Government of Sindh
The Government of Sindh (Sindhi: حڪومت سنڌ) (Urdu: حکومتِ سندھ) 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 30 Districts of 7 Divisions under its authority and jurisdiction.
Provincial Government Seal | |
Provincial Government Flag | |
| Seat of government | Karachi |
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| Legislature | |
| Assembly | |
| Speaker | Agha Siraj Durrani |
| Members | Dissolved |
| Executive | |
| Governor | Kamran Tessori |
| Chief Secretary | Dr. Muhammad Fakhre Alam |
| Chief Minister | Maqbool Baqar (caretaker) |
| Judiciary | |
| High Court | Sindh High Court |
| Chief justice of High Court | Ahmed Ali Sheikh |
| Website | www |
The province's head is the Chief Secretary is appointed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan. The Chief Secretary of Sindh is usually a Grade 22 officer, belonging to the Pakistan Administrative Service.
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 of Sindh.
The province is governed by a unicameral legislature with the head of government known as the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister, invariably a leader of a political party represented in the Assembly, selects members of the provincial Cabinet.
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.