Nehal Hashmi set to become Sindh governor after PM summary
“Nehal Hashmi is set to take over as Sindh governor after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif sent his appointment summary to President Zardari.”
Key points
- Nehal Hashmi is set to take over as Sindh governor after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif sent his appointment summary to President Zardari.
- The move reflects an important political adjustment in one of Pakistan’s key provinces.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has forwarded a summary to President Asif Ali Zardari for the appointment of PML-N leader Nehal Hashmi as governor of Sindh, signalling a fresh political reshuffle in the province.
Geo News said the prime minister also met Hashmi in Islamabad and congratulated him on the proposed nomination. Once the president approves the summary, Hashmi will replace incumbent governor Kamran Khan Tessori.
The move follows months of political speculation over a possible change in the Sindh governorship, amid reported dissatisfaction within provincial political circles over the current arrangement. Hashmi, a lawyer by profession and a longstanding PML-N figure, has previously served in senior party roles and as an adviser to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
His likely appointment is expected to reshape the political balance around the governor’s office in Sindh, where coordination among coalition partners remains an important factor in provincial and federal politics.
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