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ISLAMABAD: President-elect Mamnoon Hussain will take oath of office on Monday as the 12th head of state. The oath will be administered by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry at a ceremony to be held at the Presidency.
It will be a rare event as former president Asif Ali Zardari, who stayed in the Presidency for five years till Sunday, will also attend the ceremony along with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, members of the federal cabinet and heads of parliamentary parties.
Even though the PPP had boycotted the presidential election, Mr Mamnoon Hussain was felicitated by Mr Zardari who wished him well in the discharge of his responsibilities as the head of the federation.
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Sep 09, 2013 08:05am
I am a Canadian-Pakistani who had not lived in Pakistan for almost thirty years but feel so proud how far Pakistan has come within the last few years to be that a country it is now, the sole Muslim Atomic power house, a true democratic country & we can only become even better from now forward. I congratulate & solute to all our political leaders for this moment.
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Sep 09, 2013 09:07am
Wow ! So attractive and Handsome ! A true reflection of our country.
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Sep 09, 2013 11:50am
At age seventy plus Mr. President to be is not as photogenic as the outgoing president.
Camera men better leave him alone and no paparazzi is expected either.
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Sep 09, 2013 03:30pm
i hope this president good for PAKISTAN (ameen)
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Sep 09, 2013 04:38pm
Zardari seems to be winning back his reputation. I hope he has changed.
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