Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and Sindh governor-nominee Imran Ismail has been officially appointed as the governor of Sindh, according to the notification issued by federal government on Friday.
According to media reports, he is likely to take the oath on August 27. Sindh High Court (SHC) Chief Justice would take oath from the governor-nominee as there is no incumbent governor presently in office.
PTI ticket holder Imran Ismail will be 33rd Governor of the province. He is scheduled to take oath as Governor Sindh on August 27. Chief Justice Sindh High Court will administer the oath at Governor House, Karachi.
Shortly after Imran Ismail was notified as Sindh Governor, he talked to media. He said that he will play a role to bridge the centre and the province. “The progress and prosperity of Sindh is my top priority and I want to take all parties in the province and to work with them for the betterment of the province,” he told journalists.
Ismail was nominated Governor of Sindh after PML-N leader Muhammad Zubair resigned following victory of Imran Khan’s PTI in general elections.
PTI formally announced the chairman’s approval of Imran Ismail’s nomination as governor on August 11.
Published in Daily Times, August 25th 2018.