Asif Ali Zardari took oath as the 14th President of Pakistan during a ceremony held at the President’s House on Sunday, according to a statement from the President’s Office.
Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa administered the oath of office to the newly-elected President at the ceremony attended by the outgoing President Arif Alvi, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, chiefs of the armed forces, politicians and foreign dignitaries.
Earlier on Saturday, Zardari, Co-chairperson of the Pakistan Peoples’ Party Parliamentarians, won the election by taking 411 against 181 votes from all the electoral colleges, including the parliament and four provincial assemblies, the Election Commission of Pakistan said.