Pervez Elahi takes oath as Punjab CM at President House

Islamabad: PTI-backed candidate Chaudhry Pervez Elahi took oath as the Punjab Chief Minister in the early hours on Wednesday after the Supreme Court announced a verdict against the ruling of Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Dost Mohammed Mazari.

ایوان صدر میں وزیر اعلیٰ پنجاب چوہدری پرویز الٰہی کی تقریب حلف برداری pic.twitter.com/Yg3Ne4rlEk

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President Dr Arif Alvi adminsitered oath to the new Punjab chief minister.

The top court declared Mazari's ruling in the Punjab chief minister's election "illegal" and ruled that PTI's candidate Elahi will be the new CM of the province.