Newly-elected Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz took the oath of office Monday shortly after being elected as the first woman chief executive of the province.
Over 1,000 guests including diplomats, celebrities, political leaders, journalists, and Sharif family members Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz Sharif among others attended the swearing-in ceremony that took place at Punjab Governor House.
Governor Baligh Ur Rehman administered the oath to the newly-elected chief minister soon after her election as the provincial chief executive amid a boycott by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) members.
Maryam, who has become the first-ever female chief minister in Pakistan’s history, won the elections after obtaining 220 votes in the provincial assembly.
Her opponent, SIC candidate Rana Aftab Ahmad, did not get any votes as the party boycotted the elections after they were stopped from speaking.
