Shafiq-Ur-Rehman Paracha
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Shafiq ur Rehman Paracha is a retired member of the Civil Service
Civil service
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 of Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...

. He served in various key administrative and secretarial capacities, including Deputy Commissioner
Deputy Commissioner
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 of Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Sindh
is the second largest city in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the seventh largest city in the country. The city was founded in 1768 by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro upon the ruins of a Mauryan fishing village along the bank of the Indus known as Neroon Kot...

, Larkana
Larkana
Larkana or Larkano is the fourth largest city in the north-western part of Sindh Province, Pakistan, and is located within Larkana District.The old name of larkano is chandka which was changed in 1901. In August 2000 Larkana celebrated its hundred years of existence...

, Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...

, Mirpurkhas, Tharparkar
Tharparkar
Tharparkar is one of twenty three districts of Sindh province in Pakistan. Its headquarter is Mithi. It is the only fertile desert in the world. The District derives its names from Thar and Parker...

 and Sukkur
Sukkur
Sukkur, or Sakharu , formerly Aror and Bakar, is the third largest city of Sindh province, situated on the west bank of Indus River in Pakistan in Sukkur District. However, the word Sakharu in Sindhi means "superior", which the spelling of the city's name in Sindhi suggests is the origin of the...

, Commissioner
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 of Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...

, Food Secretary, Excise and Taxation Secretary, Information Secretary and Education Secretary. He served as the first DCO of Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...

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After his retirement, Paracha served as Project Director Lyari Expressway Resettlement Project
Lyari Expressway Resettlement Project
Lyari Expressway Resettlement Project is a civic project in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan to provide replacement housing in developed suburbs for people displaced by the construction of the Lyari Expressway...

 and Director General Lyari Development Authority
Lyari Development Authority
Lyari Development Authority was established in 1993 by the Government of Sindh to oversee the development of Lyari, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.- See also :* Hawksbay Scheme-42* Lyari Town* Karachi Improvement Trust* Karachi Metropolitan Corporation...

. Since 2008 he had been given the additional charge of Project Director of Sindh Village Improvement Project, Lyari Development Package and Sehwan and Bhit Shah
Bhit Shah
Bhit Shah may refer to:* Bhit , in Sindh, Pakistan, is the town where the shrine of Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, the patron saint of Sindh, is located.* Bhit Shah Island is located near Kiamari Town in Karachi, Sindh....

Development Projects. Paracha resigned as Project Director in July 2009 and was appointed as the Registrar High Court of Sindh.

In December 2010, Shafiq-ur-Rehman Paracha was given the post of Project Director, Government of Sindh Housing Project for the families of Shuhda.

In 2007, he arranged for a 10 acre plot of land to be allotted to the Shah Mangowal Paracha association for the purpose of graveyard (Qabrustan).

In 2008, he assisted with the planning of the city of Bhit Shah, and said it "has to be planned as a cultural city with good health and education facilities to create an environment to entice the people traveling on the National High(way) to visit the Mazar and the city."
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