ISLAMABAD:Imran Khan on Saturday derided ousted Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif´s choice of his brother to eventually succeed him,comparing the country´s tradition of political dynasties to "aform of monarchy".
"Political parties don´t have democracy in them.They arefamily parties...Actually, it´s like a form of monarchy," theformer cricket star told Reuters in an interview.
Sharif on Saturday announced plans for the ruling PML-Nparty to nominate his brother, Shahbaz, as the country´s newleader, after an interim period with a caretaker prime minister.
Khan´s party spearheaded the corruption complaintthat led to the Supreme Court´s disqualification of Nawaz Sharifon Friday.