ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Mian Shehbaz Sharif has written a letter to President Dr Arif Alvi to end the deadlock on the swearing-in of newly elected Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz and take appropriate action.
According to details, the political deadlock over the resignation of former Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and the election of Hamza Shahbaz as the new Chief Minister could not end. Both Governor Omar Sarfraz Cheema and Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif have written separate letters to President Dr Arif Alvi.
The oath-taking of the newly elected chief minister of Punjab, PML-N’s Hamza Shahbaz has been postponed for the second time despite all preparations.
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Everything was done and dusted and Hamza was expected to be sworn in as Punjab CM with Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjarani administering the oath to him in a ceremony at Governor House, Lahore on Saturday night. However, the ceremony had to be deferred once again as the Senate chairman couldn’t reach Lahore.
Emergency measures had been taken for the ceremony as per the orders of Lahore High Court. Sources within the Governor House said that all the preparations for the oath-taking had been made after receiving verbal instructions from the President’ Office but no written order had been received.
After the cancellation of the ceremony, the PML-N has decided to approach the court again.
