President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday approved the removal of the advisor to the Caretaker Prime Minister, Ahad Cheema.
On the instruction of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the caretaker prime minister sent the summary to the president for the removal of Cheema from his post.
Dr Alvi approved the removal of Cheema on the advice of the prime minister under Article 48 of the Constitution.
The directives came in response to a plea filed by Advocate Syed Azizuddin Kakakhel, who sought the removal of perceived ‘biased’ members of the federal cabinet to ensure free, fair, and transparent elections, scheduled for February 8.
After a thorough hearing, the ECP ruled that Ahad Cheema, having been part of the previous federal cabinet, should be immediately removed from his current post.
