ISLAMABAD
\nPresident Dr. Arif Alvi has asked Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to \u201creconsider his advice about the appointment of new Punjab governor\u201d as former Governor Omar Sarfraz Cheema still holds the office. The president referred to the May 9 communication to the prime minister that \u201cthe governor shall hold office during the pleasure of the president.\u201d \u201cReferring to President\u2019s Secretariat\u2019s earlier communication, dated May 09, 2022, the President reiterated that \u201cthe Governor shall hold office during the pleasure of the President\u201d, as envisaged by Article 101 (2) of the Constitution.
\nHe added that the present circumstances demanded that the incumbent Governor should continue to hold that position,\u201d the statement added.
\nOn May 9, President Alvi rejected the summary sent by the prime minister to remove Cheema. However, he was removed later that night as he ceased to hold the office in light of the advice rendered by the prime minister
\nfor his removal.
\nThe president has also referred to the Punjab governor\u2019s letter in which
\nhe highlighted the change of loyalties during the election of Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe President also made reference to Governor Punjab\u2019s letter, dated
\n23rd April 2022, and a Report, dated 4th May 2022, in which it had been
\nhighlighted that the change in loyalties of the members of the Punjab
\nAssembly, during the election of the Chief Minister of Punjab, and
\ncobbling of the majority by illegal means had generated serious
\ngovernance issues in the province as well as violated the Article 63-A
\nof the Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n
The president has said that since Cheema still holds the office, \u201cthere
\nis no occasion to propose a new appointment.\u201d<\/p>\n
The president said the governor\u2019s \u201cprincipled\u201d stance was vindicated by
\nthe Supreme Court of Pakistan May 17 verdict, in which the top court
\ndeclared the vote cast against the party line by the defecting members
\nof the national and provincial assembly would not be counted to the
\nfinal tally. DNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD President Dr. Arif Alvi has asked Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to \u201creconsider his advice about the appointment of new Punjab governor\u201d as former Governor Omar Sarfraz Cheema still holds the office. The president referred to the May 9 communication to the prime minister that \u201cthe governor shall hold office during the pleasure of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-261970","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n