Sindh Assembly will elect the new chief minister of the province today (Friday).
The contest will be between the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) Syed Murad Ali Shah and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Khurram Sher Zaman for the seat.
The opposition parties of Sindh, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have decided not to take part in the voting process.
The seat left vacant after Syed Qaim Ali Shah resigned from his office on Wednesday. Ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leadership in a meeting in Dubai had made the decision to replace elderly party stalwart Syed Qaim Ali Shah on 24th July.
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Earlier, the PPP candidate for CM Sindh elections had met key party leaders including Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah and Faryal Talpur. The chief minister-designate discussed the party policies and issues related to the governance of the province in the meetings.
A meeting of PPP parliamentary party will be held today at CM House in Karachi to devise the strategy of the assembly session scheduled to be held today.
Moreover, Jam Ikram Dharejo gave a reception in the honour of Murad Ali Shah. Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was the chief guest in the function, which was also attended by Speaker Sindh Assembly Agha Siraj Durrani, Nisar Khuhro, Faryal Talpur and other party leaders.
