Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar dismissed

Lahore: The Federal government has dismissed Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar, GNN reported on Sunday.

According to details, Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has been dismissed from his post of Governor Punjab while the appointment of a new provincial governor will be announced later.

As per the Constitution of Pakistan, Deputy Speaker will assume the office as interim Governor Punjab.

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday said that government will announce the new appointee later on.

وفاقی حکومت نے گورنر پنجاب چوہدری محمد سرور کو ان کے عہدے سے برطرف کر دیا ہے، نئے گورنر پنجاب کا اعلان بعد میں کیا جائیگا، آئین کے مطابق ڈپٹی اسپیکر قائم مقام گورنر ہوں گے

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) April 3, 2022