In total, 34 Ministers were administered the oath of office by Pakistan Senate chairman Sadiq Sanjrani during a brief ceremony at the Presidency in Islamabad.
Journalist Aarefa Johari, who works for 'Scroll.in' in Mumbai, has been named the winner of the Chameli Devi Jain Award for an Outstanding Woman Mediaperson 2021.
Former Chief Minister of Sikkim, BB Gurung, has passed away. He was 99. BB Gurung was the third chief minister of Sikkim and had the shortest term in the history of the Himalayan state.