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  • Sindh appoints Murtaza Wahab as administrator Karachi

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    Barrister Murtaza Wahab File photo Barrister Murtaza Wahab

    Adviser to the chief minister of Sindh Barrister Murtaza Wahab has been appointed as the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation's (KMC) administrator by the Local Government (LG) Department.

    The LG Department on Thursday issued an official notification to announce the appointment.

    Referring to the relevant Sections of the Sindh Local Government Act and the decision of the Sindh Cabinet, the notification stated that Wahab has taken charge as the new KMC administrator, replacing Laeeq Ahmed, with immediate effect.

    In the meantime, four elected members of the assembly were sworn in as new ministers at an oath-taking ceremony at the Governor House.

    Sindh Governor Imran Ismail administered the oaths taken by the new ministers, including Sajid Jokhio, Giyan Chand Esrani, Ziauddin Abbas Rizvi, and Jam Khan Shoro.

    Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and several PPP and PTI members of the assembly attended the ceremony.

    Fayyaz But and Rasool Bux Chandio were appointed as the CM’s aides during the ceremony.