Pakistan: PM Shehbaz Sharif To Meet Prez Alvi Regarding Appointment Of Guvs’
Islamabad, April 20: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will hold his maiden meeting with President Dr. Arif Alvi on Wednesday, The News reported. The meeting will be held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.
During the meeting, matters relating to the appointment of new governors in all the four provinces and the crisis that has erupted following Punjab Governor Omar Sarfraz Cheema’s postponement of the oath-taking ceremony of chief minister-elect Hamza Shehbaz will be discussed.
They both will also discuss the state’s affairs and national security matters.
The meeting is aimed at reducing the bitterness and the political tensions that have enveloped the county following the ouster of the Imran Khan-led government through a no-confidence motion.
President Alvi did not administer the oath to the prime minister and the federal cabinet. Earlier on April 19, President Dr. Arif Alvi had instructed Punjab Governor Sarfaraz Cheema to continue holding the office despite a summary moved by the premier seeking his removal.
