{"id":8506,"date":"2018-08-18T20:13:26","date_gmt":"2018-08-18T19:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=8506"},"modified":"2018-08-18T20:13:26","modified_gmt":"2018-08-18T19:13:26","slug":"imran-khan-sworn-in-as-pakistans-22nd-prime-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/imran-khan-sworn-in-as-pakistans-22nd-prime-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Imran Khan sworn in as Pakistan&#8217;s 22nd prime minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8507\" src=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Imran-Khan.jpg\" alt=\"Imran Khan\" width=\"283\" height=\"178\" \/>Pakistan&#8217;s cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan was sworn in as the 22nd prime minister on Saturday, amid a string of political and economic challenges his country is currently grappling with.<br \/>\nPresident Mamnoon Hussain administered oath to Khan at the presidency in capital Islamabad, also attended by a veiled First lady Bushra Bibi &#8212; a faith healer &#8211;, outgoing caretaker premier Nasir-ul-Mulk, Chief of Army Staff Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa, navy and air force chiefs, and other dignitaries.<br \/>\nDonned in black Sherwani &#8212; a traditional local dress &#8212; Khan together with his wife &#8212; clad in white burqa &#8212; stepped down the stage and mixed up with the guests to receive greetings amid loud clapping.<br \/>\nSeveral members of the winning team of 1992 cricket world cup &#8212; the only world cup Pakistan won in 1992 &#8212; and famous Indian cricketer Novjut Sindhu also attended the ceremony.<br \/>\nHe later proceeded to the Prime Minister House where he was presented a guard of honor.<br \/>\nKhan&#8217;s center-right Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) emerged as the single majority party but still lacked a simple majority in July 25 elections, tainted by rigging allegations leveled by opposition parties, and some international observers.<br \/>\nThe PTI secured 158 seats in 342-member house &#8212; 14 seats short of a simple majority &#8212; a composition that left him with no other option but to seek support of several smaller parties, some of them were his staunch opponents in recent past.<br \/>\nPakistan Muslim League-Nawaz of the jailed ex-premier Nawaz Sharif trailed in second with 82 seats, whereas the center-left Pakistan People\u2019s Party, and a five-party religious alliance, Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal grabbed 53 and 15 seats respectively.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {\r\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\r\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\r\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\r\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\r\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\r\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script>\r\n <fb:comments href=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/imran-khan-sworn-in-as-pakistans-22nd-prime-minister\/\" font=\"arial\" num_posts=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" colorscheme=\"light\"  style=\"background:#FFFFFF;padding-top:0px;\r\npadding-right:0px;\r\npadding-bottom:0px;\r\npadding-left:0px;\r\nmargin-top:0px;\r\nmargin-right:0px;\r\nmargin-bottom:0px;\r\nmargin-left:0px;\r\n\"><\/fb:comments>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan&#8217;s cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan was sworn in as the 22nd prime minister on Saturday, amid a string of political and economic challenges his country is currently grappling with. 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