QUETTA: Central Leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Javed Hashmi urged Pakistan Muslim League-N chief, Mian Nawaz Sharif to support demarcation of small provinces and decentralization of powers.
He was addressing a news conference here at Press Club here on Saturday. "If Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif want to save country, then, they will have to support formation of new provinces and decentralization of powers," he said.
He said that his party fully supports demands for restoraiton of Bahawalpur province and formation of Hazara, Seraiki, Pothohar and FATA provinces.
He recalled that presently India has 29 provinces while it is going to form 11 more provinces this year.
Hashmi said that world forces have been keeping eye on Balochistan. He said that military action was not solution to Balochistan issue.
Hashmi pointed out that a struggle has been continuing for rights in Balochistan for last 60 years.
He demanded to end injustices with people of Balochistan. The PTI leader said it was Mian Nawaz Sharif who forced other political parties to boycott general elections.
He said that when he was detained in jail, Mian Nawaz Sharif and Shaheed Benazir Bhutto made phone calls to him assuring him that they would run an ideological politics.
He said that former dictaor Gen. Pervez Musharrf had threatened him (Javed Hashmi) and Nawab Akbar Bugti of dire consequences.
Comments
Comments are closed for this article.