Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif’s son takes oath as Punjab CM
The Hindu
Hamza Shehbaz took the oath of Chief Minister of Punjab, the country’s most populous province with 110 million people
Amidst last minute drama, Hamza Shehbaz, son of Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, on Saturday took the oath of Chief Minister of Punjab, the country’s most populous province with 110 million people.
National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf administered the oath of office to 47-year-old Hamza at the Governor House in Lahore.
Earlier in the morning, Governor Omar Sarfraz Cheema rejected the resignation of outgoing Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and restored his Cabinet. He also declared Hamza's election as constitutionally invalid.
Governor Cheema also lodged a strong protest over Punjab police taking over the charge of the Governor House from its security personnel to ensure a smooth oath taking ceremony of Hamza.
As the ceremony was underway, Governor Cheema urged the Chief Justice to take notice of the police occupying the Governor House.
"The drama of a fake Chief Minister's oath has been performed in an unconstitutional manner and the Chief Justice should take note of this," he said, adding that he would also write to President Arif Alvi on this issue.
Soon after the oath taking ceremony, Punjab Chief Secretary notified that Hamza has assumed the charge of the Chief Minister's office.
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