Nehal Hashmi Takes Oath as 35th Governor of Sindh in Karachi Ceremony
Pakistan Muslim League (N) leader Nehal Hashmi took the oath as the 35th governor of Sindh during a ceremony in Karachi. The event took place at the Governor House on Friday. The Nehal Hashmi oath ceremony marked a new chapter in the province’s leadership.
Sindh High Court Chief Justice Zafar Ahmed Rajput administered the oath. Several senior officials attended the ceremony. Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, Senior Minister Nasir Shah, and Interior Minister Zia Lanjhar were present. In addition, the chief secretary of Sindh, Karachi Deputy Mayor Salman Abdullah Murad, and Inspector General of Police Javed Alam Odho joined the gathering.
Political Journey of Nehal Hashmi
Nehal Hashmi is a lawyer and senior politician from Karachi. He was born on January 28, 1960, in the city. He started practising law in the late 1980s and focused on criminal and constitutional cases. During his student years, Hashmi founded the All Pakistan Youth League. Later, he formally entered politics in the 1990s. He joined the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in 1992.
From 1997 to 1999, he served as an adviser on law, justice, and human rights to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. In addition, he represented clients in several high-profile cases. These included matters involving Nawaz Sharif before the National Accountability Bureau.
Hashmi also worked on legal proceedings related to the Murtaza Bhutto case. In 2012, he became the PML-N president for Karachi. Later, the party appointed him as general secretary for Sindh in August 2014.
Appointment as Sindh Governor
In 2015, Hashmi won election to the Senate on a Punjab seat with the PML-N ticket. He served in the upper house until February 2018. During this time, he also raised several civic issues related to Karachi.
President Asif Ali Zardari approved his appointment as governor on Thursday. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had earlier sent a summary recommending his name. The president granted approval under Articles 48 and 101 of the Constitution.
The president also signed the commission that formalised the appointment. Both leaders congratulated Hashmi and wished him success during his tenure. Meanwhile, outgoing governor Kamran Tessori thanked national leaders for their support during his tenure. He also expressed hope that the new governor would continue public welfare initiatives in Sindh.
