Pakistan's caretaker prime minister takes oath

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Pakistan's caretaker prime minister takes oath

STORY: Pakistan's caretaker prime minister takes oath DATELINE: Aug. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:48 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the oath-taking ceremony 2. various of exterior of the Aiwan-e-Sadr presidential palace STORYLINE: Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Monday took oath as the prime minister of Pakistan's caretaker government, according to state-run Pakistan Television. President Arif Alvi administered the oath of office in a ceremony held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr presidential palace in the federal capital Islamabad. The ceremony was attended by former Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, his cabinet members, governors and provincial chief ministers, senators, political leaders, diplomats and high civil and military officials. Earlier on Sunday, the outgoing prime minister in his farewell address to the nation expressed confidence the newly appointed caretaker prime minister would ensure free, fair and transparent elections in the country. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from

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