Pakistan’s newly elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has been sworn-in in the capital Islamabad on Monday.
Acting President Sajid Sanjrani, who is also the chairman of the upper house of the parliament, the Senate, administered the oath to the premier attired in a black sherwani and shalwar (long coat and loose trousers).
President Arif Alvi, who was supposed to administer the oath, complained of “discomfort,” and went on leave for “a few days” on his physician’s advice, his office said on Twitter.
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