The government has decided in principle to increase the number of provinces in Pakistan to 10, Radio Tehran reported. Punjab, the largest province, will be divided into three parts: Potohar, Southern Punjab and Central Punjab. Sindh will also be divided into three units. NWFP will be divided into two units, according to the report. Radio Tehran said the costal belt from Gwadar to Makran would also be made a separate administrative unit.
The federal government will lead the federation and the elected assemblies of the ten provinces will choose the chief ministers. Various political and regional parties have long demanded new provinces in Pakistan.
| I'd say one Punjab is probably more than enough, myself. The Balochs will go nuts over a proposal to tear off Gwadar. They're already up in arms about it — literally. Since the source is Radio Terrorhan, there's probably nothing to it, which doesn't mean that the holy men won't go nutz. |
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