Imran Khan takes oath as 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan

Islamabad : Imran Khan was sworn in as Pakistan’s new prime minister on Saturday, officially taking over the charge of power in the corruption-affected country nearly 22 years after the former cricket hero entered politics.Khan, 65, the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), was administered the oath of office by President Mamnoon Hussain at a simple ceremony held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr (the President House) in Islamabad.
The ceremony, which was scheduled to begin at 9.30 am, started late by 40 minutes. It commenced with the national anthem, followed by recitation of verses from the Holy Quran.
Clad in a traditional greyish-black sherwani, a tearful Khan was seen a little nervous as he stumbled over some of the Urdu words of the oath administered to him. Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, former Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu, cricketer-turned-commentator Rameez Raja and former paceman Wasim Akram were among the special guests present at the ceremony.Khan, who famously captained the national cricket team to World Cup glory in 1992, had also invited some of his former teammates to witness his formal ascension to the top ministerial job in the country.Talking to state-run PTV, Sidhu recited couplets praising Khan.“A new morning is here in Pakistan with a new government which can change destiny of the country,” he said.