MULTAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Saturday said that a confusion being created over the capital of southern Punjab as the government has divided its secretariat in two parts.
Addressing press conference Circuit House Multan the foreign minister clarified that claims of the secretariat being established in Bahawalpur were false. “I am categorically saying that such a decision was not taken.”
“You say you want a South Punjab province. If you truly want this, give us proof. Join the government, don’t just make statements, step forward practically and assist us,” he said. Take credit for it if you want, we are not opposed to that, but let us move forward, he said.
“Keeping in view the concept of devolution of power — and for the ease of people from the province — the decision to create a secretariat in the region has been taken,” Qureshi had said.
Addressing a press conference in Multan today, the foreign minister said: “Refrain from adopting the mindset that we will not do anything, nor allow anything to be done. Only if the people of this area work together, can this move forward?
“If we remain entangled [fighting] each other, we may be able to score political points, but we will not be able to achieve our goal. Now, the decision has to be made by the people and their elected representatives.”
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