bahawalpur province
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Creation of New
Provinces
Mirza Farquleet
0321-7331822
Student of CIVIL Engineering
FAST - National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences
Lahore 2
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
1-http://en.wikipedia.org/http://nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/ 2-Regional/21-May-2011/Senate-body-asks-govt-to-restore-provincial-status-of-Bahawalpurwiki/Bahawalpur_(princely_state)
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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
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab,21
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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