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Seraiki province first, then elections: Elahi
VEHARI: Deputy Prime Minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi declared on Wednesday that the government will first ensure the creation of a new province in Punjab and then hold the general elections. Addressing...
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Specialist input: Experts want Bahawalpur merged in Seraiki province
ISLAMABAD: A majority of experts invited by the parliamentary commission on new provinces have voted for a single Seraiki province comprising the entire South Punjab region and Bahawalpur, keeping...
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Ethnic or administrative?: ‘K-P areas must be included in Seraiki province’
ISLAMABAD: The question of new provinces received new jolts when a Seraiki leader demanded that Seraiki areas within and outside Punjab should be consolidated as a separate province — giving a purely...
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The Seraiki card
Finally, the report of the parliamentary commission on carving up new provinces is out. What the commission has produced is a piece of shoddy political work that is not going to help the country...
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Political stance: BNP opposes DG Khan, Rajanpur in Seraiki blueprint
QUETTA: The Balochistan National Party (BNP) on Thursday stated that they would not allow Rajanpur, Dera Ghazi Khan and Taunsa to become part of the Seraiki province. Speaking at a press conference...
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Election trail: Imran Khan wraps up campaign in Seraiki belt
MUZAFFARGARH: Imran Khan concluded his campaign in southern Punjab’s Seraiki belt by firing broadsides at both the Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz. “I pity PPP, whose...
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Seraiki dilemma: the way forward
Ayesha Siddiqa, in a recent article on these pages, has made interesting observations about the changing demographic profile in the Seraiki region of southern Punjab. Her premise for creating a...
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Cultural identity: ‘Seraiki people need to fight for their rights’
MULTAN: “The Seraiki people need to do more to protect their cultural identity,” Auditor General of Pakistan Akhtar Buland Rana said on Tuesday. He was speaking at a symposium organised by the...
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Identity politics: Suppression causes separatism, Seraiki activist warns
LAHORE: ‘When peoples’ rights are violated, when they are subjugated and when their voices are not heard, there will be a reaction against the federation,” Pakistan Seraiki Party Senior Vice...
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Seraiki cause: Dasti launches campaign for south Punjab province
DERA GHAZI KHAN: The people of southern Punjab want a new province, not just an administrative unit, MNA Jamshed Dasti said on Saturday. Addressing a public rally, Dasti announced the launch of a...
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Rebellion and silent suffering: ‘70m Seraiki people await recognition’
DERA GHAZI KHAN: The two-day festival was organised by Seraiki Qaumi Ittehad at Dera Ghazi Khan Arts Council. The festival was attended by nearly 3,000 students, officials, civil society activists...
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