The Sindh govt has issued a notification for opening the offices for the secretaries of 12 administrative departments "with minimum essential staff" with effect from May 19. These include the following departments;

  • College Education Department
  • Cooperative Department
  • Culture, Tourism, Antiquities and Archives Department
  • Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
  • Forest and Wildlife Department
  • Human Settlement and Spatial Development and Social Housing Department
  • Inter Provincial Coordination Department
  • Livestock and Fisheries Department
  • Mines and Mineral Development Department
  • Population Welfare Department
  • School Education and Literacy Department
  • Sport and Youth Affairs Department

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