• Nayyar Bokhari insists constitutional procedure, provincial consent are essential• Rana Sanaullah says no such bill, resolution or preparations currently underway
ISLAMABAD: The PPP, a key ally of the PML-N-led ruling coalition, has questioned Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s silence over the debate on creating new provinces and sought his stance on the matter.
The PPP had earlier maintained that any move to create additional federating units must follow the procedure laid down in the Constitution. However, the PPP-led Sindh government on Wednesday got a resolution passed by the provincial assembly opposing any further division of the country’s existing four provinces.
Meanwhile, PML-N leader and Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah on Friday reiterated that no preparations were currently under way for the creation of new provinces.
During parliamentary proceedings last month, PPP lawmaker Agha Rafiullah had called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to come to the National Assembly and give a policy statement on the issue of new provinces.
