Newly-elected PM Shehbaz Sharif to take oath of office today

The newly-elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will take the oath of office today.

The swearing-in ceremony will be held at 3pm at the President’s House. The preparations for the swearing-in ceremony of the newly-elected prime minister have been completed, while the invitations to participate in the swearing-in ceremony have also been issued.

It should be noted that during the special session of the National Assembly yesterday, Shehbaz Sharif, the joint candidate of the eight-party alliance-led by PML-N, was elected as 33rd prime minister of Pakistan.

According to polling results announced by Speaker Sadiq, PML-N’s Shehbaz Sharif secured 201 votes while SIC’s Omar Ayub bagged 92 votes. The Speaker, later, made a request to Shehbaz Sharif to take the seat of Leader of the House.

Shehbaz Sharif has assumed the PM Office for the second time.

Akhtar Mengal of Balochistan National Party-Mengal boycotted the election for the prime minister and did not cast his vote.

The SIC lawmaker are shouting slogans of ‘Azaadi’ and Qaidi #804.

Expressing his views after being elected as prime minister in the house, Shehbaz Sharif thanked to the Allah Almighty and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif. He also thanked to all his allies in the house.

On the occasion, Shehbaz Sharif said that Nawaz Sharif was punished for putting Pakistan on the track to development.