Maryam Nawaz, the recently elected Punjab’s first female chief minister, took the oath of office at the Governor’s House in Lahore today. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz was administered the oath by Punjab Governor Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman. This time around, a sizable contingent of party leaders and workers were in attendance, along with members of the Punjab Assembly, the President of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Quid Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, and members of the Punjab Assembly. Maryam Nawaz, the senior vice president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), was chosen as the chief minister of Punjab on Sunday despite the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) abstaining from the election. With the support of 220 MPAs in the provincial parliament, Maryam emerged victorious in the elections and became Pakistan’s first female chief minister ever.