(VOVWORLD) - Pakistan's parliament will meet on Tuesday to elect a new prime minister after the Supreme Court disqualified Nawaz Sharif following an investigation into corruption allegations against his family.
 Brothers Nawaz Sharif (left) and Shahbaz Sharif attend a press conference in Lahore in 2009.(Photo: AFP/VNA) |
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), which enjoys a majority in parliament, nominated Shahbaz Sharif, chief minister of Punjab province, as a Prime Minister candidate and ex-oil minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as interim Prime Minister.