The government should avoid confrontation by initiating debate over formation of new provinces, and the Pakistan Muslim League-Functional would oppose division of provinces on ethnic lines. The PML-F chief Pir Pagara expressed these views on Thursday.
“People will start demanding provinces from every nook and corner of the country if provinces are divided on ethnic lines. The parliament should be allowed to deal with the issue of new provinces.”
The spiritual leader of the Hur community added that the incumbent Pakistan Peoples Party government will continue to work until the caretaker setup is put in place by the next three months. “No single political party will win the upcoming elections, and a coalition government will be formed in 2013,” predicted the PML-F leader.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 31st, 2012.
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we are with pir pagara................
@Maqbool basha: I think he was referring to ethnicities, and not sectarian orientation.
Why not Mr.Pir Pagara? While one particular sect is killing the people of other sects, and you people being opportunistic and selfish, never utter one word against their crime, you want these vulnerable sections to become sacrificial goats for your votes.