Government of Sindh

Government of Sindh
Provincial Government Seal
Provincial Government Flag
Seat of Government Karachi
Legislature
Assembly
Speaker Agha Siraj Khan Durrani
Members in Assembly 168
Executive
Governor Imran Ismail
Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah
Chief Secretary Mumtaz Ali Shah
Judiciary
High Court Sindh High Court
Chief Justice Justice Ahmed Ali Shaikh

The Government of Sindh (Sindhi: سنڌ سرڪار‎) is the provincial government of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its powers and structure are set out in the provisions of the 1973 Constitution, in which 29 districts come under its authority and jurisdiction. The government includes the cabinet, selected from members the Sindh Assembly, and the non-political civil staff within each department.

The province is governed by a unicameral legislature with the head of government known as the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister, invariably the leader of a political party represented in the Assembly, selects members of the provincial Cabinet. The Chief Minister and Cabinet are thus responsible the functioning of government and are entitled to remain in office so long as it maintains the confidence of the elected Assembly.

The head of state of the province is known as the Governor and the province's administrative head is the Chief Secretary. Although the Governor is the head of the province on paper, it is largely a ceremonial position; and the main powers lie with the Chief Minister of Sindh and Chief Secretary Sindh.

The terms Government of Sindh or Sindh Government are often used in official documents. The seat of government is in Karachi, thus serving as the capital of the province.

Executive

The official head of the province of Sindh is the Governor, appointed by the president of Pakistan under article 101 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1973 and holds so during the pleasure of the president. Nevertheless, as to the certain provisions of the constitution, the Governor, in performance of the vested functions, does act in accordance with the advice of the cabinet or the Chief Minister.

The Chief Minister is appointed by the Governor from amongst the chosen representatives of the Sindh assembly, who, in his opinion, must possess the confidence of the 1/3 majority out of aggregate number of members.

The Chief Secretary Sindh, as head of the provincial bureaucracy, is the administrative boss of the province. The provincial Chief Secretary is appointed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

The Government of Sindh holds a cabinet of minister, each entrusted with a specific portfolio, with the chief minister as its head. The cabinet aids and advises the Governor in the exercise of his functions.

The Chief minister, as the head to the cabinet, notifies to Governor of all the decisions of the cabinet relative to the affairs of the administration as well as the proposals for legislation.

Personnel

Legislature

The Sindh Assembly is a unicameral legislature with 168 Members and 30 seats are reserved for women and 8 seats for non-Muslims.[1]

Services

Government of Sindh has established an online job portal, Rozgar Sindh and website of the portal was developed by the provincial information, science and technology department.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh". pas.gov.pk. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  2. ↑ "'Rozgar Sindh' web portal launched for govt job vacancies". The news. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "SINDH ROZGAR". SINDH ROZGAR. Government of Sindh. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
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