LAHORE: Hamza Shehbaz, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hamza Shahbaz took oath as the Punjab Chief Minister on Saturday morning.
Governor of Punjab Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman administered the oath in the Governor House.
Hamza Shehbaz got 179 votes and while Chaudhry Pervez Elahi received 186 votes. However, deputy speaker of Punjab Assembly Dost Muhammad Mazari rejected 10 votes of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) in Pervaiz Elahi’s favour. Consequently, Hamza Shehbaz was declared winner with a margin of three votes.
After this unexpected development, Pervaiz Elahi has filed a petition against the Deputy Speaker Dost Mazari’s Punjab Assembly ruling in Chief Minister Punjab election in the Supreme Court’s (SC) Lahore Registry in the wee hours of Saturday.
The Supreme Court’s (SC) Lahore Registry was opened at midnight after the election of the Punjab Chief Minister. On Saturday the Supreme Court has taken up the case for hearing.
Pervaiz Elahi, who was the joint candidate of PTI and PML-Q for the post of Punjab CM, reached the Supreme Court’s Lahore Registry along with lawmakers of both the parties to file the petition.
