PPP leader Murtaza Wahab was sworn in as Karachi mayor in a ceremony at the Polo Ground on Monday. Salman Murad took oath as the deputy mayor of the mega city.

Sindh Election Commissioner Ejaz Anwar Chauhan administered the oath to Wahab and Salman while Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, Governor Kamran Tessori and were also present on the occasion.

Wahab tweeted that he was honoured to have taken oath as the Karachi mayor and grateful to the PPP leadership for showing trust in him.

“Grateful [for] the trust shown by Chairman Bilawal, President Zardari and Mrs Talpur on my capacity to lead to our great city. God willing, all PPP members, Salman and I will work together to serve the people of our city,” he pledged.