Pakistan s Punjab province Chief Minister-elect Hamza Shehbaz is finally set to take the oath on Saturday after the Lahore High Court directed the National Assembly Speaker to administer the oath-ceremony following the continuous delay, local media reported.
Lahore High Court has formed a larger bench to hear the intra-court appeal from Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) against the administration of oath to Punjab s newly elected Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz.
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Pakistan National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Saturday administered the oath to Punjab Chief Minister-elect Hamza Shehbaz even as Governor Omar Sarfraz Cheema rejected Usman Buzdar s resignation, deeming it "not constitutionally valid". World News | Pakistan National Assembly Speaker Administers Oath to Hamza Shehbaz as Punjab CM.
Pakistan National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Saturday administered the oath to Punjab Chief Minister-elect Hamza Shehbaz even as Governor Omar Sarfraz Cheema rejected Usman Buzdar s resignation, deeming it not constitutionally valid.