Former cricketer Imran Khan sworn in as Pakistan's prime minister
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Former cricket star Imran Khan was sworn in as prime minister of Pakistan on Saturday, taking on the challenge of forming a coalition to govern as a currency crisis looms over the turbulent, nuclear-armed South Asian country. Khan, a firebrand nationalist, woFormer cricketer Imran Khan sworn in as Pakistan's prime minister
Former cricket star Imran Khan was sworn in as prime minister of Pakistan on Saturday, taking on the challenge of forming a coalition to govern as a currency crisis looms over the turbulent, nuclear-armed South Asian country. Khan, a firebrand nationalist, won the general election last month promising to fight corruption and drastically reduce poverty among Pakistan's 208 million mostly-Muslim people. Hours after the oath-taking, Khan's office released a partial list of his choice of cabinet ministers, appointing Asad Umer, former CEO of Pakistani multinational Engro, to the post of finance minister, and party vice chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi to head the foreign office. Former chief minister of the northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Pervez Khattak was given charge of the defence ministry. Wearing a traditional black sherwani coat, in the style of his hero and Pakistan founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Khan recited the oath of office and vowed to respect the constitution. «I will bear true faith and allegiance to Pakistan,» Khan read from the oath, standing next to President Mamnoon Hussain. Later, he was given a guard of honour on the lawns of the prime minister's house. HISTORY... Read more