Imran was administered the oath by President Mamnoon Hussain during a ceremony at the Aiwan-e-Sadar in Islamabad.
While reading out certain parts of the oath, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supremo can be seen misreading Urdu words.
President Mamnoon Hussain then corrects the former cricketer to which Imran can be seen smirking.
#WATCH Islamabad: Imran Khan fumbles during his oath taking speech pic.twitter.com/cPsgsjwgnD
— ANI (@ANI) August 18, 2018
Mamnoon even corrected PM Imran when he said "roz-e-qiyaadat" (day of leadership) instead of "roz-e-qiyaamat" (Day of Judgement).
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Moreover, there is also a moment in the ceremony when Imran reaches into his kurta to take out his reading glasses leaving the audience wondering what he was about to take out.
https://twitter.com/NavjotSingh_12/status/1030694845696880648
A social media user backed Imran by saying that after over two-decades of struggle to reach this position it would be natural for anyone to fumble when they achieve their life long goal.
https://twitter.com/hankpanther8296/status/1030713534269796354?s=21
Another twitter user said that how is it possible for Imran not to have rehearsed it.
Do all people fumble that much during oath taking? I thought he'd have rehearsed this a hundred times in front of mirror during last couple years.
— Anam (@anamsid_) August 18, 2018
Even Indian tabloids are reporting about fumble... Hahahaha kamaal hai... So much for a fluent & smooth oath ceremony https://t.co/WNnxw8jKLc
— Lonewolf (@ek_bun_maska) August 18, 2018
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