Karachi: With a simple majority vote in Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) led Sindh Assembly, Syed Qaim Ali Shah has been elected as new chief minister of the province.
Though various circles have harshly criticized PPP over nominating Shah as the next CM because his previous tenure is labelled as a ‘model’ of bad governance by his opponents.
Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s Syed Sardar Ahmed got 48 votes while contesting against him while Imtiaz Sheikh of Pakistan Muslim League Functional got 18 votes.
Shah has been elected for the slot for the third time.
Earlier Updates
Pakistan Peoples Party nominated Qaim Ali Shah as the next chief minister of southern province of Sindh.
Party president Makhdoom Amin Fahim announced the name of next CM.
According to party sources, the decision was taken the PPP’s parliamentary committee. Earlier names of PPP leaders Owais Muzaffar Tappi, a close friend of President Asif Ali Zardari, and Makhdoom Jameeluz Zaman, son of Amin Fahim, were emerged as strong candidates for the seat of CM.
A coalition of 10 political parties has been formed in Interior Sindh, where PPP has strong vote base, to give tough time to the next provincial government in assembly.
Similarly Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf will have its three members in the provincial assembly for the first time. Â Together with Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz and PML-Functional, PTI could proved to be a strong opposition group in the assembly.
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