ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister (FM) Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi has invited all opposition parties to reach consensus with the government on passage of a Constitutional amendment for the creation of a separate province for South Punjab.
In a tweet on Wednesday, Shah Mahmood Qureshi said irrespective of political affiliation, national interest requires unity on the issue.
He said PTI’s manifesto promises the creation of a separate province for the people of South Punjab and as a party we worked consistently to deliver on it.
Shah Mahmood Qureshi said our focus is socio-economic uplift through reforms and setting up of a South Punjab Civil Secretariat and district development coordination committees for better service delivery to people is a manifestation of this fact.
He mentioned the institution of a separate administrative structure, budgets, jobs and benefits with over 35 percent development budget for South Punjab and ring fencing to stop financial re-appropriation.
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