PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has called for a “full stop” to the debate on creating new provinces, saying the people of Sindh have already given their decision.
Speaking to the media at Spencer Eye Hospital in Karachi’s Lyari on Tuesday, alongside Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, Bilawal said the Sindh Assembly had made its stance clear “at least seven to eight times now.”
“The people here can determine the fate of this province and the city. I think we should close this topic because the people themselves have closed it,” he said.
He was responding to a question about the “pressure” on the PPP over new administrative units and a possible rollback of the 18th Amendment. When asked whether the government had spoken to him about a 28th constitutional amendment, he simply replied, “No.”
Karachi Needs Federal Attention
Commenting on the dispute between the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and Pakistan Railways, Bilawal said the federal government should pay attention to Karachi, which he called the country’s economic hub.
The debate on new provinces began in July after Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi proposed dialogue among political parties on governance reforms.
MQM-P has since demanded a separate province for Karachi, while the PPP has strongly opposed the idea. In September, the Sindh Assembly passed a resolution rejecting any attempt to divide the province.
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