Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shaukat Yousafzai has supported the proposal to create new provinces but said the government should first hold free and fair elections.
Speaking on a private media channel, Yousafzai said elected representatives in parliament should decide whether the country needs additional provinces.
“Free and fair elections should be held before creating new provinces. The real representatives of the people should make the decision,” he said.
He added that if political parties failed to reach a consensus, the government should hold a referendum on the issue.
Yousafzai said several countries, including Türkiye and India, had increased the number of their administrative units.
“Those who ruled repeatedly and took turns in power failed to fix the system,” he said.
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Earlier, the Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi addressed Pakistan’s first Economic Summit in Islamabad on Thursday, saying that new administrative units or provinces are the solution to the country’s problems.
Speaking at the first Pakistan Economic Summit, Naqvi further said he usually avoids making political speeches, but felt it was necessary to speak about politics on this occasion.
‘New administrative units or provinces are solution’
Speaking at the event, he said those sitting in the hall were also responsible for the current condition of the country.
He said that the current system of the country has been destroyed, further adding that the problems will not be resolved.
