Bilawal says debate over Sindh’s division must e...

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• Speaking to reporters after inaugurating the expansion of Dr Kaikhusrow Nanabhoy Spencer’s Eye Hospital in Karachi, Bilawal said the province’s elected representatives had expressed the will of its people.
• The dispute over creating additional administrative units in Sindh centres on whether a new governance structure would improve service delivery or threaten the province’s territorial integrity.
• Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has also supported proposals for additional provinces or administrative units, arguing that changes to the existing system could improve accountability, governance and resource distribution.

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KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Tuesday reiterated his party’s opposition to dividing Sindh, saying the provincial assembly had already made its position clear and the debate should now come to an end.

Speaking to reporters after inaugurating the expansion of Dr Kaikhusrow Nanabhoy Spencer’s Eye Hospital in Karachi, Bilawal said the province’s elected representatives had expressed the will of its people.

He maintained that the people of Sindh had the right to decide the province’s future and that no one else could determine the fate of its cities. He also criticised political representatives who, he said, were promoting division and hatred instead of addressing public concerns.

When asked whether the federal government or its coalition partners had discussed amending the 18th Constitutional Amendment through a proposed 28th amendment, Bilawal responded in the negative.

The PPP chairman also criticised the federal government over what he described as Karachi being denied its rightful share of resources. He said the country’s economic hub needed effective coordination among federal, provincial and local authorities to improve public services and accelerate development.