Aijaz Memon, a retired secretary, was appointed the new Chairperson of the Sindh Commission for the Protection of Journalists and Other Media Practitioners (SCPJMP). The decision was made on December 4, during a meeting of the Sindh Cabinet chaired by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah.

The appointment follows the resignation of Justice (retd) Nazar Akbar from the chairperson role on September 12  following the passing of former chairperson Justice Rasheed A. Razvi on February 3.

The SCPJMP was established under the Sindh Protection of Journalists and Other Media Practitioners Act of 2021 in November 2022.