To stabilize and to further develop Pakistan, Pakistani government should consider creating smaller provinces. The four provinces, FATA, and northern area should be divided into 34-37 smaller provinces.
In reality this will make the federation more balanced and address the grievances of smaller provinces against Punjab. It will also elimination the dominance of PMLN in punjab, MQM in Karachi and dominance of [Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) and PPP in Interior Sindh.
It is vital for Pakistan to have more smaller provinces, which can be governed by the local government, this will not only stabilize the country but also help develop faster. Each province will get it share of representation in federal government.
Each province will have economic development system, local government will promote the industry and service sectors as a means to socioeconomic achievement.
Each state will develop it's own economic structure, economic planning of the future development in various field: Engineering, agriculture, food processing industry, sea food. Local government will be responsible to try to find the fastest way to lift up the economy through investment from both domestic and foreign investors.
More Provinces will further develop Pakistan
- Easy Administration: It will be beneficial both for the public and the Govt. to administer. For public, need not to travel long to reach provincial headquarter to accomplish their work.
- Employment Opportunities:With the creation of new provinces lot of jobs will be created in public as well as private sector.
- Speedy Justice:New High couts will be formed in each new provinces. It will provide justice quickly and economically.
- Route to Democracy: More provinces will result in more balance representation in National Assembly and Senate. hence it will strength the democratic values.
These provinces must have sweeping powers to manage their own affairs and very few areas should be under federal jurisdiction.
Every citizen will pay two taxes (both will be at a reduced rate based on United States and Canadian Model), one to the federal government and the other to the respective provincial government.
This will make the provinces self sufficient and central funding should be allocated on basis of need for development as well as population.
It will resolve majority of the problems. There are so many questions were left unanswered for 60+ years, FATA, Northern Area, undeveloped Baluchistan. Create more provinces, distribute the resources to all the provinces not just one. Remove landlord (zamidar,wadara,choudary) system.
Each Provincial government responsible for:
1- Democratic Governance
2- Poverty Reduction (Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger)
3- Crisis Prevention and Recovery
4- Energy and Environment
5- Improve Health Care system (Reduce Child Mortality /Improve Maternal Health)
6- Develop global partnership for Economy and Social development
We need to improve our country.we need to educated the masses so we can get rid of lawlessness and corruption from our country. We need to create jobs, improve economy, our textile companies need quality control (Pakistan lose Textile export due to quality control).
Federal Government should have five responsibilities:
a. Defence
b. Foreign Affairs
c. Currency ( Central Bank)
d. Communications ( Roads, rails, ports & telecommunications)
e. Education
All major ports as part of communication should be joint federal/Provincial jurisdiction
How will it work?
To reduce the government expenses, these new 34-37 provinces will have Governor system, (There is NO need for CM). This will elimate CM position as well as Division commissioner position.
Governor and his small team will be responsible of coordinating tasks with district governments within province.
Decentralization of Power, more power will be transferred to District and tehsel level governments. [Smaller Federal government, Smaller Provincial government, larger District Government]
Balochistan Region is divided into 8 Administrative units. These will be given a provincial status
1) Karachi-Bela [Option to join with Karachi to make Karachi-Bela Province or keep it seprately]
2) Kharan
3) Khuzdar
4) Makran
5) Nasirabad
6) Quetta
7) Sibi
8) Zhob
Gilgit-Baltistan Region is divided into 2 Administrative Units. These will be given a provincial status
1) Baltistan 2) Gilgit
Northwest Region is divided into 7 Administrative units. These will be given a provincial status
These new provinces will include FATA area and former KPK province.
1) Bannu (also includes North Wazirstan agency)
2) Dera Ismail Khan (Also includes South Wazirstan agency)
3) Hazara
4) Kohat (also includes Orakzai and Kurram Agency)
5) Malakand (also Includes Bajaur Agency)
6) Mardan
7) Peshawar (Also Includes Mohmand and Khyber agency)
Sindh Region is divided into 6 Administrative units. These will be given a provincial status
1) Banbhore
2) Hyderabad
3) Karachi
4) Larkana
5) Mirpur Khas
6) Sukkur
Punjab Region is divided into 9 Administrative units. These will be given a provincial status
1) Bahawalpur
2) Dera Ghazi Khan
3) Faisalabad
4) Gujranwala
5) Lahore
6) Multan
7) Rawalpindi
8) Sahiwal
9) Sargodha
Kashmir Region is divided into 5 Administrative units. These will be given a provincial status
1) Muzaffarabad (Azad Kashmir)
2) Kashmir Valley (occupied by India)
3) Jummu (occupied by India)
4) Ladakh (occupied by India)
5) Aksai Chin (occupied by China)
“I want to see 35 provinces in Pakistan instead of just four for a population of 180 million. Under the new system, every division of Pakistan will be awarded the status of a
province to ascertain that power, authority and resources are devolved down to the district levels and do not remain centralized. Similarly, I want to see 150 districts and 800
sub-division governments consisting of 400 city governments and 400 rural governments. I also want to see 6,000 union council's governments.” Dr.Tahir ul Qadri Chairman of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT)