Governor Sindh Dr. Ishrat Ul Ebad
Photographs - 28 December 2002: Governor Sindh Dr Ishrat Ul Ebad visits the graves of Mr. Altaf Hussain’s mother Begum Khursheed Begum. He also visits to the graves of Nasir Hussain Shaheed, Arif Hussain Shaheed, Mustapha Kamal Shaheed, Dr. Nishat Malik Shaheed and other Shuhdas of MQM. He visits the residence of Mr. Altaf Hussain’s sister Mohtarma Saira Begum w/o Late Mohammad Aslam Abrahani and also visits to the residence of Mustapha Kamal Shaheed and Dr. Nishat Malik Shaheed.
Governor
promulgates ordinance against 'forced Chanda'
By our correspondent - The News
KARACHI: The newly appointed Governor of Sindh Dr Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan on Saturday promulgated the Sindh (Eradication and Curbing the menace of involuntary donation or forced Chanda) Ordinance 2002. It may be noted that it was the first ordinance promulgated by Dr Ebad after assuming the office of the Governor. According to reports, during Ebad's first visit to Nine-Zero, the headquarters of Muttahida Qaumi Movement, before taking oath as governor, the Muttahida chief Altaf Hussain had asked him to make a law banning forced donation or Chanda from the public. The governor made and promulgated this ordinance in exercise of powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The ordinance, which comes into force at once, would help in eradicating and curbing the menace of involuntary donation or forced Chanda in the province of Sindh. According to the ordinance, the 'donor' means an individual, a group of individuals, an institution or a body corporate. `Door step' includes a residential or commercial premises, business office, factory, shop including market premises and vendor push carts. 'Fund' includes the donation or contribution whether in money or kind. `Government' means the Government of Sindh and prescribed means prescribed by rules. The ordinance states that no involuntary fund or forced Chanda shall be collected from a donor. Collection of funds by any person at the doorstep of a donor is prohibited. Any fund or forced Chanda collected in contravention of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be forfeited to the Government. Any person contravening provisions of this ordinance shall be punished with simple imprisonment, which may extend to three months and with fine, which may exceed to Rs10,000. No court shall take cognisance of an offence under this Ordinance except upon a complaint in writing by a donor. Government may make rules for carrying out the purpose of this ordinance.
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