Health Minister Kamal calls new provinces national necessity

Minister demands administrative changes

Syed Mustafa Kamal stated that forming new provinces is not a political desire but a vital requirement. He noted the four existing provinces received Rs8,844 billion yet funds failed to reach villages. The minister stated that provinces did not pass authority or money down to lower levels of local administration. This lack of devolution remains the biggest problem facing the country according to his speech.

Size comparison with other nations

Kamal highlighted that Punjab is larger than 180 countries while Sindh exceeds 175 nations in size. He added Khyber Pakhtunkhwa surpasses 162 countries and Balochistan is bigger than 185 nations globally. Iran has 17 provinces, Afghanistan holds 37, and India contains 38 administrative units for comparison. Pakistan's current structure differs significantly from these regional neighbors regarding population distribution and area.

Karachi economic potential remains low

The minister described Karachi as the revenue engine of the country despite its massive untapped potential. He remarked that even 10 percent of the citys actual potential has not been utilized so far. Kamal maintained that Karachi, not the IMF, would extract Pakistan from its financial predicament. He compared building new provinces to adding rooms when a family grows in size.