Opposition plans rally amid condemnation of plot to install Nawaz Sharif ally as interim PM until Sharif’s brother is eligiblePakistan’s parliament will elect a new prime minister on Tuesday to replace ousted leader Nawaz Sharif,with ruling party stalwart Shahid Khaqan Abbasi expected to become interim leader until Sharif’s own brother is eligible.
The confirmation from parliament came after Pakistan’s president, Mamnoon Hussain, and convened a special session following Sharif’s decision to put forward his ally Abbasi as interim leader and named his brother Shahbaz,65, as long-term successor. Related: Nawaz Sharif has gone. But Pakistan’s tall-level corruption survives | Tariq Ali Related: The Guardian view on Pakistan and the Panama Papers: an international affair | Editorial Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com