*LAHORE: The federal government has deployed paramilitary Rangers in twodistricts of Punjab on the request of the provincial government. *
The Ministry of Interior has deployed 4,000 rangers personnel in Lahore andRawalpindi districts.
The provincial government had in its request to the federal governmentcalled for the deployment of Rangers apprehending worsening of law andorder in the province following the election of the chief minister.
The summary was forwarded to the Federal Cabinet for approval.
The decision came after Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader HamzaShehbaz was re-elected as the chief minister of Punjab as Punjab AssemblyDeputy Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari rejected the PML-Q’s votes in light ofChaudhry Shujaat Hussain’s letter.
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Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Dost Mohammad Mazari – who chaired thesession – ruled that the votes of PML-Q lawmakers will not be counted inthe election of Punjab chief minister in the light of party head ChaudhryShujaat Hussain’s letter.
Pervaiz Elahi – joint candidate of PTI and PML-Q – received 186 votes,while Hamza Shehbaz got 179 votes. However 10 votes of PML-Q were cancelledby the deputy speaker, hence bringing down the figure to 176.
