Arif Alvi sworn in as Pakistan president

Pakistan's new President Arif Alvi was sworn in at a ceremony in Islamabad yesterday, concluding the country's peaceful transfer of power to its new government after a turbulent election campaign. Arif Alvi, a close ally of Pakistan PM Imran Khan and one of the founders of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, becomes Pakistan's 13th president, replacing Mamnoon Hussain.