LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s old guard Omer Sarfraz Cheema was sworn in as Punjab governor at the Governor House on Sunday.

Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti administered the oath to the new governor. Earlier, Punjab Chief Secretary Kamran Ali Afzal read out the presidential notification of the appointment.

Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, MPAs Raja Yasir Humayun, Sadia Sohail Rana, and Musarrat Jamshed, Inspector General of Police Punjab Rai Sardar Ali Khan, members of the civil society and a large number of party workers attended the ceremony.

Cheema is amongst the founding members of the PTI and served the party as its central information secretary for seven years besides working as the vice-president of the party. Governor Cheema hails from Wazirabad.

Published in Dawn, April 4th, 2022