19 August,2018 08:15 AM IST | Islamabad | Agencies
Imran Khan (left) with Mamnoon Hussain at the oath ceremony. Pic/AP
'Kaptan' Imran Khan yesterday began a new innings as Pakistan's Prime Minister, assuming the reins at a time when the country was facing serious financial woes, uneasy ties with its neighbours and possible international sanctions for failing to combat terrorism.
Khan, 65, the Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), was administered the oath of office as Pakistan's 22nd Prime Minister by President Mamnoon Hussain at a simple ceremony held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr (the President House).
Clad in a traditional greyish black sherwani, a tearful former cricket hero was seen little nervous as he stumbled over some of the Urdu words of the oath administered to him. Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu was also present.
Navjot Singh Sidhu
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