Pakistan

Ameer launches political party for creation of Bahawalpur province

Launch of party termed ‘declaration of Bahawalpur’.

Kashif Ansari April 15, 2011

BAHALWALPUR:

The movement for creation of Bahawalpur province took a new turn with the launch of a new political party, the Bahawalpur Awami Party (BAP).

The announcement was made by the Ameer of Bahawalpur Nawab Salahuddin Abbasi at a public gathering held at Sadiq Garh Palace, Dera Nawab Sahib.

Announcing the launch of the BAP as “declaration of Bahawalpur,” Abbasi said the party would struggle for the restoration of the former state of Bahawalpur as a new province in southern Punjab.

“I know how the province of Bahawalpur will come into being,” Abbasi said while addressing the gathering. “No assembly or parliament will create your province. You will create it on the streets and on the railway tracks,” he added.

He declared that his party will fight against the discrimination faced by the people of Bahawalpur for the last several decades.

“You will have to come out to secure your rights; you will have to offer sacrifices,” he said, adding that he would spearhead the struggle.

He also urged the political bigwigs of the area to join hands for the betterment of their own people and area.

Senator Muhammad Ali Durrani, former federal minister Syed Tasneem Nawaz Gardezi, former state minister Malik Farooq Azam, Ameer Jamat-e-Islami Punjab Syed Waseem Akhter and several former provincial ministers were present at the occasion.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 15^th, 2011.

COMMENTS (6)

arshad kha | 13 years ago | Reply the decision taken by nawab sallahuddin abbassi is legal right for the people of bahawal pur beaing the richest state nothing is give to the people of bahawal pur now the decsion taken by the people is better for them

Rehan | 13 years ago | Reply inorder to solve an administrative issue, southern part of the punjab can constitute a separate province instead of Bahawalpur province alone. No discrimination!

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Haider | 13 years ago | Reply @leave us alone: dude this is a very naive comment from you. First of all you dont know the conditions that people are living over there. Bahawalpur was the richest state to be annexed to Pakistan and to it was a province before the One unit was created. The tax collected from this region is spent in the upper part of the province and the people of this area are subjected to a bias in the distribution of resources such as water, development works and budgets. this area is the poorest in the the province. Why shouldn't they be stopped from voicing their concerns. Don't they have a right to speak and ask for whats theirs already ?

Leave us alone | 13 years ago | Reply What’s next? Hazara province, Muhajir province, Seraiki province, Brahui province, Chitral province etc. ?...we don't cities in this country anymore. Lets just make hundreds and thousands of provinces .

A.ghaffar dawood | 13 years ago | Reply There is nothing wrong in creating a new province.In pre partition days Bhawalpur was a state and it deserves the provincial status.

faraz | 13 years ago | Reply Seperate province is essential to curb rising extremism in Southern Punjab. There is extreme poverty and entire budget of the province is spent in the upper Punjab which is the main support base for PML N.

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