*LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry has announcedthat his political party will approach the Supreme Court (SC) to removeHamza Shahbaz from the Punjab chief minister’s slot following the topcourt’s ruling regarding the Article 63 (A). *
Fawad Chaudhry, while addressing a press conference in Lahore today, saidthat the political situation of Punjab is very complex and a meeting washeld to discuss the strategy.
He said that the SC ruling on the interpretation of the Article 63 (A)ended the disloyalty culture and 25 votes of Hamza Shahbaz were reduced.“The PTI lawmakers will now have 173 numbers while Hamza Shahbaz has 172votes. Hamza Shahbaz should make a decision by himself now.”
The PTI leader criticised that Hamza is still assuming the chief minister’soffice, violating his own party’s rules to follow the judicial orders. Headded that Hamza Shahbaz’s orders as the chief minister are illegal.
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He announced that the PTI will approach the top court to remove HamzaShahbaz. “We are going to file a petition tomorrow as Hamza is illegallyholding the chief minister’s slot. We will seek implementation of the SCverdict and fresh elections in Punjab.”
The politician said that the Punjab Assembly speaker could have issued anotification for Hamza’s removal but the PTI chose the option to seek acourt order.
