*LAHORE: Governor Punjab Omar Sarfraz Cheema on Saturday rejectedresignation tendered from Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar and hadwritten a letter to Speaker Punjab Assembly Parvez Elahi to convey thedecision. *
The speaker has received the letter from governor Punjab which stated thatthe resignation did not fulfil requirements under sub-section 8 of Article130 of the Constitution. “Usman Buzdar addressed prime minister in theletter which was unconstitutional,” he said.
Meanwhile after rejection of Usman Buzdar’s resignation, the Punjab cabinetlink also been restored and a meetingof it has been summoned at Punjab Assembly under the chair of Usman Buzdar.
Yesterday, the Lahore High Court (LHC) announcedlinkitsverdict on Hamza Shahbaz’s petition and directed the National Assembly (NA)Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf to administer the oath to the Punjab ChiefMinister-elect.
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The high court ordered the NA speaker to administer the oath to the PunjabCM-elect Hamza Shahbaz on Saturday at 11:30 am.
The Lahore High Court (LHC) issued its nine-page verdict which stated thatit is the court’s responsibility to protest the basic rights and it was aconstitutional right of the court to issue such an order.
