ▁Resources , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Sports ▁in ▁the ▁Gill ani ▁min istry , ▁before ▁his ▁party ▁pulled ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Pakistan ▁Pe op les ▁Party - led ▁coal ition ▁government . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁a ▁pet ition ▁admitted ▁by ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Pakistan ' s ▁registr ar ▁stated ▁that ▁As if ▁holds ▁dual ▁national ity , ▁and ▁hence , ▁according ▁to ▁Pakistan ' s ▁constitution , ▁he ▁is ▁not ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁hold ▁public ▁office ▁in ▁Pakistan . ▁Following ▁which ▁the ▁Federal ▁Investig ations ▁Agency