Tag: Punjab Governor
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Governor Punjab urges provincial government to review defamation bill 2024
Punjab Governor Sardar Salim Khan has called on the provincial government on Thursday to review the controversial Defamation Bill 2024 that the Punjab Assembly approved recently. While talking on the Geo News programme Capital Talk, the Governor said that the recently approved bill is not the final word and the provincial government needs to reconsider…
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When will provincial assemblies elections take place?
It’s been almost a month now since the dissolution of the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) assemblies, however, no consensus on the election dates has been reached so far. It is to be noted that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had recommended that the elections be held between April 9 and 17. On January…
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LHC to Punjab governor: Either administer oath to Hamza or appoint anyone
Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti on Wednesday directed Punjab Governor Omar Sarfraz Cheema to either administer oath to Punjab Chief Minister-elect Hamza Shehbaz or appoint anyone for it. According to ARY News, the chief justice while announcing a reserved verdict over delay in oath taking of the newly-elected chief minister directed…
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‘Jhoot bola hai’: Punjab Governor says PTI did not ask him to step down
Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar refuted reports that he was told by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to step down from the Governor Punjab post, terming it a “lie”. Sarwar, speaking to journalists in London, said, “The impression of being sidelined [by the party] is also not correct.” Earlier this week, Sarwar made many heads turn…