Pakistan’s four-province map was built for a much smaller country. With the population now above 260 million, senior federal ministers are openly discussing whether the existing administrative structure can still deliver basic governance, and the debate over creating new provinces has picked up real pace in recent weeks. Background Pakistan’s current provincial setup, Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, dates back decades and has barely changed even as the population has multiplied several times over. Sources say powerful quarters are believed to favor restructuring the existing administrative setup through additional…
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