ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) will meet today (Saturday) to decide the prime ministerial candidate to replace Nawaz Sharif, who was disqualified as the prime minister in a landmark verdict by the Supreme Court on the Panama Papers case.

Following his ousting, Sharif met with senior party leaders and recommended his brother, CM Punjab Shehbaz Sharif as his replacement as Pakistan?s PM.

Nawaz Sharif recommends Shehbaz Sharif to become next PM

Hamaz Shehbaz Sharif or Rana Sanaullah will replace Shehbaz Sharif as the Punjab chief minister

A name has not been announced for the interim prime minister, who will fill the 45-day vacuum until Shehbaz Sharif is likely elected to a National Assembly seat.

According to reports, two names have surfaced for the interim prime minister -- Khawaja Asif and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.

Sharif stepped down as the prime minister of Pakistan on Friday after being disqualified from holding public office by the Supreme Court.

Announcing its verdict, the five-member bench unanimously disqualified Sharif for failing to disclose his un-withdrawn receivables constituting assets from UAE-based Capital FZE in his nominations papers for the 2013 General Election, stating that this meant he was not ?honest? and ?truthful?, as per the Constitution.

Disqualified by SC, Nawaz Sharif steps down as prime minister

Nawaz Sharif disqualified for failing to disclose his un-withdrawn receivables constituting assets from UAE-based Capital FZE in his 2013 election nominations papers

"It is hereby declared that having failed to disclose his un-withdrawn receivables constituting assets from Capital FZE Jebel Ali, UAE in his nomination papers filed for the General Elections held in 2013 in terms of Section 12(2)(f) of the Representation of the People Act, 1976 (ROPA), and having furnished a false declaration under solemn affirmation respondent No. 1 Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif is not honest in terms of Section 99(f) of Const. Ps. No. 29-30/2016 & 03/2017. 24 ROPA and Article 62(1)(f) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973 and therefore he is disqualified to be a Member of the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)."

In the verdict, all five judges ruled to send references against Sharif, his children Maryam, Hussain and Hasan, son-in-law Captain (retd) Safdar and Ishaq Dar to an accountability court.