<span style="color: #222222;">In Pakistan, President Dr. Arif Alvi administered the oath to newly-elected Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi in the wee hours around 2 am local time after the Supreme Court declared the election of his predecessor, PML-N leader Hamza Shehbaz, null and void yesterday. The dramatic oath came as Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman refused to administer the oath to Elahi last night.<br />''Supreme Court struck down Punjab Deputy Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari's ruling on the province chief minister's election. A three-member bench comprising Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial and Justices Ijazul Ahsan and Munib Akhtar announced the decision.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, shortly after the Supreme Court's verdict, PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz termed it a "Judicial coup in a tweet.  Later addressing a news conference in Islamabad, she said the apex court decision would have been different if the full court had been formed.<br />''<br />''On the other hand, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan appreciated Supreme Court judges for standing firm and upholding the Constitution and law, against all manner of threats and abuse.</span><br />