ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan, who is all set to be made new Prime Minister of Pakistan, may take his oath of the office on the country’s Independence Day, that is on August 14, a media report said today.

Mr Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) won as the single largest party in the July 25 general elections, gaining a total of 116 National Assembly seats out of the contested 270 parliamentary constituencies of Pakistan.

Earlier as on July 30, Mr Imran Khan, 65, had said that he wished to take the oath of Prime Minister on August 11, as his party announced that it had acquired enough seats in the lower house through multiple coalition talks to form a majority government at the center.

“It is my and caretaker prime minister retired Justice Nasirul Mulk’s desire that the oath-taking of the new prime minister should take place on August 14,” caretaker Law Minister Ali Zafar told Dawn yesterday.

Revealing  a schedule-to-be-finalized of the National Assembly formation, the minister said the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was already on board as it was very busy and engaged in making important arrangements required to hold the prime minister’s election as per the desired date.

Mr Zafar said a fresh session of the assembly could be called as soon as on August on 11 or 12.

“If it is held on August 11, the election of the prime minister can take place on Augst 14 and on the same day President Mamnoon Hussain can administer the oath to the new prime minister,” he added.

Mr Zafar further said that if the National Assembly (NA) session was held on August 11, the same day all the new members would be administered the oath.

He said that after printing of ballot papers for the elections of the National Assembly speaker and deputy speaker, their elections could take place on August 13 itself and the next day the election of the prime minister could be held.

Meanwhile, if the National Assembly session was called on August 12, the election of the prime minister would be held on August 15, he further added.

“We wanted that the new prime minister should take his oath on Independence Day so that the new government can start its functioning with full national fervour and commitment to bring progress to the country,” he said.

Meanwhile, successful candidates of the July 25 general elections will have to submit all the details of returns of their election expenses today – the deadline fixed by the ECP for filing of returns – and a notification will be issued the following day.

Three days will be given to all those independent candidates if they want to join any party. Similarly, three days will be spent specially on seats reserved for women and minorities.

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