Public Opinion Best Way to Resolve New Provinces Issue: Mohsin Naqvi

Lahore: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has said that the best way to resolve the issue of new provinces is to seek public opinion, and that it is also necessary to learn the position of all political parties on the matter.

He was speaking to journalists at the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) in Lahore. He said that if the public says new provinces should not be created, then the government stands with the public.

According to Naqvi, every party has its own stance on new provinces, and the Pakistan Peoples Party also has its own position. He said that if there is some other better solution apart from this, the public should also be consulted on it.

The interior minister said that all parties, including the Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-N, are important for the government. In his words, the PML-N and everyone are together, no decision will be made through disagreement, and when everyone agrees, everything will happen.

The PPP strongly opposes the creation of new provinces in its stronghold of Sindh. On Monday, addressing a ceremony in Larkana, party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari called for a “political reset” instead of new provinces.