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ECP selects Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi as Punjab’s caretaker CM, PTI objects

On Sunday, the Pakistani Election Commission (ECP) unanimously decided to name Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi as the interim chief minister of the Punjab.

The proprietor of Channel 24 group and one of the two candidates mentioned by Hamza Shehbaz, Naqvi, is rumoured to be close to PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari.

Sikander Sultan Raja, the chief election commissioner (CEC), presided over the meeting where the decision was made.

The ECP stated in a news release that a notification of the appointment had been sent out and that a separate letter had been sent to Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman for the purpose of swearing in Naqvi.

Meanwhile PTI has rejected the selection.

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