More provinces are needed, but they should not be based on ethnic or clan links.
Saraiki-majority region is a province: Asfandyar
Updated at 23:11 PST Sunday, April 17, 2011
ISLAMABAD: Chief Awami National Party (ANP) Asfandyar Wali Khan Sunday described removal of Zulfiqar Mirza from Sindh home ministry as a PPP’s personal decision, adding that ANP considers Saraiki majority region ‘a province’, Geo News reported.
Addressing a press conference here, ANP chief denied impression of other parties’ involvement in Mirza’s ouster.
“ANP will punish its activists if found involved in criminal activities in Karachi,” he claimed.
He said that Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani’s Afghanistan visit would bear good fruits and termed PM’s visit ‘an onset’ of resolution to Pak-Afghan conflicts.
To a question, he said only FATA is a terrorism-torn region. He lauded the government’s resolve to take all coalition partners on board before budget for the next fiscal year.
“ANP has constituted a party to seek budget advices,” he added, urging that the government must implement on 18th amendment.
ANP has kicked off registration of new members to reorganize party, he announced. “Inter-party elections will be held on October 15, ” he
Re: Saraiki-majority region is a province: Asfandyar
agreed as that could create more problems for the country if the provinces need to be broken, they should be broken in a way so as to improve administration of them
Re: Saraiki-majority region is a province: Asfandyar
this is political rubbish. we dont want Province. We do want Peace and Prosperity, and that too for all provinces. what blessings are our Sindh, Baluchistan and Khyber are enjoying that we would want another one for ourselves too. And as a matter of fact, all that this saraiki belt is earning is because of Punjab govt. Make another province and you go down the drain like the other provinces are. And when there is no furor about this province thingy in the masses too. Its purely political, thats it. I think people of Sindh and Baluchistan may deserve separation and individual status much more than saraiki belt.