Sindh Governor Dr. Eshratul Ebad Khan has reintroduced the Local Body system in the whole province of Sindh, here on Monday.
Dr. Ishratul Ebad Khan has issued the Sindh Local Body Ordinance
2001, which would impose the local body system throughout the province
and abolished the commissioner system in Sindh including Karachi and
Hyderabad.
On this occasion, Provincial Minister for Local Government Agha
Siraj Durrani, Provincial Information Minister Sharjeel Memon and
Provincial Law Minister Ayaz Soomro were also present.
This ordinance bill will be presented in Sindh Assembly and it would be passed in 90 days.
Before this, the Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah had held
consultation meeting with the leaders of Pakistan People’s Party Sindh
and Provincial Ministers and it was concluded that there should be only
one local system in the Sindh Province.
However, previously Pakistan People’s Party was keen interested to
establish separate system for the urban and ruler areas of Sindh but
PPP has been changed their decision within 24 hours.
On the other hand, MQM Chief Altaf Hussain has welcomed restoration
of Local Government system of 2001, across the Sindh province.
Altaf Hussain in a statement issued from London said that this step
would strengthen democracy besides improving the atmosphere of
brotherhood in the province, adding that it would have positive impacts
on the common man.
He paid tribute to the President, Prime Minister, Sindh Governor and Chief Minister on this bold decision.
Meanwhile, Altaf Hussain congratulated the masses of Sindh and said
that the decision of restoration of local body system in Sindh would be
milestone to empower the democracy in the country.
However, President Asif Ali Zardari had ordered to the Governor
Sindh to enforce the Local Government system into the whole province of
Sindh.
The governor has passed two ordinances in which one ordinance has
abolished the Commissionerate system and another ordinance to
reintroducing the local government in the whole province. SANA
