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Ex-minister launches drive for new provinces

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Our Correspondent November 12, 2026 Less than a minute read
Former federal minister for information and broadcasting Muhammad Ali Durrani on Wednesday launched a nationwide movement for the immediate establishment of Bahawalpur, South Punjab and Hazara provinces

MULTAN:

Former federal minister for information and broadcasting Muhammad Ali Durrani on Wednesday launched a nationwide movement for the immediate establishment of Bahawalpur, South Punjab and Hazara provinces and the restoration of empowered local governments.

He said that for the past 80 years Pakistan has been run on one wheel, where 70 percent of the budget is showered on just one city (Lahore), while the people of the remaining areas are completely deprived of basic rights, employment and funds. To get rid of the large provincial system created by the British and the luxuries of the rulers, new provinces should be formed immediately.

He was addressing a news conference at the Multan Press Club on Wednesday. Durrani said that despite the continuous struggle of the people of Bahawalpur and Multan.

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