
ISLAMABAD: Member of the National Assembly Ali Pervaiz took oath as minister of state on Friday.
President Asif Ali Zardari administered the oath to Mr Pervaiz at a ceremony held at Aiwan-i-Sadr. The swearing-in ceremony was attended by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, parliamentarians and other officials.
Mr Pervaiz was elected MNA from NA-119 constituency of Lahore on the ticket of PML-N in the recently held by-election.