“Demand for new Provinces is not New”
In recent days, you have witnessed the news about the formation of new provinces, but it’s not the first time. It is true that Pakistan’s Administrative Structure need changes with time, due to an increasing population. Large provincial areas also seem to contribute to poor administration, political imbalance, and even ethnic tensions, because of which mistrust breeds between small provinces and the federation. To enhance good governance, a number of countries have established new provinces or states across the world. To illustrate, India has 28 states and 8 union territories today, but in the year 1947, at the time of partition, there were only 8 provinces. In Pakistan demand for new provinces is not new, in fact, almost all the parties had raised this issue before elections in order to increase their decreasing popularity or for political point scoring to get votes from these areas. Requirements to create new Provinces: The Constitution of Pakistan 1973, allows the creation...