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The Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) would push an agenda of carving out two provinces – one out of Punjab and one out of Sindh – if it came to power in the next elections, parliamentarians from southern Punjab were assured during a consultative meeting here yesterday.
A day after eight legislators quit the PML-N over differences on not legislating for a Seraiki province, the party called parliamentarians from southern Punjab to Lahore for a consultative meeting with Shahbaz Sharif, the party’s newly-elected president.
All parliamentarians were allowed to voice their concerns.
National Assembly member (MNA) Syed Muhammad Saqlain Shah Bukhari from NA-182 (Layyah-II) said that the party leadership pledged to push forward the agenda of two provinces – one each in Punjab and Sindh.
He said that the party would get the relevant legislation approved, with or without the required majority.
According to Bukhari, the party would later push forward the agenda of creating a separate province in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – the Hazara province.
He contended that although some of those who quit the party had done so because of personal reasons, others had been “forced” to do so.
Several others, he said, were also being pushed to quit the party.
According to Muhammad Khan Daha, MNA from NA-157 (Khanewal-II), most of those who quit the party had been denied party tickets.
He said that the PML-N had done a lot for southern Punjab in the area of education and health, and providing them civic amenities.
Sharif, who is also the Punjab chief minister, said that the PML-N had so far presented two resolutions in the Punjab Assembly for restoring Bahawalpur state and creating a southern Punjab province, adding that the PML-N had got these resolutions approved.
“Unlike other political parties, we [at the PML-N] are committed to the demand of creating new provinces,” he said, adding that southern Punjab was given more development funds in relation to its population.
Sharif also said that Fort Munro is being developed as a tourist resort.
The chief minister said that marked improvement had been made in various sectors in southern Punjab, including health, education and infrastructure development.
During the current fiscal year, 36% of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) was being spent on southern Punjab, Sharif said, adding that development projects worth Rs229bn were being completed in southern Punjab.
The chief minister said that a 10% quota had been fixed for southern Punjab in all government schemes, including Apna Roozgar.
He stressed that avoiding confrontation and agitation are in the larger national interest.
Those who called on the chief minister included Federal Minister Sardar Awais Khan Leghari, Minister of State Abdul Rehman Kanjo, MNAs Sardar Amjad Farooq Khan Khosa, Malik Sultan Mehmood Hunjra and Sardar Ashique Hussain Gopang, Provincial Assembly member (MPA) Zeshan Gurmani and former MNA Saddique Khan Baloch.
Provincial Minister Rana Mashhood Ahmad and Special Assistant to the Chief Minister Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan were also at the meeting.
http://www.gulf-times.com/story/588707/PML-N-to-push-for-new-provinces-if-re-elected
A day after eight legislators quit the PML-N over differences on not legislating for a Seraiki province, the party called parliamentarians from southern Punjab to Lahore for a consultative meeting with Shahbaz Sharif, the party’s newly-elected president.
All parliamentarians were allowed to voice their concerns.
National Assembly member (MNA) Syed Muhammad Saqlain Shah Bukhari from NA-182 (Layyah-II) said that the party leadership pledged to push forward the agenda of two provinces – one each in Punjab and Sindh.
He said that the party would get the relevant legislation approved, with or without the required majority.
According to Bukhari, the party would later push forward the agenda of creating a separate province in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – the Hazara province.
He contended that although some of those who quit the party had done so because of personal reasons, others had been “forced” to do so.
Several others, he said, were also being pushed to quit the party.
According to Muhammad Khan Daha, MNA from NA-157 (Khanewal-II), most of those who quit the party had been denied party tickets.
He said that the PML-N had done a lot for southern Punjab in the area of education and health, and providing them civic amenities.
Sharif, who is also the Punjab chief minister, said that the PML-N had so far presented two resolutions in the Punjab Assembly for restoring Bahawalpur state and creating a southern Punjab province, adding that the PML-N had got these resolutions approved.
“Unlike other political parties, we [at the PML-N] are committed to the demand of creating new provinces,” he said, adding that southern Punjab was given more development funds in relation to its population.
Sharif also said that Fort Munro is being developed as a tourist resort.
The chief minister said that marked improvement had been made in various sectors in southern Punjab, including health, education and infrastructure development.
During the current fiscal year, 36% of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) was being spent on southern Punjab, Sharif said, adding that development projects worth Rs229bn were being completed in southern Punjab.
The chief minister said that a 10% quota had been fixed for southern Punjab in all government schemes, including Apna Roozgar.
He stressed that avoiding confrontation and agitation are in the larger national interest.
Those who called on the chief minister included Federal Minister Sardar Awais Khan Leghari, Minister of State Abdul Rehman Kanjo, MNAs Sardar Amjad Farooq Khan Khosa, Malik Sultan Mehmood Hunjra and Sardar Ashique Hussain Gopang, Provincial Assembly member (MPA) Zeshan Gurmani and former MNA Saddique Khan Baloch.
Provincial Minister Rana Mashhood Ahmad and Special Assistant to the Chief Minister Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan were also at the meeting.
http://www.gulf-times.com/story/588707/PML-N-to-push-for-new-provinces-if-re-elected
