 Under the Constitution of Pakistan, the Governor of a province, as the representative of the President, must remain apolitical and neutral thus cannot be associated with or be a member of any political party.An Urdu column published in the Daily Jang claims that Ishrat ul Ibad had practically become 'Pindi Boy' in 2011 and was very close with General Raheel Shareef.Ibad knew that his Governorship would be soon replaced after Raheel's retirement .