President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday “strongly” rejected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s advice to remove Punjab Governor Omer Sarfraz Cheema saying the head of the province cannot be removed without his approval.
Referring to clause 3 of Article 101 of the Constitution, the president stated that “the Governor shall hold office during the pleasure of the President,” read an official statement issued by the President Office.
He wrote that the incumbent governor cannot be removed as there was neither any allegation of misconduct nor conviction by any court of law or of any act committed by him contrary to the Constitution of Pakistan.