LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party’s (PPP) Sardar Saleem Haider on Friday took oath as the 47th Punjab Governor.
Chief Justice Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Shehzad Khan administered the oath to Sardar Saleem Haider in a ceremony held at the Governor House.
Sardar Saleem Haider took oath in Urdu. The swearing-in ceremony was also attended by the outgoing governor belonging to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Balighur Rehman and Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz.
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was also present on the occasion
The oath-taking ceremony was postponed twice as the outgoing governor was abroad. The swearing-in ceremony was initially scheduled for May 5, which was later postponed to Tuesday, the 7th May at 6:00 pm.
The ceremony could not be held on May 7 too as it was rescheduled for May 10.