LAHORE, June 28(ABC): The Lahore High Court (LHC) is considering the polls for the Punjab chief minister’s slot again, the court remarked on Tuesday while hearing the case challenging Hamza Shahbaz’s election as the Punjab CM.
An LHC bench, headed by LHC Chief Justice Ameer Bhatti, resumed hearing on separate pleas — filed by PTI and PML-Q — against Hamza’s election as CM.
During the hearing, the Punjab advocate-general sought a day’s time to brief Punjab CM Hamza Shahbaz about the situation.
Meanwhile, PTI’s lawyer Barrister Ali Zafar maintained that Hamza will no longer be the chief minister if the votes of 25 PTI dissidents are not counted.
“New elections should be staged after removing Hamza from his post,” Barrister Zafar stressed, seeking at least 10 days time to hold polls again.