INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Opposition PML-N moved a constitutional amendment bill in the National Assembly on Monday, seeking the set upment of Bahawalpur and South
Punjab provinces.&If the PTI government is serious about Bahawalpur and South Punjab provinces, we shall extend unconditional support,&
Ahsan Iqbal said during a news conference.The PML-N lawmaker said he was afraid that the Pakistan Tekreen-e-Insaf (PTI) government would
take a U-turn on the formation of new provinces as well.According to the bill, the province of Bahawalpur shall comprise the existing
administrative division of Bahawalpur.The South Punjab province shall comprise existing administrative divisions of Dera Ghazi Khan and
After the formation of the new provinces, these divisions would be excluded from Punjab.Entire National Assembly seats for Bahawalpur
province would be 18 (15 general and 3 women), while South Punjab would have 38 (31 general and 7 women) seats
Further, if the bill is passed Bahawalpur province shall have 39 provincial assembly seats and South Punjab 80.TheIndianSubcontinent has not
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