Asif Ali Zardari sworn in as the 14th President of Pakistan

Asif Ali Zardari has been sworn in as the 14th President of Pakistan.

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa administered the oath to the newly-elected president in a ceremony at the Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad. 

The swearing-in ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, outgoing president Arif Alvi, all three service chiefs, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Sahir Shamshad Mirza.

The governors of all four provinces, chief ministers, and foreign diplomats also attended the ceremony.

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari the joint candidate of the ruling alliance, was elected as the country’s president for the second time on Saturday after he defeated PTI-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) candidate Mahmood Khan Achakzai by a huge margin. 

Zardari, president-elect secured 411 electoral votes in parliament and all four provincial assemblies. 

He bagged 225 votes in the National Assembly, 43 votes in the Punjab Assembly, 53 votes in the Sindh Assembly, eight in the KP Assembly, and 47 in the Balochistan.

On the other hand, his rival Achakzai bagged 181 votes.