No individual politician, especially those controlling federal government, who are not domicile holders of Hazara or South Punjab should be playing politics of carving out more provinces on ethnic grounds. The PPP needs to understand that it is sowing seeds for division of Sindh itself. How can they justify demands for creation of new provinces in KP and Punjab, be it on ethnicity or administrative grounds, without the same logic applying to Sindh and Balochistan? After all Karachi has for years been subjected to a battle for turf between parties divided basically on ethnic lines.
Mere creation of more provinces will not resolve the issues that are faced by poor masses, who are suffering because of poor governance by a corrupt establishment and an equally corrupt group of politicians. More administrative units need to be created only if they are to be administered by men with relatively better integrity, credibility and moral standards than the those who are part of the present system, because they are part of problem and not the solution.
No system of governance, be it a democratic setup or dictatorship, can function without an effective welfare system for masses and accountability for the top elite ruling class. While democracy is definitely better than any dictatorship, the only exception being Singapore, it can only deliver if there is system of checks and balances. It is unfortunate for Pakistan that most of its rulers, be they political or military dictators, have abused their powers, plundered this country and left it weaker, while they and their cronies have became billionaires.
M T ALI
Illinois, USA
A formula across the board should be applied in Pakistan, based on instability, insecurity, and economic deprivation. Karachi is the most instable and insecure city of Pakistan .The Idea to divide Karachi in to manageable four portions along with the Sindh’s underdeveloped territory will create four small provinces providing better Safety, Security, equal opportunity and Economic wellbeing uplift of underdeveloped areas of Sind, this should be applied to other mega cities of Pakistan also.
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