Murad likely to be Sindh CM again

Faryal Talpur not interested in position

KARACHI:

 

The PPP has not officially decided yet who the party’s next Sindh chief minister would be but sources told The Express Tribune that Syed Murad Ali Shah, who was holding this coveted position until the caretaker set-up took over for the general elections, was a strong candidate.

Earlier, rumours had surfaced that the main contenders were Faryal Talpur -- sister of party co-chairperson and former president Asif Ali Zardari; former provincial information minister Sharjeel Inam Memon; and ex-local government minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah.

However, the sources claimed that Faryal was not interested in the slot.

The sources disclosed that the PPP had finalised the name and  the party could announce it in the next couple of days.
They added that the top party leadership was satisfied with Murad’s performance.

With a clear majority in the provincial assembly, the PPP will easily bag the slot without forming any alliances.

Murad replaced Syed Qaim Ali Shah in July 2016 and remained one of the active chief ministers of Sindh.
He continued his second tenure after the general elections in 2018 till 2023, when the interim set-up took over for the polls.
In the recent elections, Murad secured victory from PS-77 Jamshoro-I against Roshan Ali of the Grand Democratic Alliance.

It is not for the first time that rumours of the remaining three candidates have surfaced.

Faryal has won from PS-10 Larkana-I by defeating JUI-P’s Kifayatullah in recent general elections. Memon emerged victorious from PS-61 Hyderabad-II competing against JUI-F’s Saeed Talpur. Nasir gained success in the race for PS-25 Sukkur-IV while JUI-P’s Amir Bux was the runner-up.
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In the next Sindh Assembly session, which will be held after the final notifications of the successful candidates are issued, Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani will administer oath to the new members.

Durrani has recently said all was set for the next provincial assembly session.