Who will be new Prime Minister of Pakistan?

Navaz Sharif

Navaz Sharif Source: Twitter (PMLN)

Pakistan is likely to get a new prime minister on Saturday when Nawaz Sharif, disqualified from holding the post over the Panama Papers case, picks a successor.Senior Journalist Pranay Upadhay explains what options Nawaz Sharif has and why.


TV 18 news says Sharifs wife Kulsoom Nawaz and Brother Shehbaz Sharif are the front-runners.

The odds are in favour of the former as picking Shehbaz, who is the chief minister of Pakistans Punjab province, could bring in another legal trouble for Nawaz Sharif


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