President Arif Alvi has appointed Syed Mehdi Shah as the governor of the Gilgit Baltistan (GB) region, nearly two months after Raja Jalal Yasin resigned from his post.
The president approved the appointment of Syed Mehdi Shah as the governor of
the GB on the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif after the seat fell
vacant on June 24.
The Presidency in a message from Twitter said the appointment was made under
section 33 (III) of Gilgit Baltistan Order 2018 on the advice of the prime
minister.
The seats for KP and Sindh governor are still lying vacant after the two PTI
loyalists at the slots resigned following election of Shehbaz Sharif as
prime minister.
On May 30, President Arif Alvi approved the appointment of Pakistan Muslim
League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman as the new Punjab
governor.
President Arif Alvi approved the summary on the advice of Prime Minister
Shehbaz Sharif under Article 101(1) of the Constitution of Pakistan.
The move came after the president twice rejected the prime minister’s
summary, seeking the appointment of a new governor in Punjab.
On May 21, President Alvi asked Prime Minister Shehbaz to reconsider his
advice about the appointment of a new governor as Omar Sarfraz Cheema “still
holds the office” and “there is no occasion to propose a new appointment” of
the Punjab governor.
