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Naqvi Calls for New Administrative Units, Political Consensus to Fix Governance System
Naqvi said parties must agree on new provinces and administrative units to fix governance, as he argued the current system has failed for 70 years.
On Thursday, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi addressed the Pakistan Economic Summit in Islamabad, declaring the nation's governance system has "collapsed" and calling for new administrative units to deliver basic services.
For 70 years, the current governance system has failed to provide essential facilities or timely justice, Naqvi argued, warning that continuing this status quo guarantees identical problems 10 years from now.
Business leaders and political elites present at the summit fund the current system, Naqvi claimed, noting some donors contribute Rs500 million before elections and are "responsible for the current state of Pakistan."
Youth demand merit-based employment rather than "stipends and tablets to youngsters," Naqvi stated, warning that ignoring them could allow "cockroaches" to "turn everything upside down."
Amid debates over creating provinces like South Punjab, Naqvi urged political parties to set aside differences and "settle" these national-level issues, though the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan , PPP, and PTI hold differing views on administrative reforms.
Pakistan's Home Minister, Mohsin Naqvi, has made a major statement on the country's deteriorating governance system. He acknowledged that Pakistan's 70-year-old governance system has completely collapsed. Naqvi said that if changes are not made, the country will still be discussing these problems in 10 years.