ISLAMABAD, Apr 03 (APP): Minister for Law and Information Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Sunday that the federal government has removed Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar from his post.
The new governor of Punjab will be announced later, he said in a tweet.
He said that according to the constitution, the deputy speaker Punjab Assembly would be the acting governor.
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