Pakistan to pick new prime minister after supreme court ouster

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigned Friday after the Pakistani supreme court disqualified him for office in grounds of corruption stemming from revelations in the 2015 Panama Papers leak that Sharif concealed some of his family's assets. Sharif's party, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), retains control of the legislature and is meeting to pick a new prime minister Saturday. The situation has raised concerns that Pakistan's military might use this power vacuum to undermine demo...