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No Discussion on New Provinces in PML-N, Says Kheal DasPakistan
Kheal Das Kohistani said neither the federal cabinet nor any PML-N forum has discussed new provinces, a referendum or the 28th and 29th amendments, while Khawaja Asif said a consensus on new provinces is being built and will not take long.
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Minister of State for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Kheal Das Kohistani has said no discussion has taken place in the federal cabinet or any forum of the PML-N about creating new provinces, holding a referendum, or introducing the 28th and 29th constitutional amendments.
Speaking to the media in Mithi, Tharparkar, on Sunday, he said any future legislation would be made under the Constitution and with the agreement of coalition partners, 24News reported.
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He said the benefits of the 18th Constitutional Amendment had not reached people at the grassroots level and stressed the need to make the local government system stronger.
His remarks came as the question of new provinces continued to be debated publicly. Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, speaking on Geo News programme Naya Pakistan, said a consensus on new provinces is being built and that it will not take long.
Asif said that once a consensus is reached, the political landscape will change quickly, and that new administrative units or provinces would be a pleasant development for Pakistan.
He said the establishment had never asked him to raise the issue of new provinces, and that he did not know how the new administrative units or provinces would be created.
Asif also said that if the PTI agrees, political opportunities could open up for it, and that positive progress was being made in meetings on the matter.
The two ministers’ remarks present different pictures of where the debate stands: one saying no discussion has taken place in the cabinet or the PML-N, and the other saying a consensus is being built and will emerge soon.
Speaking about the drought in Thar and Kohistan, Kheal Das said people were facing serious shortages of water and food, with many families being forced to leave their homes with their livestock in search of food and water.
He described the situation as a natural disaster made worse by poor administration, and urged the Sindh government to send emergency wheat supplies to affected families and provide fodder for their animals.
The minister also promised to approach Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif personally to seek federal help for the drought-hit people.
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