Decision Final on New Provinces

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has pressed a "full stop" to the debate on creating new provinces, saying the residents of Sindh have already given their decision.

Key points

• Commenting on the dispute between the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and Pakistan Railways, Bilawal remarked the federal administration should pay attention to Karachi.
• The debate on new provinces began in July after Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi proposed dialogue among political parties on governance reforms.
• He was responding to a question regarding the "pressure" on the PPP over new administrative units and a feasible rollback of the 18th Amendment.
• While the PPP has strongly resisted the idea, MQM-P has since demanded a separate province for Karachi.
• The individuals here can determine the fate of this province and the city.

Speaking to the media at Spencer Eye Hospital in Karachi's Lyari on Tuesday, alongside Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, Bilawal remarked the Sindh Assembly had produced its stance clear "at least seven to eight times now."

"The individuals here can determine the fate of this province and the city. I think we should close this topic since the residents themselves have closed it, " he noted.

He was responding to a question regarding the "pressure" on the PPP over new administrative units and a feasible rollback of the 18th Amendment. When asked whether the administration had spoken to him concerning a 28th constitutional amendment, he simply replied, "No." Ahsan Iqbal Approves Rs. 213 Billion for 4 Projects. Karachi Needs Federal Attention.

Commenting on the dispute between the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and Pakistan Railways, Bilawal remarked the federal administration should pay attention to Karachi. It he called the country's economic hub.

Meanwhile, the debate on new provinces began in July after Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi proposed dialogue among political parties on governance reforms.

While the PPP has strongly resisted the idea, MQM-P has since demanded a separate province for Karachi. In September, the Sindh Assembly passed a resolution rejecting any attempt to divide the province. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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Taken together, the developments around decision Final on New Provinces point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.