Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon sworn in as new G-B governor
The post was vacated after Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan's resignation in earlier September
Maqpoon is the Gilgit-Baltistan chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). PHOTO: RADIO PAKISTAN
Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon took oath as new governor of Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) on Sunday, Radio Pakistan reported.
Chief Judge of the Supreme Appellate Court G-B Justice Javed Iqbal administered the oath.
Maqpoon,who is the G-B chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has become the sixth governor of the northern administrative territory.
G-B Chief Minister Hafiz Hafeezur Rahman, cabinet ministers and senior civil and military officials attended the ceremony.
Governor House Punjab opens its door to public
The post was vacated after Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan resigned as G-B governor earlier in September, following a controversy triggered by an alleged leaked video.
“He [Mir Ghazanfar] didn’t think it was appropriate for him to cling on to the post as the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf had formed government at the centre and it was their prerogative to appoint a fresh governor in the state,” remarked a family member on the resignation.
The story originally appeared on Radio Pakistan
Chief Judge of the Supreme Appellate Court G-B Justice Javed Iqbal administered the oath.
Maqpoon,who is the G-B chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has become the sixth governor of the northern administrative territory.
G-B Chief Minister Hafiz Hafeezur Rahman, cabinet ministers and senior civil and military officials attended the ceremony.
Governor House Punjab opens its door to public
The post was vacated after Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan resigned as G-B governor earlier in September, following a controversy triggered by an alleged leaked video.
“He [Mir Ghazanfar] didn’t think it was appropriate for him to cling on to the post as the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf had formed government at the centre and it was their prerogative to appoint a fresh governor in the state,” remarked a family member on the resignation.
The story originally appeared on Radio Pakistan