In oath administered by President Alvi, Dar swore to ‘bear true faith and allegiance to Pakistan’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Ishaq Dar on Wednesday was sworn in as the new finance minister following his return to the country.
The oath was administered by President Dr Arif Alvi at the Aiwan-i-Sadr. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, among others, were present at the oath-taking ceremony.
During the ceremony, Dar swore, “to bear true faith and allegiance to Pakistan, discharge its duties honestly to the best of ability and faithfully in accordance with the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the law”.
“I will strive to preserve the Islamic Ideology which is the basis for the creation of Pakistan. That I will not allow my personal interest to influence my official conduct or my official decisions,” said the new minister while reading the text of the official oath.
The move came after former finance minister Miftah Ismail stepped down from his post to make way for the PML-N senator.
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The decision to appoint Dar as the new financial czar was made following an important party meeting held under the chairmanship of party supremo and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in London.
Sworn in as Senator
Ishaq Dar on Tuesday was sworn in as a senator amid the hue and cry raised by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers.
Dar, who returned to Pakistan earlier in the day after spending almost five years in the UK on a ‘medical leave’, was administered the oath of his office by Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani.
The PML-N leader had left the country in 2017 while standing trial in a corruption reference.
As he entered the Senate hall, PML-N leaders welcomed him by thumping their desks.
However, while he was being administered his oath of office, PTI senators shouted slogans including “absconder” and surrounded the chairman’s rostrum.
Courtesy : Express Tribune