The resolutions request that the government make amendments for new provinces in the 1973 Constitution.
Two resolutions were submitted for the formation of South Punjab and once for making Thal a separate province.
Speaker of the Punjab Assembly reserved his decision on presenting the resolution in the house.
PML-Q’s Chaudhry Zaheeruddin said his party will continue the struggle until new provinces are formed.
The PML-Q had, on August 5, submitted a resolution notice in the Punjab Assembly regarding the formation of a new province for the people of South Punjab.
Following in the footsteps of PML-Q, PML-Zia had submitted a resolution in the Punjab Assembly for the restoration of provincial status of Bahawalpur.
The PML-N on August 8 had decided to support the formation of new provinces in the country on administrative basis and demanded that the federal government form a constitutional commission in this regard.
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Each existing province need to be divided into at least 3-4 provices, not just Punjab. The demand for the formation of a constitutional commission is reasonable. This commision, should include intellectuals, technocrats, and political leaders, who are impartial and patriotic.