KARACHI: Power-sharing between the urban and rural Sindh practically terminated after 14 years, and sitting Sindh Governor Dr Ishartul Ebad has now zero administrative powers, officials at the Governor’s House revealed on Wednesday. The power-sharing formula was introduced by former president Gen (r) Pervez Musharraf, while former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) director general Maj Gen Ehtesham Zamir Jafri finalised the power-sharing system following meetings with then chief executive of the Sindh government, Ali Mehar, Sindh governor Muhammad Mian Soomro and members of the Muslim League-Functional, Muttahida Quami Movement, National Alliance and other political figures. They all appreciated the formula and the system remained in practice until 2013. Former president Asif Ali Zardari also seconded the formula and played a key role in its implementation in Sindh. Now, after the departure of Sindh chief minister Qaim Ali Shah, the ‘good relations’ with Dr Ishratul Ebad will practically end and the governor will act as a friend of the new chief minister, Murad Ali Shah. It is believed that the new chief executive of Sindh will act on the policy of his ‘high-up’ who wants to curtail the Sindh governor’s powers. Under the formula (now defunct) the political and financial affairs of rural and urban areas of Sindh were shared by these two offices. Following the withdrawal of MQM’s support to the Sindh governor, his right to act on financial and administrative matter has now been ceased. Ebad now has ‘no say’ in the appointment and transfer of officials in the education and local government departments. He now has no power to keep the headship of government educational institutions in Karachi. He has now been stripped off his powers of dealing with matters of higher and university education in Sindh. He no longer controls technical institutions and technical education boards. Moreover, monitoring and appointment powers have also been taken back from the governor. Ebad has also lost his intervention powers and advisory activities in all spheres of government matters, including corruption, delay in public development projects and holding review meetings on such affairs, including law and order. The Pakistan People’s Party has taken back the powers but he has to sit as the governor and ‘enjoy’ the days to come. The local bodies system will be reactivated under the new Sindh set-up under Murad Ali Shah.