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33rd Punjab governor: Latif Khosa takes oath
Khosa is the 33rd Punjab governor since Pakistan gained independence.
Sardar Latif Khosa (C) taking oath as governor of Punjab province during a ceremony while Chief Minister of Punjab, Shahbaz Sharif (L) looks on at the governor house in Lahore. PHOTO: AFP
LAHORE:
A new governor was sworn in for Punjab on Thursday as Sardar Muhammad Latif Khan Khosa took oath at the Governor House in Lahore.
Chief Justice Lahore High Court Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry administered the oath to the Punjab governor. Khosa is the 33rd Punjab governor since Pakistan gained independence.
Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira and PPP Secretary-General Jehangir Badr, former president Supreme Court Bar Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan, among others attended the ceremony. Aitzaz Ahsan said that no one can fill the place of former governor Salmaan Taseer. He said that Khosa is a competent lawyer and can help bridge differences between the PPP and the PML-N.
The Darbar Hall of the Governor House resounded with slogans of “Naara-e-Bhutto, Jiye Bhutto”, “Zinda hae Bibi Zinda hae.” PPP’s Information Secretary Fauzia Wahab tried to stop workers from chanting slogans and calm them down.
The position of governor
fell vacant after the assassination of the last incumbent Salmaan Taseer.
Later Khosa addressed Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)’s party workers and said that Benazir Bhutto’s vision would guide him in his work.
Earlier, Fauzia Wahab after attending Qul of parents of Supreme Court Judge Justice Javed Iqbal lashed out at the Punjab government and said it had failed to provide security to people despite spending Rs8 billion on the police force.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 14th, 2011.
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I feel pity for all my countrymen and myself,that time and again we are being betrayed and cheated by our so called leaders.A person ,who has under oath statement given by convict in Punjab bank scandal,taken bribe,amounting in millions,who was removed as attorney general as soon as he was appointed,by objection from highest court of country,found to be involved in corruption when he was removed as minister of I.T…has been sworn in as governor of the biggest province of our beloved country….bravo..
Above all,those leaders,who just recently were hear trumpeting against corruption,corrupt political system,and giving so called ultimatums ,are leading in sending facilitation and giving welcome hugs to the so new and now clean chit governor of Punjab,who now suddenly gets well deserved respect!!
I wonder what ,supreme court is thinking… sou motto action and what our leader of treasury benches is going through..because he removed Latif khoosa as minister.Recommend
Sardar Muhammad Latif Khan Khosa from simple Latif Khosa is a quantum jump. Power goes to the head in no time. Recommend
Double Standards of PML N:
Lateef Khosa was heavily criticized by PML N on corruption charges when he was attorney general and Prime minister’s Adviser to Information Technology but not being criticized as a Governor Punjab. Salman Taseer on the other hand was an honest but unacceptable to PML N.
Does that mean PML N in Punjab would even go with the corrupt Governor provided he doesn’t disturb or pinpoint PML N’s mismanagement and bad governance ?Recommend
It is not unusual for a man to use his full name and title when he assumes office. This happens in many parts of the world. I agree the full name Sardar Muhammad Latif Khan Khosa sounds a bit comical but this appeals to the less educated segment of society who is easily impressed by meaningless names. It should simply be Sardar Latif Khosa. I guess he is proud of his Baluch tribal origin (Khosa), being a village or clan head (Khan and Khan) but I’m sure his wife just calls him Latif!Recommend
Why is Bhuttos Potrait next to Jinnah…?Recommend
Don’t bother about,portrait of bhutto…Zardari is trying hard to live under shadow of two leaders of Pakistan Peoples Party….he doesn’t have even his shadow with him!!!
just a matter of time…sooner he leaves…he is going to loose all the shadows too.Recommend