President Asif Zardari presented guard of honour

President Asif Ali Zardari was presented with a guard of honour on Monday by a smartly turned-out contingent of the Pakistan armed forces at the President's House.

During the ceremony, the national anthem was played with the newly-elected president arriving in the traditional presidential carriage.

The event was attended by the president's family, including former foreign minister Bilawal-Bhutto Zardari.

On Sunday, Zardari, the coalition government's candidate for head of state took oath as the 14th President of Pakistan after securing 411 votes against his PTI-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) presidential candidate Mahmood Khan Achakzai’s 181 votes.

Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa administered the oath at a ceremony at the Presidency. The event was attended by governors and chief ministers of all provinces except K-P CM Ali Amin Gandapur.

The ceremony had a special guest, the grandson of Zardari. Besides, ambassadors and high commissioners of more than 70 countries, including the United States, Great Britain, France, Germany, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirate (UAE), also participated in the ceremony.

The supporters of the PPPP often raised slogans in favour of Zardari and the party.