 | Punjab divisions: Koh-e-Suleman province demand comes to fore
01 September 2012
|
| 
LAHORE: Following the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)’s rejection of the new provinces commission, chiefs of various tribes, feudal sardars and activists belonging to South Punjab have come forward questioning the authenticity of the commission and demanding the formation of yet another province, Koh-e-Suleman, The Express Tribune has learned.
Dera Ghazi Khan (DG Khan), one of two divisions of the southern Punjab, which is dominated and ruled by Baloch chiefs, rejected the parliamentary commission on the formation of South Punjab province and Bahawalpur province and demanded the formation of their own Koh-e-Suleman province.
In the unlikely event that their demands are met, Punjab would be divided into five units: South Punjab, Bahawalpur, Potohar, Central Punjab and Koh-e-Suleman. According to many politicians, demands for new Potohar and Koh-e-Suleman provinces have confused and muddled the cause of two agreed provinces, South Punjab and Bahawalpur.
Chief of Leghari tribe and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s senior leader Sardar Jamal Khan Leghari and chief of Baloch tribe Qaisrani, PML-N MPA Meer Badshah Khan Qaisrani, have come forward with the demand for a Koh-e-Suleman province.
Their road map is partially supported by other tribes of the belt who have said that if a detailed study on the proposed province is provided, they would be in a better position to decide whether it would be feasible or not.
Jamal Leghari, while talking to The Express Tribune, rejected the commission which is working under the chair of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator Farhatullah Babar and demanded the formation of a new national commission in which the road map for the formation of Koh-e-Suleman province is included.
He said that he had a vision for this unit which would be made up of DG Khan division, Musa Khel (Punjab), Dera Ismail Khan, Tank (K-P) and Barkhan district (Balochistan).
He said that Koh-e-Suleman should not be linked with one race. Rather it would be the area where Seraiki, Baloch, Urdu- and Pashto-speaking people could live in harmony.
Leghari claimed that remittances from resource-rich DG Khan and DI Khan could make the proposed province a successful one. He added that he is busy preparing a draft which provides details on the proposed province and plans on visiting all major stakeholders in the area and sharing it with them.
He said that all five big rivers meet in DG Khan, while hill torrents are sufficient for this unit to not only generate electricity to fulfill the demand of the area, but also to sell it outside the province
Qaisrani has already launched a movement in the Punjab Assembly trying to convince the lawmakers of the viability of the area as a separate province.
Chief of Dareeshak tribe Sardar Nasrullah Khan Dareeshak said that first the commission should carve out two provinces Bahawalpur and South Punjab and consider other provinces later. | | See Also in Political News
|
|  MQM decides to sue Imran Khan for defamation
20 May 2013
KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has decided to sue Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan for defamation.
MQM leader Wasay Jalil said that the party would sue Mr Khan for Rs50 billion for issuing statement against Altaf Hussain.
Imran Khan on Saturday held Mr Hussain responsible for the murder of his party leader Zahra Shahid, drawing strong reaction from the MQM.Full Story |  PTI to protest Zahra Shahid killing in Karachi today
20 May 2013
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan has announced peaceful protest demonstrations against the killing of Zahra Shahid and appealed to the people of Karachi to participate in the protest today (Monday).
In a video message from Lahore’s Shaukat Khanam Hospital, Khan said that murder of Zahra Shahid was atrocity and he held MQM chief Altaf Hussain and the British government responsible for the killing of his party leader.
He said that though he would not demand re-election, ... Full Story |  PPP to review reasons behind defeat: Zardari
20 May 2013
LAHORE: President Asif Ali Zardari has said that the Pakistan People’s Party was not provided level playing field during the election in Punjab.
Talking to a delegation of South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA), he said that a party meeting was convened today (Monday) to review reasons behind the party’s defeat in Punjab. However, he said that the Returning Officer played their “role” in the election.
Replying a query, he said that he would have opted to resign as the president ... Full Story | |
|
|
|
