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ISLAMABAD: PPP Secretary General Nayyar Bokhari asserted on Sunday that provincial autonomy “must remain free from interference”.
He said this in a statement, in which he also referred to a proposed 28th constitutional amendment — a possible constitutional package about which PPP insiders have expressed fear that it could deal a serious blow to the financial autonomy and powers over certain key portfolios that were devolved to the provinces after 2010 under the 18th Constitutional Amendment.
The 18th Amendment, passed under the PPP-led government in 2010, was a landmark legislation in the country’s constitutional scheme, as it devolved powers to the provinces in key areas of public services, including health, women’s development, social welfare and local government.
Under the amendment, the provinces’ share of federal resources was set at 57.5 per cent. Calls for a review of the 18th Amendment have been made several times in the past, and have come from different sides of the political spectrum.
