Only a few districts in Sindh can match Jamshoro’s diversity. The existence of higher seats of learning, a vast industrial area, massive tourism potential, Asia’s biggest freshwater lake Manchhar, reserves of natural resources of gas and oil (four in number), the rain-fed Darawat dam, tobacco cultivation and large hilly tracks make it distinctive in Sindh. And above all shines the ethereal beauty of the shrine of Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Jamshoro’s Sehwan taluka, which attracts people from across Pakistan, nay the subcontinent.
One could write a painful saga about the Manchhar lake in Jamshoro. It attains significant political importance when it comes to the debate on interprovincial irrigation water distribution due to the Kotri barrage, the last controlling point over river Indus. The barrage is considered a benchmark for judicious water distribution among provinces under the 1991 accord.
Govt to register all privately-run waqf properties
The move aims to increase transparency, comply with FATF standards
The Sindh government, under the newly introduced Sindh Waqf Properties Act, 2020, has started registration of various privately-managed waqf properties in the province. The registration process is said to have been initiated in a bid to satisfy requirements of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)-an international money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog agency.
According to the said law, the provincial government will take steps to ensure transparency in financial affairs of privately-run waqf properties, including shrines, mosques and religious seminaries being operated via trusts throughout Sindh.