ISLAMABAD: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) submitted on Thursday two resolutions in the National Assembly for formation of Hazara and South Punjab provinces.
MQM’s Deputy Parliamentary Leader in the National Assembly Haider Abbas Rizvi told reporters outside the Parliament House that his party had started consulting with other political parties for the unanimous passage of these two resolutions.
Rizvi further said that their stance will become clearer when they take part in the discussion on the resolutions.
He added that MQM chief Altaf Hussain in a recent telephonic address to a congregation in Multan had promised to take initiative for the formation of new provinces.
“We have fulfilled the promise of our leader by submitting the resolutions,” Rizvi said.
He said that the MQM had proposed that the Hazara province should consist of six districts – Mansehra, Abbottabad, Khohistan, Haripur, Batgram and Togar, while a referendum should be held for the formation of a new province in South Punjab.
“Let the people of South Punjab themselves decide whether the name of new province should be Bahawalpur or Saraikistan,”
he said.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 30th, 2011.
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@Sular: Appreciate what's happening rather than nitpicking.
Nice move.....if the present tenure witnesses the formation of the two new provinces then PPP,PTI and MQM may open their offices there immediately. And masses over there will respond with their support. The reason is simple: both MQM and PTI supported the formation of the new provinces, and PPP will automatically be the third major player since: 1) Formation takes place during their regime. 2) They always talked about relationship between federation and provinces. 3)They have already shown positive signs for incresing admin. divisions within the country.
Great work MQM....keep it up..
I'd rather aim to stabilise the ever weakening federal administration before moving on the recommendation of the new provinces. What good is provincial stability when your centre is failing? It is nice to see MQM keeping their word but maybe it is not the right time.
Next will be Muhajir Province.
BTW, we want PEACE in Pakistan not PIECES of Pakistan i.e. Saraikistan, Hazarawall, Muhajiristan etc..... So, kindly do your efforts to bring peace in Pakistan, specially in Karachi. which will in return create opportunity for foreign investments to endup unemployment.
Poor People of Pakistan.
step by step beta jani
Why not formation for Hyderabad and Karachi.????
Correction: It's District Tor Ghar (meaning Black mountains), not "Togar"