Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari has urged Punjab Governor Saleem Haider Khan to refrain from interfering in administrative affairs of the province and avoid acting like the opposition party Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI). The governor has been opposing certain initiatives of the provincial government, including running government schools under public-private partnership and process to appointment of vice-chancellors of universities. He said at a meeting with students that the Sindh government of the PPP was allocating three-fold more funds for education and health sectors than Punjab. He had earlier also criticised Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on the top judge’s appointment issue as well as the defamation law passed by the Punjab government early this year. Ms Bokhari reminded the governor that he was just a representative of the federation and had no role in the administrative matters. She said Maryam Nawaz knew how to manage the province’s administrative affairs.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan