bahawalpur province

Creation of New

Provinces

Mirza Farquleet

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Student of CIVIL Engineering

FAST - National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences

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MAJOR DEMANDS OF NEW

PROVINCES

RESTORATION OF BAHAWALPUR PROVINCE

DEMAND OF SOUTHERN PUNJAB OR SARAIKI PROVINCE CONSISTING DISTRICTS OF SARAIKI-BELT

DEMAND OF HAZAARA PROVINCE

THERE IS NEED TO CREATE NEW PROVINCES IN ALL PROVINCES OF OUR COUNTRY

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NEED FOR NEW

PROVINCES TO EMPOWER THE IGNORED

REGIONS/DECENTRALIZATION

TO GIVE PEOPLE EQUAL EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES

TO GIVE PEOPLE EQUAL JOB OPPORTUNITIES

TO ENSURE UNIFORM DEVELOPMENT

TO CREATE A STRONG NATIONAL HARMONY

TO DECREASE THE ADMINISTRATIVE HARDSHIPS FACED BY PEOPLE

BREAKING THE STATUS-QUO

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INDIA & PAKISTAN ON PROVINCES

INDIA HAD 13 PROVINCES AT INDEPENDENCE, NOW IT HAS 28 STATES/PROVINCES AND 07 UNION TERRITORIES

IN INDIA NEW PROVINCES ARE FORMED WITH SIMPLE MAJORITY

PAKISTAN (WEST) HAD 04 PROVINCES IN 1951 ( PUNJAB, SIND, N.W.F.P, BAHAWALPUR), BALOACHISTAN GOT PROVINCIAL STATUS ON 1ST JULY 1970

BAHAWALPUR’S PROVINCIAL STATUS SNATCHED ILLEGALLY BY LFO OF YAHYA KHAN IN 1970

IN PAKISTAN 2/3RD MAJORITY IS NEEDED IN PROVINCIAL & FEDERAL ASSEMBLIES PLUS SENATE (ARTICLE 239-4)

RIGID CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS ARE INSTUMENTS TO MAINTAIN STAUS-QUO IN PAKISTAN

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HISTORY OF BAHAWALPUR

STATE

FOUNDED BY BAHADUR KHAN IN 1690 A.D, NAMED AS BAHAWALPUR IN 1748 A.D BY NAWAB BAHAWAL-I

FULLY INDEPENDENT SINCE 1802 AFTER FALL OF DURRANI EMPIRE OF AFGHANISTAN

ACCEDED TO PAKISTAN ON 10TH OF OCT 1947, 1ST STATE TO ACCEDE TO PAKISTAN

FULL PROVINCIAL STATUS GRANTED IN 1951 BY 1ST CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY

IN 1954 IN AN AGREEMENT BAHAWALPUR STATE ACEEDED TO PAKISTAN AS A FEDERATING UNIT

MERGED INTO ONE UNIT ON 14TH OF OCT. 1955, ON CONDITION THAT IT WILL BE RESTORED AS A PROVINCE ON ONE-UNIT’S DISSOLUTION

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HISTORY OF BAHAWALPUR

STATE HISTORICALLY NOT A PART OF PUNJAB, & WAS NOT A PART OF

BRITISH INDIA

HAVING AREA 45911 Km2 , POPULATION GREATER THAN BALOACHISTAN ( 12 million )

LEFT AT THE MERCY OF PUNJAB IN 1970 BY MUCH CONDEMNED ACTION OF GENERAL YAHYA KHAN UNDER LFO

IT WAS VIOLATION OF ALL AGREEMENTS OF 1947, 1951, 1954, & 1955 WITH THE STATE

MP’S OF BAHAWALPUR REFUSED TO SIGN 1973 CONSTITUTION & MOVEMENT FOR ITS RESTORATION WAS STARTED THAT WAS PUT DOWN WITH AN IRON-HAND

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2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_outlying_territories_by_total_area

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MAP OF BAHAWALPUR STATE &

PUNJAB

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INDIAN OFFER TO HIS EXCELLENCY

NAWAB SADIQ KHAN ABBASI-V

INDIA WAS FIRST TO APPROACH NAWAB SADIQ KHAN ABBASI FOR THE ACCESSION OF STATE TO INDIA

SARDAR VALLABBHAI PATEL SENT A BLANK-PAPER TO NAWAB SADIQ KHAN TO WRITE HIS TERMS

PATEL EVEN OFFERED TO PLACE FEROZEPURDISTRICT AT THE DISPOSAL OF THE STATE IF THE STATE AGREED TO ACEEDE TO INDIA

HIS EXCELLENCY REFUSED THE OFFER

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BAHAWALPUR STATE &

FEROZEPUR

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BASIS OF ACCESSION OF

BAHAWALPUR STATE TO PAKISTAN

THE AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED BETWEEN HIS

EXCELLENCY NAWAB SIR SADIQ KHAN ABBASI-V &

M.A JINNAH ON 10TH OF OCT 1947

THE SINGLE CONDITION WAS “BAHAWALPUR STATE

SHALL BE A SEPARATE CONSTITUENT UNIT OF PAKISTAN,”

PROMISED BY M.A JINNAH (QUAID-E-AZAM) IN WRITTEN

BAHAWALPUR STATE SHALL BE COMPLETELY

INDEPENDENT IN ITS INTERNAL AFFAIRS

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H.H NAWAB SIR SADIQ KHAN ABBASI-V

QUAID-E-AZAM MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH & HIS EXCELLENCY

NAWAB SADIQ MUHAMMAD KHAN ABBASI-V

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CONTRIBUTIONS OF

BAHAWALPUR STATE

THE STATE FUNDED PAKISTAN MOVEMENT, ALL FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS OF PAKISTAN WERE MET BY THE STATE BETWEEN 10 OCT 1947 TO 11 SEPT 1948

STATE BANK OF BAHAWALPUR HANDLED ALL FINANCIAL MATTERS WHEN THERE WAS NO SBP

ALL LOANS GIVEN TO PAKISTAN WERE TURNED INTO ASSISTANCE

STATE TURNED DOWN COMPENSATION OFFER BY DOMINION GOVERNMENT FOR THE LOSS OF ITS PROPERTY IN DELHI, SIMLA & MISSOURI

CONTRIBUTED 8TH, 9TH, 20TH, 21ST BALUCH REGIMENTS & THE 14TH ABBASIA FIELD REGIMENT ARTILLERY

ITS REVENUE SYSTEM THAT WAS BEST AT THAT TIME WAS ADOPTED BY PAKISTAN

http://www.dawn.com/2011/05/29/in-memoriam-the-last-ruler-of-bahawalpur.html

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H.H NAWAB SADIQ KHAN ABBASI-V WAS

GIVEN THE TITLE OF MOHSIN-E-PAKISTAN

BY M.A JINNAH (QUAID-E-AZAM)

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CONTRIBUTION TO THE TREASURY

OF ONE-UNIT BY PROVINCES

PUNJAB

BAHAWALPUR

SINDH

N.W.F.P/K.P.K

* Baloachistan was not a

province in 1955

250 MILLION PKR

120 MILLION PKR

NILL

NILL

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BITTER REALITIES

ONLY ONE UNIVERSITY (IUB) FOR WHOLE DIVISION AS COMPARED TO LAHORE DISTT. HAVING 31

TWO MEDICAL COLLEGES (1 CLG IS DONATED BY AL-SHEIKS) BUT NO QUOTA FOR THEIR AREA, OTHER AREAS ( LAYYAH, D.G KHAN, FATA, G.B, BALOACHISTAN ) HAVE QUOTA IN THESE COLLEGES

NO SHARE IN FEDERAL & PROVINCIAL SERVICES INSPITE OF UNDERDEVELOPED AREA

PUNJAB GOVT. GAVE THEM ONLY RS.15 Bn FOR THE DIVISION IN 2010-11 BUDGET AGAINST THEIR DUE RIGHT OF Rs.85 Bn

PAST REGIMES HAVE DEPRIVED BAHAWALPUR REIGION OF ITS SHARE OF $ 35 BILLION (FROM 1956 T0 2011)

THEY ARE GIVEN QUOTA IN YELLOW-CAB (2011) SCHEME BUT NO QUOTA FOR THEM IN SERVICES

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BITTER REALITIES (cont…)(SINCE 1947)

PUNJAB (minus BWP)

75 % AREA

05 NEW DIVISIONS

18 NEW DISTRICT

40 NEW TEHSILS

BAHAWALPUR

25 % AREA

NO NEW DIVISION

NO NEW DISTRICT

01 NEW TEHSIL

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BITTER REALITIES (cont…)

GUJRANWALA

POPULATION 49 LAC*

UNIVERSITIES 05**

BOYS COLLEGE 21

GIRLS COLLEGE 16

TEHSILS O3

AREA 3198 km2

DIVISION STATUS

*POPULATION 2011

**INCLUDES REIGIONAL CAMPUSES

RAHIM YAR KHAN

POPULATION 48 LAC*

ONE REIGIONAL CAMPUS

BOYS COLLEGE 04

GIRLS COLLEGE 04

TEHSILS 04

AREA 11880 km2

STILL A DISTRICT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX739fxhiT4

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab,_Pakistan

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BITTER REALITIES (cont…) SIZE OF DISTRICTS

UPPER PUNJAB

SAHIWAL- 02 TEHSILS

HAFIZABAD- 02 TEHSILS

NAROWAL- 03 TEHSILS

BAHAWALPUR

DIVISION

BAHAWALPUR- 06 TEHSILS

BAHAWALNAGAR- 05

TEHSILS

RAHIM YAR KHAN- 04

TEHSILS

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OVERVIEW OF PUNJAB MAP

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SATLUJ RIVER & IWT NAWAB SADIQ-V FOUGHT LEGAL BATTLE AGAINST BRITISH

RAJ FOR SECURING THE RIGHTS AS LOWER- REPARIAN ON SATLUJ RIVER

M.A JINNAH (QUAID-E-AZAM) WAS HIS COUNSEL & THEY WON THE CASE IN 1930’S

IN 1960’S FOR SIGNING INDUS WATER TREATY (IWT) CONSENT OF NAWAB SADIQ-V WAS NECESSARY

ON THE REQUEST OF AYOUB KHAN, IN LARGER INTEREST OF FEDERATION FOR SIGNING IWT, NAWAB SADIQ-V AGREED TO SURRENDER SATLUJ RIVER THAT WAS STATE’S “LIFE LINE”

SINCE THEN THE AREA IS NEVER GIVEN ITS PROMISED SHARE OF WATER

IT WAS A BIG SACRIFICE, AS SINDH & K.P.K DN’T WANT TO GIVE SACRIFICE ON KALABAGH DAM

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BAHAWALPUR PROVINCE FINANCIAL

STRENGTHS

PRODUCES REVENUE OF Rs 120 Bn PER ANNUM IN TOTAL 665 Bn BUDGET OF PUNJAB, BUT GETS ONLY 15 Bn IN RETURN

MAJOR SUGAR-CANE, COTTON (1/3RD OF PAK) & WHEAT PRODUCING AREA

66 LAC ACRES RICH LAND OF CHOLISTAN, WAITING INVESTMENT IN IRRIGATION FACILITIES

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BAHAWALPUR PROVINCE

FINANCIAL STRENGTHS

( cont..)

EVERY 3RD MANGO OF PAKISTAN IS PRODUCED

BY ITS DISTT. RAHIM YAR KHAN

HAVING MASSIVE TOURISM POTENTIAL, 2ND

HOME OF ROYAL FAMILY OF U.A.E

8 SUGAR MILLS (INCLUDING ASIA’S LARGEST

MILL) 02 MEGA FERTLIZER PLANTS, COTTON

FACTORIES IN HUNDREDS

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WHY TO DIVIDE PUNJAB

HAVING 56% (SOME SOURCES 62%) OF TOTAL POPULATION

HAVING MORE POPULATION THAN IRAN (75 MILLION) & 30 % MORE THAN 05 CENTAL ASIAN STATES COMBINED

IRAN HAS 31,TURKEY 81,AFGHANISTAN 34,B.D 07 PROVINCES

BIGGER THAN 158 COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD

HATRED IS GROWING AMONG SMALL PROVINCES & ITS OWN RESIDENTS

GROWING MOVEMENTS OF NEW PROVINCES, BAHAWALPUR, SARAIKISTAN/SOUTH PUNJAB, POTOWAR PROVINCE

TO DISTRIBUTE RESOURCES EVENLY AMONG ALL AREAS

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WHY BAHAWALPUR AS A

SEPARATE PROVINCE

PROVINCIAL STATUS PROMISED BY M.A JINNAH (QUAID-E-AZAM) IN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT

A CASE OF RESTORATION, NOT OF CREATION

IT WAS GRANTED FULL PROVINCIAL STATUS IN 1951

IT WAS A FEDERATING UNIT WHEN ONE-UNIT WAS FORMED IN1955

DEFINED BOUNDRIES UNLIKE SARAIKI PROVINCE

TOTALLY ON ADMINISTRATIVE & HISTORICAL GROUNDS UNLIKE SARAIKI PROVINCE

http://babarayaz.wordpress.com/2011/03/01/simmering-bahawalpur-province-movement-daily-tim

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9jblg7AXL0es/

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WHY BAHAWALPUR AS A

SEPARATE PROVINCE(cont…)

A MATURE MOVEMENT BEHIND IT & ITS GENUINE DEMAND OF PEOPLE OF BAHAWALPUR

PEOPLE OF BAHAWALPUR WANT THEIR SEPARATE IDENTITY FROM PUNJAB & EVEN FROM SOUTH-PUNJAB, WHICH THEY HAD BEFORE 1970 AS RIASTIEZ

APPREHENSIONS HAVE INCREASED AFTER RS.120 BILLION WAS SPENT JUST ON MULTAN BY P.M GILLANI & AREA GOT NOTHING

IT’S A FINANCIALLY VIABLE OPTION

SENATE BODY, IN 2011, ON SAFRON (STATES & FORENTIER REIGIONS) UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED ITS RESTORATION IMMEDIATELY

ABOVE ALL ITS MORAL & LEGAL OBLIGATION TO RESTORE A FEDERATING UNIT

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“I can’t see the agreement between Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah

and my grandfather Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan Abbasi-V being

shredded into pieces. We have no objection to creation of a new province

but we will not let anyone at any cost to include Bahawalpur in Saraiki

province.” ( Nawab Salahuddin Abbasi )

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ROLE IN NATIONAL

INTEGRATION TO DECREASE THE THREATS OF SINDH OR PUNJAB

CARDS

MORE PROVINCES WILL END BLAME-GAME

BACKWARD AREAS WILL HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES

A STRONG MIDDLE CLASS WILL EMERGE

DYNASTIC POLITICS & FEUDALISM WILL BE CHALLENGED

POLITICAL PARTIES WILL HAVE TO WORK HARD TO BE RECOGNISED AS REPRESENTATIVES OF A NATION

PORKE-AND-BARREL POLITICS WILL BE CHALLENGED

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