ISLAMABAD: President of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz(PML-N) Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif took the oath as the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
President Dr Arif Alvi administered the oath of office to the newly-elected prime minister, who was elected to the country’s top office for the second time.
Held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, the swearing-in ceremony was attended by Outgoing Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar and his cabinet members, parliamentarians, Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, services chiefs, provincial governors, chief ministers and diplomats.
Pakistan Muslim League-N Quaid Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, President of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, other political leaders including Hamza Shehbaz Sharif, Aleem Khan, Raja Zafarul Haq, Ahsan Iqbal, and Khawaja Muhammad Asif and senior officers also attended the ceremony.
After the swearing in of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, he was presented a guard of honor by the armed forces at the Prime Minister House.
Later, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was introduced to the staff of the Prime Minister's Office, during which the Prime Minister shook hands with the staff.
Anwar Haq Kakar, former caretaker Prime Minister, will also meet Shehbaz Sharif.
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In the voting held in the National Assembly, Shahbaz Sharif was elected as the Prime Minister by getting 201 votes while his rival candidate Umar Ayub Khan got 92 votes.
