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.
Ajay Kumar Sood, a member of the Prime Minister's Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council, has been appointed to the post for three years, replacing renowned biologist K Vijayaraghavan.
National Panchayati Raj Day is being celebrated on April 24 to raise awareness about the panchayats and gram sabhas along with local self-governments in rural India.
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