Pakistanâs Parliament to elect new prime minister today, six candidates in fray Pakistanâs Parliament to elect new prime minister today, six candidates in fray The National Assembly Of Pakistan Is Set To Pick The Country's 18th Prime Minister, Following The Disqualification Of Nawaz Sharif Due To Involvement In The Infamous Panamagate Scandal. News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Arshi Aggarwal | Updated on: 01 Aug 2017, 09:00:32 AM New Delhi: The National Assembly of Pakistan is set to pick the country's 18th prime minister, following the disqualification of Nawaz Sharif due to involvement in the infamous Panamagate scandal. Pakistan’s opposition parties on Monday failed to agree on a joint candidate against PML-N’s Shahid Khaqan Abbasi for the prime minister’s election, with six candidates filing their nomination papers for the polls.