Within minutes after being called into order, the Sindh Assembly session was adjourned by the chair at around 11:15 am on a condolence note over the demise of PML-F chief Pir Pagara VII.
The provincial legislature had assembled after a delay of 75 minutes under the chairmanship of Dr Sikandar Mandhro.
The house offered fateha for the departed soul of the veteran politician and the spiritual leader of Hur Jamaat, who died on Tuesday in London.
The lawmakers also offered condolences to Sindh Assembly Deputy Speaker Shehla Raza on the demise of her father and prayed for his departed soul.
Fatehas were also offered for the slain PPP chairperson Benazir Bhutto, journalist Wali Babar and Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer.
Besides recitation from the holy Quran and naat, the Orders of the Day on Friday included one-hour question and answer session on Sindh Relief Department, an adjournment motion submitted by MPA Imran Zafar Leghari, the consideration of government bill no 22, Sindh Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Dewan University Bill, 2011 and the presentation of the respective standing committees’ reports on irrigation and power departments and the Board of Revenue.
The house would meet again on Monday 10:00 am.
