LHC dismisses appeal against Dar’s appointment as Deputy PM

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC)  has dismissed an intra-court appeal challenging the appointment of Ishaq Dar as deputy prime minister.

A two-member bench headed by Justice Chaudhry Muhammad Iqbal announced the reserved verdict, upholding the earlier decision by a single bench that had rejected the petition.

The appeal was filed by petitioner Ashba Kamran, who argued that the position of deputy prime minister does not exist in the constitution of Pakistan.

She claimed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s appointment of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar to the post was illegal and urged the court to declare it null and void.

Earlier, Prime Minister  Shehbaz Sharif is set to pay a two-day official visit to the Republic of Belarus from April 10 to 11, 2025, at the invitation of President Aleksandr Lukashenko.

He will be accompanied by a high-level delegation including Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar, other federal ministers, Chief Minister of Punjab Mam Nawaz, and senior officials.

This visit follows President Lukashenko’s important visit to Pakistan in November 2024.Pakistani travel guides

During his stay, the prime minister will hold talks with President Lukashenko to review progress in areas of mutual interest.