Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has said that the provincial government has repeatedly made it clear that it does not accept any proposal to divide Sindh.
Reacting to Mustafa Kamal’s remarks regarding the creation of new provinces, Murad Ali Shah said, “Even if the entire village dies, you still won’t become the chief,” while pointing out that the Sindh Assembly has passed resolutions several times in favor of the province’s unity.
He said a two-thirds majority is required for such a constitutional change and that the Constitution clearly lays out the relevant procedure.
He added that neither the current nor any future Sindh Assembly would pass such a resolution with a two-thirds majority.
“This issue is not in the interest of Sindh,” Murad Ali Shah said.
He added that the people of Sindh would pass such resolutions through the Sindh Assembly as many times as they wanted.
Murad Ali Shah also said the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is often accused of having one position on provinces in Sindh and another in Punjab.
He noted that a resolution for the creation of two new provinces has already been passed in Punjab.
“I also want amendments to the Constitution, but they cannot be made simply because someone wants them,” he said.
It is worth mentioning that Pakistan has recently seen renewed calls for creating new provinces, with MQM-P pushing for new administrative units, particularly in Sindh, citing governance and resource-distribution concerns.
