President Dr Arif Alvi has rejected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s advice to remove Punjab Governor Umer Sarfaraz Cheema.

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In a statement, the president said the governor will hold office. Clause 3 of Article 101 of the Constitution was referred to.

The president wrote the 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.