Pakistan's New Provinces Plan ?

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Zardari is upto no good...

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All this talk about “more provinces” sounds innocent on the surface, but one must ask the real question: why did the Establishment suddenly bring this into the national conversation? What exactly is the benefit for them? And more importantly.... is there anything in this for the public? Will ordinary Pakistanis get even a single ounce of relief?

Because the math is brutal.

Creating 32 provinces doesn’t mean development, it means 32 Chief Ministers, 32 provincial cabinets, 32 bureaucratic empires, and dozens of new political fiefdoms. It means 28 additional platforms for the same elite families, Zardari, Bilawal, Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz, Shahbaz Sharif, Hamza Shahbaz to expand their patronage networks.

Pakistan is struggling to secure just 3 billion dollars from lenders.
Where exactly will the money come from to finance 32 new provincial governments?

Will the public be hit with...

• higher electricity tariffs?
• new petroleum levies?
• more indirect taxes?
• more surcharges disguised as “reforms”?

Because nothing in Pakistan is free especially not political expansion.

The entire proposal makes it look like the Establishment is not worried about Pakistan’s economic survival or public suffering. They seem worried about their own position, their own leverage, their own administrative reach.

And one cannot ignore the geopolitical angle.... Is this sudden push for provincial fragmentation coming from external pressure? Is this being encouraged by Western partners at a time when China is openly unhappy with Pakistan’s instability and governance paralysis?

The timing is suspicious.
The economics are impossible.
And the public benefit is nonexistent.

This is not reform.
This is political multiplication of power centers at the expense of a nation already drowning.

This will require legislation, pass amendments and have to be approved by provincial assemblies.

There are even talks to bring back Altaf Hussian to create another MQM. How will establishment manage 3 different MQM ?

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These are establishment puppets and completely useless. Same Mustafa Kamal during PSP accused Wasim Akhtar of drinking and having Cocaine parties.

 

[PakAl]

All this talk about “more provinces” sounds innocent on the surface, but one must ask the real question: why did the Establishment suddenly bring this into the national conversation? What exactly is the benefit for them? And more importantly.... is there anything in this for the public? Will ordinary Pakistanis get even a single ounce of relief?

Because the math is brutal.

Creating 32 provinces doesn’t mean development, it means 32 Chief Ministers, 32 provincial cabinets, 32 bureaucratic empires, and dozens of new political fiefdoms. It means 28 additional platforms for the same elite families, Zardari, Bilawal, Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz, Shahbaz Sharif, Hamza Shahbaz to expand their patronage networks.

Pakistan is struggling to secure just 3 billion dollars from lenders.
Where exactly will the money come from to finance 32 new provincial governments?

Will the public be hit with...

• higher electricity tariffs?
• new petroleum levies?
• more indirect taxes?
• more surcharges disguised as “reforms”?

Because nothing in Pakistan is free especially not political expansion.

The entire proposal makes it look like the Establishment is not worried about Pakistan’s economic survival or public suffering. They seem worried about their own position, their own leverage, their own administrative reach.

And one cannot ignore the geopolitical angle.... Is this sudden push for provincial fragmentation coming from external pressure? Is this being encouraged by Western partners at a time when China is openly unhappy with Pakistan’s instability and governance paralysis?

The timing is suspicious.
The economics are impossible.
And the public benefit is nonexistent.

This is not reform.
This is political multiplication of power centers at the expense of a nation already drowning.

This will require legislation, pass amendments and have to be approved by provincial assemblies.

There are even talks to bring back Altaf Hussian to create another MQM. How will establishment manage 3 different MQM ?

These are establishment puppets and completely useless. Same Mustafa Kamal during PSP accused Wasim Akhtar of drinking and having Cocaine parties.

Makes sense, every CM will need 100 body guards, cooks, cleaners, CM house, cars.

How about keep 4 provinces and provincial assemblies but devolve the power to 200 Mayor led local councils. The 4 assemblies only legislate, and look after police and few other areas meanwhile 200 devolved local mayor's will get budget for roads, schools, will manage cleaning etc. I think constitution also calls for this but noone follows it.

 

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Makes sense, every CM will need 100 body guards, cooks, cleaners, CM house, cars.

How about keep 4 provinces and provincial assemblies but devolve the power to 200 Mayor led local councils. The 4 assemblies only legislate, and look after police and few other areas meanwhile 200 devolved local mayor's will get budget for roads, schools, will manage cleaning etc. I think constitution also calls for this but noone follows it.

The proposal to route NFC funds directly to cities and empower elected mayors is, in principle, a meaningful step toward decentralization and service delivery reform. But without a strong system of checks, balances, and mandatory annual audits, this model can easily collapse into the same cycle of misuse that has plagued provincial and district administrations for decades.

If financial oversight is weak, NFC money risks being diverted into personal indulgence, patronage networks, and laundering channels instead of public welfare. Empowerment without accountability simply creates a new layer of unregulated power.

At the same time, even a city‑centric NFC model cannot be implemented without constitutional amendments, because provinces currently hold dominant fiscal authority. They legally control NFC flows and have no incentive to surrender that power. Any reform that bypasses them will require legislation, political consensus, and structural redesign of Pakistan’s fiscal framework.

My EZ model if implemented correctly will eliminate provinces monopoly, and IPP contracts won't apply to them. So, EZ can produce their own electricity or buy it cheap from other providers.