Former Chief Justice of Pakistan Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui was sworn in as Governor of Sindh in a ceremony at the Governor's House on Friday. Chief Justice of Sindh High Court (SHC) Sajjad Ali Shah administered the oath to the 31st governor of the province.
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, Speaker Sindh Assembly Agha Siraj Durrani, PMLN's Senator Nehal Hashmi, Sindh ministers, MNAs, MPAs, judges, members of legal fraternity, civil and military officials attended the path-taking ceremony. Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan resigned after serving 14 years as governor after the federal government confided to him of his replacement with the octogenarian Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui, who served Pakistan's apex judiciary as its chief in a difficult phase of Pakistan's political history.
Saeed-uz-Zaman stature was raised among the legal fraternity when he repudiated the order of then military dictator Pervaiz Musharraf regarding a new oath under the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO). Siddiqui preferred resignation. However, Sindh government of the Pakistan People's Party expressed dissatisfaction over Siddiqui's appointment as Advisor to Sindh chief minister on information Moula Bux Chandio said in a statement that the ruling party of the province was not consulted on the change.
Dr Ishratul Ibad Dr Ishratul Ebad flew to Dubai from Karachi in the wee hours of Friday enjoying complete official protocol to reach the airport. In his brief talk with media persons at Karachi airport, he prayed for durable peace in Karachi. He thanked all political parties, business community and civil society for their complete support to him during his 14 years tenure.
He parried media persons' questions about his future plans and return to the country. However, PML-N backed Senator Nehal Hashmi, in a media talk, remarked that last symbol of terror (Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan) was removed from Sindh Governor House. "Era of those who didn't accept Pakistan has ended today," he said. Meanwhile, Federal Information Minister Maryam Aurangzeb clarified that Hashmi's statement was his personal viewpoint and that didn't mean the government's stance or the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's position.
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