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Holding the political system accountable is a topic of discussion in New Provinces, but why does Pakistan’s People's Party oppose it?

Kainat Rasheed 3 min· 23 Sept AI

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01Open on the July day that Naqvi claims the system "collapsed" at a private business forum rather than during a parliamentary session. The site selection turns into a recurrent them…
02The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) is strengthening Pakistan’s investment proposition through an integrated, investor-centric framework designed to connect domestic…
03The government has decided to bring the issue of creating new provinces before Parliament for debate, with the National Assembly session now expected to be convened in the first we…
04Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif has begun informal consultations with legal experts on the proposal to create new provinces an…
05The Ministry of Interior has prepared a special report outlining various visa categories for foreign nationals, including business, tourist and grant visas, along with details of c…

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Open on the July day that Naqvi claims the system "collapsed" at a private business forum rather than during a parliamentary session. The site selection turns into a recurrent them…

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Government to Take New Provinces Debate to Parliament as PML-N, PPP Ease Tensions

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Nawaz Sharif Begins Informal Consultations on New Provinces,

Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif has begun informal consultations with legal experts on the proposal to create new provinces an…

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Government to Take New Provinces Debate to Parliament as PML-N, PPP Ease Tensions
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Government to Take New Provinces Debate to Parliament as PML-N, PPP Ease Tensions

The government has decided to bring the issue of creating new provinces before Parliament for debate, with the National Assembly session now expected to be convened in the first we…

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