Under Article 224 (1A), interim PM is appointed in consultation with president and CM in consultation with governor. PHOTO: FILE
LAHORE:
A petition filed with the Lahore High Court on Saturday seeks action against those who did not follow the Constitution while appointing the caretaker prime minister and the caretaker chief minister for Punjab.
Irfan Mukhtar said in his petition that the president was not consulted on the prime minister’s appointment, while the Punjab governor was not consulted on the caretaker chief minister’s appointment. Under Article 224 (1A), the caretaker PM should have been appointed in consultation with the president and the National Assembly opposition leader, and the caretaker CM in consultation with the Punjab Assembly opposition leader and the governor.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 31st, 2013.
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Now shareefs feel helpless Zardari has his men in !!! Shareefs should stay out of the country during elections as PTI can not win while they are in punjab
Yes because PML n could not get its candidates in, now they cannotbrog elapections I think shareefs should stay out of the country to ensure interfarance free elections @shahbaz sharif:
this is clearly done by PPP. Courts should ignore the pleas of this most corrupt party.
It is difficult to undo integrity remaining 44 days.
The only solution to this is to take approval from the President and the Governors, if such approvals are still pending.