Punjab Governor resigns

LAHORE : Punjab Governor Lt Gen (retd) Khalid Maqbool resigned on Thursday. A spokesman of Governor’s House said here that the outgoing Governor has sent his resignation to President Pervez Musharraf.
He said the new Governor, Salman Taseer will take oath tomorrow , Friday at 6 pm at Governor House.
Khalid Maqsool was appointed Governor of the province way back on October 28,2001 and he remained in the office for six and a half years, the longest ever stay by any Governor in the history of the Province.