Should Punjab carry Pakistan's burden?

[kakaballi]

Re: Should Punjab carry Pakistan’s burden

@Silaaj

Well, if Punjab goes its own way, then they lose electricity and gas, both of which primarily come from KPK, Sindh and Baluchistan. They lose access to the seaport, which means they lose access to imports, or at the least, they have to pay a lot more to Sindh for access to sea based imports. I reckon if there ever is such a split, Punjab will prefer India for its business dealings, rather than Sindh/KPK…

That would hurt everyone. Just like partition of India hurt everyone. But that is past now.

Future is devolving power. A developed South Punjab, Baluchistan and Sindh would even speed up development in Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi. If people in underdeveloped areas have more purchasing power though development, they would spend more on outputs of industries and services from already comparatively developed areas. Everyone wins in that case.