Presidential spokesman Farhatullah Babar says the government made the decision Saturday and hopes it will ease political tension ahead of planned mass protests in the capital on Monday.
He says the appeal will probably be filed with the Supreme Court next week.
Last month the Supreme Court disqualified former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his brother from elected office, prompting a crisis that could destabilize the pro-Western government and erode its ability to fight Islamist extremism.
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