Overview
- Sindh lawmakers unanimously adopted a joint resolution on Pakistan–China friendship on Friday after government and opposition motions were merged and presented by Law Minister Zia ul Hassan Lanjar.
- Speakers on the floor credited long-term diplomacy and the China‑Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) with strengthening bilateral links and urged deeper cooperation in trade, education and infrastructure.
- The assembly passed six bills that include the Jinnah Hospital and NICH Regulation and Management Bill, which vests administrative control of Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) and the National Institute of Child Health (NICH) with the Sindh government.
- During question hour, provincial ministers discussed proposals to sponsor Hajj for needy citizens and to create a pilgrims’ complaint helpline, and said they would seek funding and coordination from the federal Ministry of Religious Affairs.
- The session ties ceremonial diplomacy to concrete provincial action by expanding Sindh’s control over major health services and by pressing the federal government for support on pilgrim services, a shift that could affect hospital management and Hajj arrangements for residents of Karachi.