The Government of Sindh () () 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 30 Districts of 7 Divisions under its authority and jurisdiction.
The province's executive head and head of the government is the Chief Secretary Sindh. All officers and cabinet members report to the Chief Secretary. The Chief Secretary is an appointed official by the Prime Minister of Pakistan. The Chief Secretary of Sindh is usually a Grade 22 officer, belonging to the Pakistan Administrative Service.
Although the Governor is the head of the province on paper, it is largely a ceremonial position; and the main powers lie with the Chief Secretary of Sindh and Chief Minister of Sindh.
The province is governed by a unicameral legislature with the head of government known as the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister, invariably a leader of a political party represented in the Assembly, selects members of the provincial Cabinet.
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.
Executive The Chief Secretary Sindh, as head of the provincial bureaucracy, is the boss of the province. The provincial Chief Secretary of Grade-22 is equivalent in rank to a Federal Secretary, is appointed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan. Under him comes the entire Government of Sindh.
These are the officers currently serving as Secretaries in Sindh +Secretaries Serving in SindhNo.Name of OfficerPostingService1. Mr.Asif Hyder Shah Chief Secretary Sindh2. Mr. Najam Ahmed Shah Chairman Planning & Development Board , Sindh3. Syed Ahmed Ali Shah Additional Charge Senior Member, Board of Revenue Sindh4. Agha Shahnawaz Khan Secretary, Environment, Climate Change & Costal Development Department6. Dr.Shereen Mustufa Chairperson, Chief Minister's Inspection, Enquiries & Implementation Team7. Agha Wasif Abbass Additional charge Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sindh8. Mr. Muhammad Waseem Chairman Sindh Public Service Commission9. Mr. Sajid Jamal Abro Principal Secretary to Governor Sindh11. Muhammad Iqbal Memon Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department12. Mr.Muhammad Saleem Baloch Secretary (Land Utilization )13. MR. Muhammad Abbas Baloch Secretary, Universities & Boards Department14. Mr. Muhammad Bachal Rahupoto Secretary, Food Department16. Dr.Waseem Shamshad Ali Secretary, Local Govt. & HTP Department17. Mr. Fayaz Ahmed Jatoi Secretary, Finance Department18. Mr. Farhan Ghani Khan Secretary, (I&C) SGA&CD Department19. Mr.Muhammad Nawaz Sahoo Secretary (GA),SGA & CD21. Mr. Ghualm Ali Brahmani Secretary, (Services) SGA&CD Department22. Mr.Asif Ikram Secretary, Inter Provincial Coordination Department23. Mr. Akhtar Hussain Bugti Secretary, Rehabilitation Department.24. Mr. Abdul Waheed Shaikh Additional Chief Secretary, (Training Management & Research Wing) SGA&CD Department26. Khair Muhammad Kalwar Secretary, Culture, Tourism & Antiquities Department27. Dr.kazim Hussain Jatoi Secretary, Livestock & Fisheries Department28. Mr.Sajjad Hussain Abbasi Secretary Planning & Development Department29. Mr. Jawed Sibghatullah Mahar Secretary, Auqaf, Religious Affairs, Zakat & Ushr Department31. MR. NADEEM-UR-REHMAN MEMON Secretary Information & Archives Department32. Mr.Muhammad Ali Khoso Secretary, Works & Services Department33. Mr. Muhammad Saleem Rajput Secretary, Excise,Taxation & Narcotics Department34. Mr. Hafeezullah Abbasi Secretary , Population Welfare Department36. Raja Shahzman Khuhro Secretary, Mines & Minerals Development Department37. MR. ASSAD ZAMIN Secretary , Transport & Mass Transit Department38. Mr. Muhammad Rafique Qureshi Secretary, Labour & Human Resources Department39. Mr. Ali Ahmed Baloch Secretary, Law, Parliamentary Affairs Department41. Mr.Zanif Iqbal Khero Secretary, Irrigation Department42. Mr. Nazir Ahmed Qureshi Secretary(Revenue), Board of Revenue Sindh43. Mr.Suhail Ahmed Quershi Secretary, Agriculture, Supply & Prices Department44. Mr. Rehan Iqbal Baloch Secretary, Health Department46. Mr. Noor Ahmed Samoo Secretary Science & Information Technology Department47. RASHID AHMED ZARDARI Secretary, Women Development Department48. Mr. Muhammad Yaseen Sher Baloch Secretary, Industries & Commerce Department49. Mr.Jalaluddin Mahar Secretary, Human settlement Department51. Mr. Agha Suhail Ahmed Secretary, Social Welfare Department52. Mr. Musaddiq Ahmed Khan Secretary, Energy Department53. Mr. Aijaz Ali Shah Secretary, Public Health Engineering & Rural Development Department54. Mr. Ali Hussain Malik Secretary, Provincial Ombudsman (Mohtasib)56. Ghulam Qadir Talpur M.D, Sindh Public Procurement Regulatory Authority57. Mr. Shahab Qamar Ansari Secretary, College Education Department58. Ms. Anjum Iqbal Jumani Secretary , Minorities Affairs Department59. Mr. Makhdoom Shakeel-uz-Zaman Member Registration, Stamps & Evacuee Property (RS&EP), Board of Revenue, Sindh61. Vacant . Member R&S, Board of Revenue62. Mr. Moammar Salik Mirza (Ex-PCS) Member Judicial-I, Board of Revenue63. Mr. Rafique Ahmed Buriro Member Judicial-II, Board of Revenue64. Mr. Ejaz Hussain Baloch Member Judicial-III, Board of Revenue66. Dr. Badar Jamil Mendhro Secretary, Forest, & Wildlife Department67. Justice (Retd) Muhammad Sadiq Leghari Chairman S.S Tribunal68. Mr. G.M Umar Farooq Secretary. Provincial Assembly Secretariat69. Dr Ghulam Mustufa Suhaag MD, Sindh Education & Vocational Training Authority (STEVTA)71. Mr. Tariq Ali Shah MD, Thar Coal & Energy board72. Mr.Tuaha Ahmed Farooqui Secretary, Department of Empowerment of Persons of Disabilities73. Vacant . Chairman, Employees Old-Age Benefits Association, Sindh74. Mr. Shahid Taheem Vice Chairman, Sindh Education & Vocational Training Authority (STEVTA)76. Dr. Wasif Ali Memon Chairman Sindh Revenue Board (SRB)77. Mr.Muzamil Hussain Secretary , Social Protection Department78. Mr. Ghulam Nabi Memon Inspector General of Sindh Police79. Raja Khurram Shehzad Umar Secretary, Investment Department81. Mr. Muhammad Nawaz Soho Secretary , Cooperative Department82. Mr.Khalid Chachar Secretary, Human Rights (HR) Department
Governance At the Ministerial level, each department is headed by a Provincial Secretary. The Secretary is in-charge of all workings of their department, and in most cases are the Principal Accounting Officers of their department. Provincial Secretaries are usually Grade-20 Officers. There may also be Grade-21 Secretaries, in cases where the post has not been upgraded by the Chief Minister to that of an Additional Chief Secretary.
Apart from the Ministerial level, the Government of Sindh exercises its powers and function through Divisions and Districts. The Commissioners are in-charge of Divisions while Deputy Commissioners are in-charge of Districts. Commissioners report directly to the Chief Secretary are responsibly for everything in their Divisions. There are 6 Divisions, namely; Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Larkana, Mirpurkhas, and Shaheed Benazirbad. Commissioners are usually Officers of the rank of Grade-20 while the Commissioner Karachi Division is of the Grade-21 rank, as Karachi Division is the most important Division in all of Pakistan.
Top-Personnel +Top Executive OfficesName's of OfficialsService/PartyRankChief MinisterMurad Ali ShahPakistan Peoples Party22Chief SecretaryAsif Hyder ShahPASBS-22Chairman Planning and Development BoardNajam Ahmed ShahPASBS-21Chairman Enquiries & Anti-Corruption EstablishmentZulfiqar Ali ShahPSSBS-21Minister of Universities and BoardMuhammad Ali Khan Malkani Pakistan Peoples PartyCommissioner Karachi DivisionMuhammad Saleem RajputPASBS-21Secretary Finance DepartmentKazim Hussain JatoiPSSBS-20
Departments
Ministry level Ministry level departments are usually headed by a Secretary who reports to the Chief Secretary and Chief Minister. The number of ministers in the cabinet is fixed, so a single minister can have multiple portfolios.
Planning & Development Board Planning & Development Department Services, General Administration, Coordination Department Services Wing General Administration Wing Inter Provincial Coordination Wing I&C Wing Training Management & Research Management Wing Board of Revenue Enquiries & Anti-Corruption Establishment Local Government, Housing & Town Planning Department Home Department Chief Minister's Inspection, Enquiries & Implementation Team Universities and Boards Department Food Department Finance Department Health Department
Culture, Tourism, Antiquities & Archives Department Livestock & Fisheries Department Auqaf, Religious Affairs, Zakat & Ushr Department Works & Services Department Information Department Clean & Road Department Provincial highways of Sindh Excise, Taxation & Narcotics Control Population Welfare Department Labour & Human Resources Department Law & Parliamentary Affairs Department Irrigation Department Agriculture, Supply & Prices Department Forest Department Sindh Wildlife Department Information, Science & Technology Department Cooperative Department Women Development Department Transport & Mass Transit Department Industries & Commerce Department Human Settlement Department Social Welfare Department Mines & Minerals Development Department Rehabilitation Department Energy Department Sports & Youth Affairs Department Public Health Engineering & Rural Development Department College Education Department School Education & Literacy Department Environment, Climate Change & Coastal Development Department Investment Department Minorities Affairs Department Human Rights Department
See also Pakistan Administrative Service Chief Secretary Sindh Chief Minister of Sindh Governor of Sindh
References
External links Government of Sindh official website