{"id":69432,"date":"2025-12-08T15:38:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T10:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chinaurdu.com\/eng\/?p=69432"},"modified":"2025-12-08T15:38:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T10:38:57","slug":"pakistan-needs-smaller-provinces-for-better-governance-says-federal-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinaurdu.com\/eng\/?p=69432","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan needs smaller provinces for better governance, says Federal Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Federal Minister Abdul Aleem Khan has once again called for the creation of multiple new provinces across Pakistan, arguing that smaller administrative units would improve governance and public service delivery.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a workers\u2019 convention in Faisalabad, the minister said both Sindh and Punjab should be divided into three new provinces each, adding that this restructuring would directly benefit citizens. He suggested that Sindh\u2019s new administrative units could be named Central Sindh, Southern Sindh and Northern Sindh.<\/p>\n<p>Khan said the same model could be applied to Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where, according to him, three provinces each could also be formed. \u201cSmaller provinces will strengthen administrative control,\u201d he said, adding that many neighbouring countries already operate with smaller units.<\/p>\n<p>The federal minister urged chief ministers of all provinces to support the move, saying broad consensus was necessary for any constitutional restructuring.<\/p>\n<p>He also voiced strong support for the military, claiming that under the leadership of the army chief, Pakistan\u2019s armed forces had given India a \u201chumiliating defeat.\u201d The Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party, he said, stands firmly with the Pakistan Army and would back anyone who supports the institution.<\/p>\n<p>Khan further warned that those spreading \u201cnonsense\u201d on social media would face accountability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal Minister Abdul Aleem Khan has once again called for the creation of multiple new provinces across Pakistan, arguing that smaller administrative units would improve governance and public service delivery. 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