Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Nadeem Raza, naval chief, air chief and other senior military and civilian officials also attended the ceremony. Soon after the oath-taking ceremony concluded, the newly-elected prime minister took to Twitter to congratulate the nation over peaceful transition of power. “Mian Shehbaz Sharif is declared as elected Prime Minister,” Ayaz Sadiq announced following the completion of the counting process. Policy measuresIn his maiden address as prime minister in the National Assembly, Shehbaz announced an increase in salaries, pensions and the minimum wage for labourers. The United Kingdom has also always supported democracy in Pakistan and spent billions of pounds on education and other sectors in Pakistan.

Source: The Express Tribune April 12, 2022 04:03 UTC