Guwahati, Sept. 12 -- Former Chief Justice of Nepal Sushila Karki on Friday was sworn in as Nepal's interim Prime Minister at Sheetal Niwas, the official residence of the President of Nepal.

Karki was administered the oath by President Ramhandra Paudel.

On the PM's recommendation, Paudel instructed the interim dispensation to hold parliamentary elections within six months.

The 73-year-old Karki became the first woman Prime Minister of Nepal.

Besides Karki, Kathmandu mayor Balendra Shah, former chief of the electricity board Kulman Ghising, and mayor of Dharan, Harka Raj Sampang Rai were also in the race for the PM post.

President Paudel appointed the former apex court judge by exercising constitutional powers he enjoys to uphold the ...