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Outline
1. Introduction
Punjab with more than half of the majority in the National Assembly plays the
dominant role in the formation of government.
The renaming of the NWFP as Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa.
According to 1998 census the population of the Province was 17.7 million and
today it is around 20 million, of which more than 30% are non-Pushto
speaking and their views cannot be ignored.
Protests in Hazara division.
Demand from the Potohar region and from some segments of interior Sindh
and Balochistan.
People have started talking about their own provinces so that they could also
get their due identity and rights.
After the 2008 elections, MNAs from South Punjab, irrespective of their party
affiliations, unanimously raised their concerns alleging that this part of the
Punjab was somewhat neglected and kept underdeveloped by successive
regimes.
Due to ethnic Differences
Linguistic basis
Administrative reasons
We should have learned lesson from our so called strategic partner USA, our
brother China and our enemy India.
Empowerment at the local level is the key for the survival of super powers
and world economies.
The idea of empowerment at the local level was really successful and has
delivered at the door steps of karachiites during the tenure of Mayor Kamal.
It will open the doors of peace, progress and economic growth for Pakistan.
Address the root causes of socio-economic problems and strengthen the state
of Pakistan.
Would not more such entities create more national discord by increasing the
pressure on resources such as water and money?
If not handled properly, carving out a new province, however legitimate and
just, could stoke cultural and ethnicity based rivalries.
Chance that the non-Seraiki speaking people may get marginalized in a new
province.
8. Recommendations:
The political leadership would have to deal with southern Punjab and its
populace very carefully.
All political parties should sit together and debate the issues that needed to be
addressed before announcing any new province.
9. Conclusion