ISLAMABAD: Seeking cooperation on the matters related to the creation of South Punjab, Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Thursday sent letters to President Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) Shehbaz Sharif and Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.
According to details, he said that he requested their attention and suggestions on the amendment bill. He went on to say that he had asked PML-N President the names of two candidates from the party but the letter was not responded.
He said he has also mentioned the names of the most under-developed areas of Punjab in his recent letter.
He further mentioned in the letter that in the southern region, 55% of the rural population is living on less than 50% per capita income. In the south, 31% of the population lives below the national poverty line. Only 56.2% of the population has access to relatively good sanitation facilities. The infant mortality rate in South Punjab is higher than in the rest of the province.
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Earlier on Jan 20, Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mahmood Qureshi had written a letter to Opposition Leader of National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif and Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari regarding Parliamentary panel on South Punjab.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi, in his letter, has asked the opposition leaders to recommend names for a Parliamentary committee on the issue of the establishment of South Punjab province.
The minister in his letter said that the establishment of the province is subjected to a constitutional amendment, which requires support from the opposition as well.
