He was administered the oath by Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjarani as President Arif Alvi complained of discomfort, according to the president’s Twitter account, hours before the oath-taking ceremony.
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In his maiden speech as PM-elect Shehbaz Sharif said that his government would strive to overcome energy crisis, offer better healthcare to people by reviving Benazir Bhutto health cards and improve ties with EU, UK, Saudi Arabia and other countries.
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk topped the list for the first time, while China (including Macau and Hong Kong) stayed second, with 607 billionaires worth a combined $2.3 trillion (almost Rs424 trillion).
Sources familiar with the incident cited Khan as saying: “We would not sit in this Assembly under any circumstances.”
Malik Bostan, President of Pakistan’s Forex Association, told that the country’s political stability was behind the rupee’s rise.
After the boycott of the PTI, opposition parties joint candidate Mian Shehbaz Sharif stands winner as the Prime Minister of Pakistan and just formality of voting is required in the National Assembly.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi has been nominated as the candidate for prime minister, and all members of the parliamentary party must attend the National Assembly session on April 11 and vote in favour of him, Umar Asad wrote
Assembly Secretariat announced that Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri had not resigned and will instead preside over the session on Monday (today)