Newly elected Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif took oath of office.
It should be remembered that Shahbaz Sharif was elected the new Leader of the House and the 24th Prime Minister of Pakistan by getting 201 votes in the National Assembly session on Sunday.
In the election of the Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif was competing with Umar Ayub Khan of the Sunni Ittehad Council, who got 92 votes. In the swearing-in ceremony on Monday, President Dr. Arif Alvi administered the oath to Shehbaz Sharif.
The Chief Ministers, Governors and all three Services Chiefs of Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan participated in the ceremony organized in the President’s House.
PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif also participated in the swearing-in ceremony while Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani, National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq, former President Asif Zardari, PP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto and Pakistan Stability Party President Abdul Aleem Khan also participated in the swearing-in ceremony.
After the swearing-in ceremony, the newly elected Prime Minister was presented a guard of honor by the armed forces at the Prime Minister House. Later, Shahbaz Sharif was introduced to the staff of the Prime Minister’s Office.
