ISLAMABAD: In a bit of surprise, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman ImranKhan who is likely to be elected as the Prime Minister of Pakistan onAugust 14 will take the oath of prime minister on August 18, PTI leaderSenator Faisal Javed said on Friday.
The delay of 4 days between election of PM and the oath taking ceremony isat present unexplained.
PTI Senator tweeted: “Imran Khan to take oath as Prime Minister of IslamicRepublic of Pakistan on the 18th Aug 2018 inshallah.
The inaugural session of newly elected National Assembly will be held onMonday August 13 after President Mamnoon approved the summary moved byCaretaker Prime Minister Justice (Retd) Nasir-ul-Malk Thursday requestingthe President to convene the session.
The newly elected members of the lower house of the parliament would takeoath in the session after which they would elect leader of the house-PrimeMinister of the country.
The PTI is likely to get Imran Khan elected as the next prime minister ofPakistan after it became clear that the party has secured majority of theseats in the assembly and enjoys support of independently elected MNAs andcoalition partners .