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LHC orders NA speaker to administer oath to Punjab CM-elect Hamza Shehbaz tomorrow

LHC orders NA speaker to administer oath to Punjab CM-elect Hamza Shehbaz tomorrow
April 29, 2022 Web Desk

LAHORE (92 News) - The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ordered National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf to administer oath to Punjab Chief Minister-elect Hamza Shehbaz.

Announcing the reserved verdict on Friday, Justice Jawad Hassan ordered the National Assembly speaker to administer the oath to Hamza Shehbaz at 11:30am on Saturday.

The court nominated Raja Pervaiz Ashraf as representative for the oath. It ruled that it was responsibility of the court to protect the basic rights.

The court had reserved the verdict after hearing arguments from both sides.

Expressing his views after the verdict, PML-N leader Attaullah Tarar said that today's verdict is historic. "There has been no government in Punjab for the last 28 days."

He said that the court had interpreted the constitution.