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Dr Arif Alvi took oath as Pakistan’s 13th head of state in a ceremony. The ceremony held at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad on Sunday.
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar administered the oath in a ceremony. Top civil-military brass including Prime Minister Imran Khan attended the ceremony. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Gen Zubair Hayat also graced the occasion.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani, Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser, Finance Minister Asad Umer, President Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Masood Khan, Defence Minister Pervez Khattak, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry, Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan, Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, Governor Sindh Imran Ismail, Governor Punjab Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar and Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed were also present during the event.
Saudi, Chinese diplomats also attended the presidential oath.
The newly-sworn in president was later given his first guard of honour. By the smartly turned out contingents of the armed forces at Aiwan-e-Sadr.
Also, Alvi is succeeding Mamnoon Hussain, who took oath as 12th head of state on September 9, 2013. After his election as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
Dr Arif Alvi, one of the founding members of ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and a close aide of Prime Minister Imran Khan, won the 13th presidential elections on September 04 by securing 352 votes in the electoral college of national and provincial assemblies and the Senate.
According to the spokesperson of the Presidency, refreshment will include tea and biscuits for the guests.
Presidential election
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Alvi won the 13th presidential election of Pakistan. As the country’s electoral college – comprising of the Senate, national and provincial assemblies – cast their votes on September 4.
Also, Alvi contested against two opposition candidates Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Pakistan Peoples Party senior leader Aitzaz Ahsan.
According to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Alvi won after bagging a lion’s share of votes with 353, followed by Fazl with 185 with Ahsan coming in last with 124 votes.
