MURREE: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said on Wednesday that a clear message has been sent to the world that the prime minister can change but the party's policies will remain the same. 

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi

He spoke to journalists after attending a consultative meeting with Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and party leaders in Pakistan's picturesque hill station Murree. 

The new cabinet was initially supposed to be sworn in on Wednesday but was postponed in the afternoon. 

Speaking to journalists, Prime Minister Abbasi said consultations were ongoing and would continue over the next few days after which the cabinet would be sworn in. 

He added that Nawaz Sharif has directed the party to swiftly complete ongoing projects