Sindh govt to introduce ordinance for financial relief

The ordinance will provide relief to different sectors that have suffered financial losses

KARACHI: Sindh Government has decided to introduce an ordinance to provide relief to different sectors that have suffered financial losses due to the lockdown amid coronavirus crisis.

The decision was made after Sindh cabinet members consulted Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and his adviser on Law Barrister Murtaza Wahab, who was then directed to prepare a draft for the ordinance. The ordinance will include suggestions about a three-month extension for the payment of taxes.  Moreover, under the ordinance, relief will also be provided to the parents paying school fees and tenants. 

Published in The Express Tribune, April 8^th, 2020.