Editing Sindh (section)

=== Sindh province ===
{{Main|Government of Sindh}}
[[File:Capra ibex ibex – 03.jpg |thumb |[[Sindh ibex]], the provincial animal<ref name="Faiza Ilyas">{{cite news|last1=Ilyas|first1=Faiza|title=Provincial mammal, bird notified|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/733088|access-date=3 November 2016|newspaper=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]]|date=10 July 2012}}</ref>]]
[[File:Naturalis_Biodiversity_Center_-_ZMA.AVES.25872_-_Melanoperdix_niger_niger_Vigors,_1829_-_Phasianidae_-_skin_specimen.jpeg |thumb |[[Black partridge]], the provincial bird<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/12/14/city/karachi/%E2%80%98our-sindhi-symbols-%E2%80%93-ibex-black-partridge%E2%80%99/|title=Our Sindhi symbols – ibex, black partridge|author=Amar Guriro |date=14 December 2011 |website= Pakistan Today|access-date=6 September 2014}}</ref>]]
[[File:Neem-Tree.jpg|thumb |[[Azadirachta indica|Neem Tree]], the provincial tree<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/978487/govt-declares-neem-provincial-tree|title=Govt declares Neem 'provincial tree'|date=15 April 2010 |website= Dawn|access-date=6 September 2014}}</ref>]]
The [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh]] is a [[unicameral]] and consists of 168 seats, of which 5% are reserved for non-Muslims and 17% for women. The provincial capital of Sindh is [[Karachi]]. The [[Government of Sindh|provincial government]] is led by [[Chief Minister of Sindh|Chief Minister]] who is directly elected by the [[Elections in Pakistan|popular and landslide votes]]; the [[Governor of Sindh|Governor]] serves as a ceremonial representative nominated and appointed by the [[President of Pakistan]]. The administrative boss of the province who is in charge of the bureaucracy is the [[Chief Secretary Sindh]], who is appointed by the [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]]. Most of the influential Sindhi tribes in the province are involved in [[political families of Pakistan|Pakistan's politics]].

In addition, Sindh's politics leans towards the [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]] and its political culture serves as a dominant place for the [[Socialism in Pakistan|left-wing spectrum]] in the country.<ref name="Rug Pandits, Yasir">{{cite web|url=http://rugpundits.com/2012/11/05/areas-of-political-influence-in-pakistan-right-wing-vs-left-wing/|title=Areas of political influence in Pakistan: right-wing vs left-wing|date=5 November 2012|publisher=Rug Pandits, Yasir|location=Karachi, Sindh|last1=Sheikh|first1=Yasir|access-date=29 May 2015|archive-date=30 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530024013/http://rugpundits.com/2012/11/05/areas-of-political-influence-in-pakistan-right-wing-vs-left-wing/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The province's trend towards the [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP) and away from the [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] can be seen in nationwide [[Elections in Pakistan|general elections]], in which Sindh is a stronghold of the PPP.<ref name="Rug Pandits, Yasir"/> The PML(N) has a limited support due to its [[Conservatism in Pakistan|centre-right agenda]].<ref name="News International">{{cite news|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-4-320383-PML-N-braving-silent-rebellion-in-Sindh-and-Karachi-leaderships|title=PML-N braving silent rebellion in Sindh and Karachi leaderships|date=2015-05-26|newspaper=News International|last1=Rehman|first1=Zia ur|access-date=29 May 2015|archive-date=29 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529001254/http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-4-320383-PML-N-braving-silent-rebellion-in-Sindh-and-Karachi-leaderships|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In metropolitan cities such as [[Karachi]] and [[Hyderabad, Sindh|Hyderabad]], the [[Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan|MQM]] (another party of the left with the support of [[Indian Muslims in Pakistan|''Muhajirs'']]) has a considerable vote bank and support.<ref name="Rug Pandits, Yasir"/> Minor leftist parties such as the [[Awami Tehreek|People's Movement]] also found support in rural areas of the province.<ref name="Tanqeed, Sodhar">{{cite web|url=http://www.tanqeed.org/2013/05/sindh-nationalists-and-electoral-alliance/|title=Turn Right: Sindhi Nationalism and Electoral Politics|publisher=Tanqeed, Sodhar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530033147/http://www.tanqeed.org/2013/05/sindh-nationalists-and-electoral-alliance/|archive-date=2015-05-30|url-status=dead|last1=Sodhar|first1=Muhammad Qasim|access-date=29 May 2015}}</ref>