MQM-P Seeks National Dialogue on New Administrative Units
The party said new provinces could improve local governance as Pakistan’s population has grown from 25 million to 250 million since 1947.
- On Sunday, Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan Chairman Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui announced a "grand national dialogue" on creating new provinces, urging political parties to set aside personal interests and engage in talks.
- Demographic pressures drove Siddiqui's argument that Pakistan's current provinces, established on linguistic grounds 40 years ago, fail to serve a population that surged from roughly 25 million in 1947 to 250 million today.
- Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal noted that while Karachi generates 60% of national tax revenues and 55% of exports, the city deteriorated despite receiving 22 trillion rupees over the last 18 years.
- Proposing new units for regions like Sukkur, Larkana, and Mirpurkhas, the party claims these reforms empower residents, with Siddiqui stating, "Creating administrative units is not against Sindhis; it is for Sindhis."
- Focusing on Article 140-A, the party will continue political mobilization around new administrative units, as Siddiqui emphasized this is "a need of Pakistan" rather than merely an organizational goal.
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MQM-P seeks national dialogue on new administrative units
Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Chairman Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui has called for the creation of new administrative units across Pakistan, saying the move is a need of the hour and should be pursued through a national dialogue. Addressing a press conference in Karachi alongside other party leaders, Siddiqui said Pakistan’s existing provinces were not created purely on administrative considerations and had since become too large in terms…
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