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PA speaker to act as acting governor after Sarwar departs
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ISLAMABAD – Moments after the government accept Punjab former governor Chaudhry Sarwar’s resignation, the federal government has appointed Punjab Assembly Speaker Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan as acting Punjab governor.
Punjab Assembly Deputy Speaker Sardar Sher Ali Khan Gorchani will perform Iqbal’s duty as speaker of the Punjab Assembly for the time being. Sources close to Rana Iqbal said that he might be acting governor for a few months before a permanent replacement is found. Constitutionally, in the absence of a governor, the Punjab Assembly speaker or the Lahore High Court chief justice can perform the role as acting governor.
However, former chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Chaudhry restricted chief justice’s from taking the role, and it is now passed on to the speaker. Sources in the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) said that the top leadership contemplated a few names for the post before Sarwar’s resignation. Regarding the current situation, party sources said that Chaudhry Saud Majeed was still a front runner among candidates for the race of the Punjab governorship due to several reasons.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk