ISLAMABAD, August 18, 2018 (MENA) - New Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was sworn in as the 22nd Premier of Pakistan on Saturday in the presence of several leaders and cricketers, according to the Pakistani Tribune Express newspaper. The oath-taking ceremony of the cricketer-turned-politician and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party chairman was administered by President Mamnoon Hussain at the President House in Islamabad. Attending were Khan's wife Bushra Bibi, former Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu, Wasim Akram, actor Javed Sheikh, Punjab governor designate Chaudhry Sarwar, Punjab Assembly speaker Pervez Elahi, Ramiz Raja, caretaker prime minister Nasir-ul-Mulk, PTI leaders, Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Zubair Mahmood Hayat, and Chief of Air Staff Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan. The election in the 15th National Assembly was held on July 25 and results were declared the next day in which Khan's PTI emerged as the largest party securing 116 seats. Opposition parties Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) won 64 and 43 seats respectively. However, Khan did not have the majority to form the government as a total of 172 votes were needed for that in the 342-member lower house of Parliament. On Friday, of the total National Assembly members, 176 voted in favor of Khan, while his opponent, Shahbaz received 96 votes. Hence, making the way clear for the PTI chief to become the new PM.
