Pakistan interior minister calls for new administrative units to overhaul governance
Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has proposed creating new administrative units to improve governance and public service delivery. He argues that the current system has collapsed and requires a national political consensus to decentralize power.
Why it matters
Administrative reform is a highly sensitive issue in Pakistan, as it touches on ethnic tensions and the balance of power between central and provincial governments.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Thursday called for creating new administrative units to bring government closer to citizens, arguing that the country’s governance system had “collapsed” and required broad political consensus to reset it.</p>
Proposals to create new provinces or administrative units have long been politically contentious in Pakistan, where the country is divided into four provinces and changes to provincial boundaries require constitutional amendments and broad political agreement. Supporters argue smaller administrative units would improve governance and public service delivery, while opponents fear they could fuel ethnic and political divisions.</p>
Speaking in televised remarks, Naqvi said Pakistan’s decades-old administrative structure was no longer equipped to meet the needs of a growing population and that decision-making had to be devolved to bring government closer to ordinary citizens.</p>
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