Pakistan returns to democracy as prime minister sworn in

Zafarullah Khan Jamali was sworn in as Pakistan’s prime minister today, officially ending the nation’s three-year military dictatorship on a promise to return the country to democracy.

Jamali, who has pledged Pakistan’s continued commitment to the US-led war on terrorism, took the oath in a ceremony at the presidential palace in Islamabad before a large group of parliamentary leaders, diplomats, and armed forces officials. His Cabinet was sworn in shortly afterwards.