Senate Chairman will administer the oath of office to Hamza Shehbaz.

After the Lahore High Court directed President Arif Alvi to select a delegate for the purpose, Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani will administer the oath to Punjab Chief Minister-elect Hamza Shehbaz today, according to well-placed sources.

The oath-taking ceremony for Punjab CM-elect Hamza Shehbaz will take place at 4 p.m. at the Governor House, according to the details. Shehbaz Sharif, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, is also slated to attend.

According to individuals familiar with the situation, the presidency sought counsel from the PM Office after receiving the LHC order. The prime minister responded by suggesting that Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani be appointed as a proxy to deliver the oath to Hamza Shehbaz.

Punjab Governor Sarfaraz Cheema, meantime, has been sent to the Services Hospital in Lahore after his health began to deteriorate at Sehri. Cheema is currently undergoing different diagnostic tests at the hospital, according to the sources.

President Alvi is directed by the LHC to nominate a representative.

President Arif Alvi was asked by LHC Chief Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti to choose a representative to administer the oath to chief minister-elect Hamza Shahbaz on Friday.

The LHC Chief Justice stated that the governor cannot refuse to administer the oath, and directed the court office to notify the president.

The order was made by the LHC at a hearing on a case brought by newly elected CM Hamza Shahbaz challenging the governor’s failure to carry out his constitutional duties.

Due to the disturbance that occurred in the legislature the day before during the CM election, the Punjab governor cancelled the oath-taking ceremony on April 17.

Cheema had criticized the violence in the Punjab Assembly at a press conference, saying that such acts set a dangerous precedent.

“I’ve worked in politics and contested elections.” The governor had stated, “This is setting a very bad precedent.”

Later, he refused to take the oath, claiming that the election had not been conducted in a transparent manner, citing a report from an assembly official that was later contested in the LHC.