Sindh based political parties, civil society organisations as well as the PPP led Sindh government on Saturday expressed their dismay and anger over a presidential ordinance – surfacing on social media on Friday night – about formation of an islands development authority. President Dr Arif Alivi on September 1 promulgated the ordinance for establishing “Pakistan Islands Development Authority” for “development and management of islands in internal and territorial waters of Pakistan”. "The PPP rejects this unconstitutional ordinance establishing island development authority. Sources privy to the development told The Express Tribune that the Sindh government might move a resolution in the Sindh Assembly condemning the ordinance and demanding its withdrawal. Pakistan has a coastal belt of over 1,050 kilometers and there are 300 small and big islands located in Sindh coastal belt.

Source: The Express Tribune October 03, 2020 19:20 UTC