Some of the government offices that were razed for the construction of Sindh Secretariat Number 7 in 2014 were asked to obtain temporary offices in the vicinity. As per plan, the displaced offices were to be accommodated after partial construction of Secretariat Number 7. The project also included the construction of some 10 buildings in two parts: Secretariat Number 7 and Secretariat Number 8. According to the plan, all Sindh government offices currently operating out of rented spaces were to be shifted to these buildings upon completion of the Sindh Secretariat Complex. However, the government has been unable to start work on Secretariat Number 8, while the work which began at Secretariat Number 7 too has been halted for the past three years, with only 30 per cent of progress to show to date.

Source: The Express Tribune March 11, 2020 03:33 UTC