Pakistan's Parliament will elect a new Prime Minister on Tuesday to replace the ousted premier Nawaz Sharif.'Supreme Court on Friday disqualified 67-year-old Sharif for dishonesty and ruled that corruption cases be filed against him and his children over the Panama Papers scandal.<br/><br/>President Mamnoon Hussain has summoned National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, on Tuesday afternoon to elect the new leader of the house.<br/>Separately, the National Assembly Secretariat has announced schedule for election of the new prime minister.<br/>Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has nominated Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as prime minister for now, but later he would make way for Shehbaz Sharif as Prime Minister.<br/><br/>Opposition parties including Pakistan People Party (PPP) of Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of Imran Khan are having consultation to bring a joint opposition candidate with the help of smaller parties.
News On AIR | July 30, 2017 12:48 PM
Pakistan's Parliament to elect new PM on Tuesday