Newly appointed Muhammad Balighur Rehman on Monday night took the oath of Punjab Governor, reported 24News HD TV Channel.
Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Amir Bhatti took the oath as the new governor. Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz was also present in the oath-taking ceremony held here at Governor's House in Lahore.
In a surprise move on Monday morning, President Dr Arif Alvi has approved the summary sent by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for the appointment of Muhammad Balighur Rehman as Punjab Governor.
As per details, the President approved the summary of the appointment of Mr Rehman as Punjab Governor on the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif under Article 101 (1) of the Constitution.
The office of the President of Pakistan on its Twitter handle confirmed the approval on Monday.
It wrote: “President approves appointment of Muhammad Baligh-ur-Rehman as Governor of Punjab. The approval was given by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister under Article 101 (1) of the Constitution.”
On May 22 last, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had sent a second summary to President Arif Alvi for the appointment of Punjab governor, after the Presidency returned his first summary for the appointment of Balighur Rehman.
The prime minister in the second summary to the president had said that Balighur Rehman was the right person for the governorship of Punjab.
It is to be noted here that the president was bound to confirm the appointment of Balighur Rehman by May 31. If the president does not agree with the premier, the advice of the prime minister will inevitably be applied.
Reporters: Awais Kiyani, Qaiser Khokhar