Chief Justice Lahore High court, Justoce Ejaz Ahmed Chaudhry has administered oath to him.

The oath-taking ceremony was attended by Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira, Federal Ministers- Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo and Firdous Ashiq Awan, PPP Secretary General Jehangir Badr, PPP Speaker Punjab Assembly Rana Muhammad Iqbal,PPP Information secretary Fauzia Wahab, PPP Punjab President Imtiaz Safdar Warraich, former president Supreme Court Bar Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan, Chariman ETPB Syed Asif Hashmi, Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan, Opposition Leader in the Punjab Assembly Ch Zaheeruddin, Senior Minister Raja Riaz Ahmed, Incharge Peoples Labour Bureau Pakistan Ch. Manzoor Ahmed and US Counsel General Carmela Conroy, PPP federal and provincial ministers, parliamentarians, PPP district presidents, office bearers and a large number party workers and lawyers representatives from across the country.