Federal cabinet takes oath in President's House

Islamabad: The 19-member cabinet of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Monday took oath.

The swearing-in ceremony of the federal cabinet was held in the President's House. President Asif Ali Zardari administered oath of the federal cabinet. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was also present on this occasion.

Those who took oath include Khawaja Asif, Ahsan Iqbal, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Shaza Fatima, Mohsin Naqvi, Amir Muqam and others.

Apart from this, Chaudhry Salik Hussain, Riaz Pirzada, Rana Tanveer and Jam Kamal are also among those who took oath.

Moreover, Awais Leghari, Attaullah Tarar, Qaiser Sheikh, Ishaq Dar, Musaddik Malik, Muhammad Aurangzeb, Ahad Cheema and Azam Nazir Tarar also took the oath.

On the other hand, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called the first meeting of the federal cabinet this evening.