ISLAMABAD – Provincial assemblies of Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa completedtheir five-year constitutional term midnight on Monday and both assembliesstand dissolved.
Punjab and Balochistan Assemblies will be dissolved on May 31.
Pakistan achieves a big milestone in the democratic history of the countryas after the announcement of the caretaker PM Justice (R) Nasr ul Mulk,all is set for smooth transition of the elected governments.
Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani presided over the last session of the SindhAssembly on Monday, which was addressed by Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah.
Shah, in his address with the farewell session, said that he respects themasses who migrated [to Pakistan], however, the demand for division ofSindh province was ‘unjustified’.
Later, the outgoing chief minister, who remains in charge until an interimchief minister takes over, hosted an Iftar dinner in honour of members ofthe provincial cabinet.
Before the assembly’s tenure came to an end, the chief minister and Leaderof the Opposition in Sindh Assembly Khawaja Izharul Hassan met to decide ona name for the post of caretaker chief minister.
The meeting, however, failed to decide on the name for the top interim postin the province. Shah and Hassan will again meet on Tuesday to finalise aname for the caretaker chief minister.
According to sources privy to the matter, Pakistan Peoples Party isdeciding between former chief secretary Ghulam Ali Shah Pasha and seniorparty leader Dr Qayoom Soomro to be appointed for the position.
Other names to come forward are of Aftab Sheikh from the Muttahida QaumiMovement, Ghous Ali Shah from Pakistan Muslim League-Functional, andJustice (retd) Amir Hani Muslim from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, sourcesdisclosed.