Senior PML-N leader Nehal Hashmi takes oath as 35th governor of Sindh province at a ceremony in Karachi on Friday (today) afternoon, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
Sindh High Court (SHC) Chief Justice Zafar Ahmed Rajput administered the oath of office to Nehal Hashmi at a ceremony held at Governor House Karachi.
The development came after President Asif Ali Zardari had approved Nehal Hasmi’s appointment as Governor of Sindh on Thursday.
According to the President’s Media Wing, the appointment was made on the advice of the prime minister under Articles 48 and 101 of the Constitution of Pakistan. The president approved the summary for Hashmi’s appointment to the constitutional office.
President Zardari also congratulated Nihal Hashmi and expressed his best wishes for his tenure as governor.
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Reporter Mumtaz Jamali