Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Sunday that the status of Bahawalpur as a state cannot be restored and that there are conspiracies being hatched against Seraiki province, DawnNews reported.
Speaking to the media in Islamabad, the prime minister said that demand for a Seraiki province has been there for a long time. He said that restoration of Bahawalpur as a state is not possible, however, Bahawalpur must be made a part of the new province.
Speaking on the 20th Amendment, he said that negotiations are under way but the government wants to pass it unanimously like it has done so with other amendments in the past.
Prime Minister Gilani said that not a single elected government of Pakistan has completed its tenure and the completion of the Parliament’s tenure is in the favour of the nation and the state.
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