Eight PML-N lawmakers quit party, vow to make south Punjab separate province

[AdeelFaheem]

LAHORE: As many as eight Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz lawmakers on Monday, including six MNAs and two MPAs, parted ways with the ruling party and announced to launch a mass movement to make south Punjab a separate province.

“The purpose of the press conference is to announce the movement to create of a new province,” Khusro Bakhtiar said while addressing a press conference in Lahore along with other disgruntled leaders.

“Making South Punjab a separate province is our one-point agenda,” he said.

Bakhtiarwho is a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from a PML-N seat has previously served as minister of state for foreign affairs. Along with him,Tahir Iqbal (MNA from Vehari), Rana Muhammad Qasim (MNA from Multan), Basit Bukhari (MNA from Muzaffargarh),Sardar Dareshak and Saleemullah Chauhdry also announced to quit PML-N.

Stating that they will create a separate province for southern Punjab, Bakhtiar said, “Poverty rate is higher than 51% in southern Punjab.”

"The creation of a separate province for southern Punjab is a one-point agenda," he added.

"I greatly admire and respect Lahore but cannot forget the pain of south Punjab where my ancestors are buried," Bakhtiar added explaining the need for a separate province.

The lawmakers said their alliance will be led by former interim prime minister Balakh Sher Mazari.

Two MPAs announce they'll contest 2018 elections as independent candidates

On the occasion, two PML-N MPAs Ali Asghar Manda and Tariq Mehmood Bajwa announced they’ll be contesting in the 2018 general elections from the National Assembly as independent candidates.

Ali Asghar Manda has been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab since 2008. He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from PP-165 Sheikhupura-IV constituency in the 2008 general elections and was re-elected in 2013.

Tariq Mehmood Bajwa has also been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab since 2008. He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a PML-N from PP-170 Nankana Sahib-I constituency in general elections 2008 and re-elected in 2013.

Earlier in 2002, both the MPAs contested general elections as independent candidates but were not elected.

Source: https://www.geo.tv/latest/190291-ei...ty-vow-to-make-south-punjab-separate-province

How many of you remember "Choto Gang Surrender"?? [emoji4]

 

[El Sidd]

it seems elections are possible lol

 

[Max]

This is formality before every election.

 

[Irfan Baloch]

you guys have no clue how much Punjab specially the northern part is hated in the rest of the country
your largest party has confined Punjab within Lahore and now it is being run operationally by a crown Princess which can bring this country to a brink if the things continue the way the House of Sherif is running the country.

 

[Arsalan]

you guys have no clue how much Punjab specially the northern part is hated in the rest of the country
your largest party has confined Punjab within Lahore and now it is being run operationally by a crown Princess which can bring this country to a brink if the things continue the way the House of Sherif is running the country.

Even many from north Punjab will side with other parts of the country if it comes to this! It is less to do with people and more with who have ruled them and HOW!

 

[Zibago]

Even many from north Punjab will side with other parts of the country if it comes to this! It is less to do with people and more with who have ruled them and HOW!

Yes sir jee tagays from our region ruin our image

 

[Syed1.]

Good.... the House of Sharif is sinking fast.

 

[Arsalan]

Yes sir jee tagays from our region ruin our image

True!
It is them that make us look less patriotic and more selfish which is generally not the case to be honest! These politicians have always cared for nothing but their own seats! Punjab gives them the most power (because of population) and that is where their interest is. You change that by breaking it up into smaller provinces OR by increase ratio of seats from other parts, the love story will end!

 

[AdeelFaheem]

ستّر ،70، سال اس ملک کو بنے کو ہو گئے ہیں اکہترواں سال چل رہا ہے. دو انسٹیٹیوٹ ہیں جنھوں نے ان 70 سالوں میں پاکستان پر حکومت کی.
پارلیمنٹ نے تقریباً 37سال
آرمی نے تقریباً 34 سال
یہ محرومیوں کا رونا روزِاول سے چالو ہے.

 

[Flash_Ninja]

I called it several months ago, this party is simply too conflicted and fractured to be sustainable

Now lets hope that some PPP lawmakers in Karachi wake up and band to create a separate province there.

 

[Asimzranger]

 

[Thunder.Storm]

you guys have no clue how much Punjab specially the northern part is hated in the rest of the country
your largest party has confined Punjab within Lahore and now it is being run operationally by a crown Princess which can bring this country to a brink if the things continue the way the House of Sherif is running the country.

You are right. And I agree with you.

 

[xyxmt]

at least dont call them law makers, how many laws they have introduced/passed

 

[WaLeEdK2]

you guys have no clue how much Punjab specially the northern part is hated in the rest of the country
your largest party has confined Punjab within Lahore and now it is being run operationally by a crown Princess which can bring this country to a brink if the things continue the way the House of Sherif is running the country.

Literally it's only Lahore. Other places in north Punjab can't stand Lahore either.

 

[Dastaan]

nafsiyati mareez khadm e ala k karnamay hain saray

Southern Punjab's funds issued for expansion of roads in Lahore

Punjab government, in a sitting, decided that it would manage expenditures for above mentioned project by cutting uplift funds of various ongoing schemes which includes construction and maintenance of roads, hospitals, schools, colleges and sewerage system in Layyah, Rajanpur, DG Khan, Bahawalnagar, Vehari and Khanewal districts of Southern Punjab.