After Nawaz Sharif's ouster, Pakistan to elect new PM on Tuesday

PML-N has nominated Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, who will make way for Shehbaz Sharif as PM later

Pakistan's parliament will elect a new prime minister on Tuesday to replace the ousted Premier Nawaz Sharif.

The 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, forcing the embattled leader out of office.

President Mamnoon Hussain has summoned National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, on Tuesday at 3:00 PM to elect the new leader of the house.

Separately, the National Assembly Secretariat has announced the schedule for