KARACHI: The Governor of Sind has dissolved the Sind Legislative Assembly and general elections will be held in due course, it is officially stated.

The dissolution of the present Assembly followed a tangle between the Muslim League Party and the Coalition Opposition led by Mr. G.M. Syed, both sides having equal strength of 30 and unwilling to spare a member for election to the Chair. A special session of the Assembly convened for September 5 on special request by the Leader of the Opposition, Mr. G.M. Syed, to have a trial of strength with the Ministry was marked by a battle of wits and nerves beginning with the resignation of the Speakership by Syed Miran Mohammad Shah which balanced the Government strength with that of the Opposition. The Deputy-Speaker, Miss Jethi Sipahimalani also resigned on September 10 and a stalemate was created by the refusal of either party to provide a member for the Speakership.

Four of the Ministers had also resigned earlier to enable the Premier to reshuffle his Ministry. The Assembly was prorogued by the Governor on September 10, when it met with none in the Chair to transact official financial business….

Published in Dawn, September 14th, 2021