Government of Sindh

Government of Sindh
Provincial Government Seal
Provincial Government Flag
Seat of government Karachi
Legislature
Assembly
SpeakerAwais Qadir Shah
Members168[1]
Executive
GovernorKamran Tessori[2]
Chief SecretaryAsif Hyder Shah[3]
Chief MinisterMurad Ali Shah[4]
Judiciary
High CourtSindh High Court
Chief justice of High CourtAqeel Ahmed Abbasi
Websitewww.sindh.gov.pk

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.

The province's executive head and head of the government is the Chief Secretary Sindh. All officers and cabinet members report to the Chief Secretary. The Chief Secretary is an appointed official 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 Secretary of Sindh and Chief Minister 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.

  1. ^ "Sindh Assembly stands dissolved".
  2. ^ "MQM's Kamran Tessori appointed Sindh governor".
  3. ^ "Chief Secretary Sindh".
  4. ^ "Justice Baqar named as interim Sindh CM".