Buzdar sworn in as Punjab chief minister

LAHORE: Sardar Usman Ahmed Khan Buzdar was sworn in as the Punjab chief minister in a solemn ceremony at the Governor's House here on Monday.

Acting Punjab Governor Ch Pervaiz Elahi administered the oath at the Darbar Hall with caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Dr Hassan Askari Rizvi, members of the provincial assembly, representatives from the armed forces, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership, lawyers and members of civil society in attendance.

Chief Secretary Punjab Akbar Hussain Durrani read out the order of the appointment during the ceremony which started with recitation from the holy Quran.

Prominent among the guests were governor-designate Chaudhry Muhamamd Sarwar, ministers of the caretaker cabinet including Ahmed Waqas Riaz and Zia Haider Rizvi, MPAs from the Southern Punjab, Senior PTI leaders former opposition leader in the Punjab Assembly Mian Mehmood-ur-Rasheed, Aleem Khan, Dr Yasmin Rashid, Waleed Iqbal, MPAs, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Syed Kaleem Imam, the government functionaries and people from the newly elected Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar's constituency.

?AFP