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The Governor having considered the situation in the Province of Sindh, and the prevailing facts and circumstances is of the opinion that the Government of the Province cannot be carried on in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and an appeal to the electorate is necessary among others for the reasons mentioned below:   The Government of the Provinc of Sindh has failed in its uty to maintain law nd order, and t protect the life, honour, dignity and property of the people who have been constantly subjected to indiscriminate killings, rape, terrorism, dacoities, kidnapping for ransom, politics of violence and vengeance amongst citizens throughout the Province and also failed to ensure the rights of the citizens in a just, equitable and non-discriminating manner leading to accentuation of political and ethnic polarisation affecting the welfare of the people and endangering the integrity of the Province.   The mandate, effectiveness and purpose of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a representative institution under the Constitution are defeated by widespread corruption including misapplication of public funds in the Provincial Government, its functionaries, the statutory authorities/bodies operating under its control, the holders of representative offices for political gain and furtherance of personal interests, to such extent that the orderly functioning of the Government in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution including the requirements of oath(s) prescribed therein and the law, is no longer possible and further the Assembly has failed to take remedial action in this behalf, and has lost the confidence of the people.   The Government of the Province has undermined the Civil Services in violation of Articles 240 and 242 of the Constitution and subjected the services to undue pressures and threats and further the authority, agencies and resources of the Government of the Province and statutory bodies/corporations under its control have been misused for political ends and purposes and for personal gains.   Now, therefore, I Mahmoud A. Haroon, Governor of the Province of Sindh in exercise of the powers conferred on me…