Soomro takes oath as caretaker PM of Pak
Islamabad,
Nov
16:
Mohammed
Mian
Soomro
was
today
sworn
in
as
caretaker
Pakistani
Prime
Minister
to
lead
the
country
for
an
interim
period
of
two
months
to
oversee
the
conduct
of
Parliamentary
elections
in
January
2008.
President General Pervez Musharraf, who had picked up Mr Soomro last night for the slot, administered the oath of office to the caretaker Prime Minister. A cabinet of ministers mostly comprising technocrats was also sworn in.
The ceremony was attended by former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, members of his cabinet, Speaker National Assembly Chaudhry Amir Hussain, governors and provincial chief ministers, services chiefs, senators, federal secretaries, political leaders, diplomats and high civil and military officials.
Gen Musharraf had yesterday named Mr Soomro as the caretaker Prime Minister.
Gen Musharraf has said parliamentary elections will be held before January 9, 2008 under the emergency rule he proclaimed on November 3.
He told newsmen early this week that imposition of emergency would make the atmosphere conducive for parliamentary elections.
UNI