New Provinces : Bahawalpur, Multan and Hazarah

[marwati]

Re: New Provinces : Bahawalpur, Multan and Hazarah

@Ali_Syed

I think the PM has converted it into a political issue he wants a big Seraiki province so as to cash it in the next elections, where as if they go for administrative division it should have a Bahawalpur and Multan provinces. Sahiwal is a Punjabi district, and only 2-3 hours away from Lahore, they are adding some areas of Sahiwal into the province as well. Plus if they include DI Khan/Tank as well that would further complicate the issue.

Bilkul tank aur DI khan ka masla paicheeda he. Tank is 90% pashtuns, it was never part of seraiki belt, seraiki speaking jats live only in tank city. DI khan though a seraiki-majority district, consist of two zones. Eastren portion of district adjacent with punjab is entirely seraiki speaking jat populated area, it is very fertile and has dense population. Westren portion adjacent to waziristan, has pashtun tribes like gandapur, miankhel, babar, kundi etc. Moreover F.R DI khan , adjacent to zhoab district of balochistan is inhabited by pashto speaking sherani tribe. Also population of paniala region of DI khan, near shiekh badin mountains, is marwat who are pashtun.DI khan is a mixed district, there are pashtun influences over jatts and there are seraiki influences over pashtuns. If you hear seraiki of DIkhan, its accent is close to pashto.