The Lahore High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition challenging the acceptance of former Punjab chief minister Usman Buzdar’s resignation by ex-governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar after the chief justice berated the petitioner for having no locus standi in the case.
The constitutional petition, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, was filed by Advocate Nadeem Sarwar. The petitioner had contended that Sarwar had accepted Buzdar’s resignation even though it was addressed to ex-PM Imran and not him, which was a violation of Article 130(8) of the Constitution that stated: “The chief minister may, by writing under his hand addressed to the governor, resign from his office.”
The petition had called on the court to declare Sarwar’s acceptance of Buzdar’s resignation to be without lawful authority. It also called on the court to restrain Hamza from taking charge as the chief minister till the petition is decided.
Hearing the plea today, LHC Chief Justice Muhammad Amir Bhatti asked the petitioner what his connection with the case was. Advocate Sarwar responded that it was necessary for the resignation [submitted by Buzdar] to be handwritten…
Source: aljazeera.com
Monday, April 20, 2026
