{
  "id": 5225860,
  "title": "Creation of new provinces: ‘Any decision without consensus would fail to yield positive results’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/creation-of-new-provinces-any-decision-without-consensus-would-fail",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-03T02:01:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40437716/creation-of-new-provinces-any-decision-without-consensus-would-fail-to-yield-positive-results"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "LAHORE: Central Punjab General Secretary of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Syed Hassan Murtaza, emphasized on Wednesday that the creation of new provinces in Pakistan requires consensus. Speaking at the Peoples Logistic Wing's inaugural ceremony in Sagian, organized by Tanveer Jutt, Murtaza cautioned that any unilateral decision would likely result in unfavorable outcomes. Addressing the recent flooding crisis in Lahore and Faisalabad, he called for accountability in the aftermath of the PIMS hospital tragedy. Murtaza also questioned the government's ability to legitimately establish new provinces while failing to conduct local body elections or implement the NFC award. He accused the administration of prioritizing middlemen over local farmers in wheat procurement. Tanveer Jutt, the President of the Peoples Logistic Wing, unveiled plans for a truck rally on September 21 from Nasir Bagh to Governor House, coinciding with PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's birthday. The event also saw the addition of several new members to the party.",
  "summary": "LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party Central Punjab General Secretary Syed Hassan Murtaza said on Wednesday that while the constitutional procedure for creating new provinces is clear and open to discussion, any decision imposed without consensus would fail to yield positive results. He stated this while speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the Peoples Logistic Wing in Sagian, organized by Tanveer…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}