Provincial Government Seal
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Provincial Government Flag
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Seat of Government | Karachi |
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Speaker | Agha Siraj Khan Durrani |
Members in Assembly | 168 |
Governor | Muhammad Zubair Umar |
Chief Minister | Syed Murad Ali Shah |
Chief Secretary | Rizwan Memon |
High Court | Sindh High Court |
Chief Justice | Justice Ahmed Ali Shaikh |
The Government of Sindh (Sindhi: سنڌ سرڪار, 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 29 districts come under its authority and jurisdiction. The government includes the cabinet, selected from members the Sindh Provincial 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 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. 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.