Imran Khan, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief and former cricket star, has been sworn in as Prime Minister today at the oath ceremony in Islamabad, having won the general elections last month. After his party fell short of outright majority, it scraped through a simple majority in the Pakistan parliament's confidence vote on Thursday securing four votes more than the 172 needed for a majority. Navjot Singh Sidhu, one of the three Indian cricketers invited by Mr Khan to his swearing-in ceremony, had reached Lahore yesterday. A minister in Congress' Punjab government, Mr Sidhu said that he had gone to Lahore "not as a politician but as a friend."
Here are the live updates from Imran Khan's oath ceremony:
.@ImranKhanPTI swearing in as #ImranKhanPrimeMinister hopefully should improve the ties between India & #Pakistan. You can choose your friend but not your neighbours so India & Pakistan will have to coexist as neighbours. Why not with grace peace & dignity @PMOIndia @nsitharaman
- Amar Singh MP (@AmarSinghTweets) August 18, 2018
Pleased to talk to @ImranKhanPTI, Prime Minister of Pakistan. The UK and Pakistan share deep and important links. There is plenty for our two countries to work together on, not least increasing bilateral trade and mutual security issues.
- Theresa May (@theresa_may) August 18, 2018
#WATCH Islamabad: Imran Khan fumbles during his oath taking speech pic.twitter.com/cPsgsjwgnD
- ANI (@ANI) August 18, 2018
#WATCH: Navjot Singh Sidhu meets Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa at #ImranKhan's oath-taking ceremony in Islamabad. pic.twitter.com/GU0wsSM56s
- ANI (@ANI) August 18, 2018
