US EditionPresident Signs Off on Centre's Move to Replace Tessori with Nehal Hashmi as Sindh Governor
PM Shehbaz Sharif nominated PML-N’s Nehal Hashmi for Sindh governor to honor the 2024 PPP-PML-N power-sharing agreement amid MQM-P objections.
- On Thursday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif forwarded PML-N senior Nehal Hashmi’s nomination as Sindh governor to President Asif Ali Zardari after meeting him at PM House on Tuesday.
- Amid power-sharing after the 2024 elections, the PPP has been unhappy with Tessori’s tenure since 2024, and PML-N was allotted gubernatorial nominations in Sindh and Balochistan as part of a coalition deal.
- A video of the PM‑Hashmi meeting shows Deputy PM Ishaq Dar and Rana Sanaullah present, and Hashmi resigned on May 31, 2017, facing a contempt conviction and one month in jail.
- The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan said it was not taken into confidence and has started internal consultations with an official reaction expected shortly; if President Asif Ali Zardari approves, Nehal Hashmi will replace Kamran Khan Tessori as Sindh governor.
- The timing risks further strain on the federal coalition as MQM-P had threatened to quit over Tessori’s replacement, amid months of social-media speculation and tensions since the Gul Plaza incident.
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President okays Nihal Hashmi’s appointment as Sindh governor
President Asif Ali Zardari has approved the appointment of Nihal Hashmi as Sindh governor, acting on the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Hashmi will take the oath as Sindh governor before Sindh High Court Chief Justice Zafar Ahmed Rajput. The development came hours after PM Shehbaz forwarded a summary to the president for appointing Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Hashmi as the Sindh governor. According to the PM’s Of…
President approves Nihal Hashmi’s appointment as Sindh governor
President Asif Ali Zardari has approved the appointment of Nihal Hashmi as the new Governor of Sindh, the President’s Office said on Thursday. According to the statement, the appointment was made on the advice of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif under Articles 48 and 101 of the Constitution of Pakistan. The President has also signed the Commission of Appointment, formally confirming Hashmi’s appointment as the provincial governor. Nihal Hashmi wil…
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