Overview
- MQM-P leaders held a press conference on Sunday calling for a national dialogue and saying Sindh presents the strongest case for new administrative units to improve service delivery.
- The party has placed a constitutional amendment bill before a parliamentary standing committee and said it may again seek Supreme Court action if legislative momentum stalls.
- Sindh’s PPP government and provincial ministers have flatly rejected dividing Sindh, saying the province’s people must decide and warning that forced change could inflame tensions.
- Policy experts at an SDPI forum urged that any reorganisation be paired with real devolution, stronger elected local governments and fiscal reforms to ensure services actually improve.
- The debate reflects long‑term pressures from rapid population growth, disputes over resource distribution and competing political interests, and federal officials say there is no formal government plan at this stage.