Thousands gathered in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Sunday in support of opposition party leader Imran Khan before a meeting of parliament on Tuesday which will see a new Prime minister elected.<br /><br />The crowds joined Khan in celebrating the ousting of former leader Nawaz Sharif, who resigned on Friday following a decision from Pakistan’s Supreme Court to disqualify him from public office.<br /><br />Addressing the rapturous crowds, Khan, who is Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party said: “The Supreme Court verdict gave us a hope. It has done the job I dreamed for, it have laid the foundation for a new Pakistan.”<br /><br />Sharif stepped down after a probe into his family’s wealth following the Panama Papers leak in 2015 linked his children to offshore companies.<br /><br />Now his brother the Chief Minister of Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has been mooted as his potential successor, fuelling rumours of nepotism within the ruling Pakistan Muslim League.<br /><br />Former Petroleum Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will act as interim Prime Minister until elections are held.<br />
