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ISLAMABAD: The PPP’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) will deliberate on the matter of creating new administrative units, which should be created through the mechanism provided in the Constitution and by means of an executive order, the party’s secretary general Nayyar Bokhari said on Friday.
“The Constitution of Pakistan has clearly laid down the complete procedure. Without a two-thirds majority in the relevant provincial assembly, the National Assembly and the Senate, neither the creation of new provinces nor any alteration in provincial boundaries is possible,” he said while speaking to Dawn.
“New provinces cannot be created through an executive order. They can only be created through a constitutional decision of Parliament,” he added.
Bokhari’s statement comes a day after Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi echoed demands by multiple political parties for more provinces or administrative units. Those advocating for more administrative units view them as a way to improve governance.
