Summary Mian Nawaz Sharif takes oath at President’s House, makes history by becoming PM for third time.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - PML-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharfi Wednesday took oath as prime minister of Pakistan in a ceremony at the President’s House.
President Asif Ali Zardari administered the oath to the new prime minister.
The ceremony was attended by the leaders of political parties, army chief, ex-PMs Yousaf Raza Gillani and Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, family members of Mian Nawaz Sharif and foreign dignitaries.
Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has taken oath as 27th prime minister of the country.
Earlier‚ the National Assembly had elected PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif as Leader of the House by a two-third majority.
He got 244 votes while his opponents Makhdoom Amin Fahim of Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians bagged 42 votes and Makhdoom Javed Hashmi of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf secured 31 votes.
It is the first time in the history of the country that Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has been elected for the slot of Prime Minister for the third time.
President Zardari congratulated the new PM and wished him good luck.
