Pakistan, Feb. 17 -- There is no good argument against the creation of more provinces. Then what cause withholds us to start that process? Politics. Our parochial, self-serving and divisive politics.
This government led a spirited campaign for the creation of the South Punjab province, cautiously divulging little on the campaign trail regarding the precise geographical boundaries of that province. Similar promises have been made in the past by the PPP and have not been honored. But the great conundrum of Naya Pakistan is while its difficult for PTI to follow through with the campaign promise of change, given the flickering majority in the Houses - more on it later, to renege on its promise of more provinces would be suicidal. Damned if the...