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Pakistan : NFC AWARD PUNJAB STILL USURPER

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By Dr Ali AKbar Dhakan

Every Pakistani has been happy and over joyous to hear the news of providing more share of finances to Balochistan and N.W.F.P at the cost of Sindh Province as Punjab did not surrender its share and got the same ratio of funds.It may also be kept in mind that Punjab has already been taking double quantum of finances because of its major representation in the federation as it belongs mostly to Punjab in case of employment in civilian and military or defence organizations and setup. Sindh produces more and generates more income but all income earned by Sindh province goes to federation providing a small chunk of resources from its income to Sindh by federation .The following paragraphs indicate the position in revenue contribution made by all Provinces of Pakistan and revenue recieved by them.

The position is apparent from the data shown by Dawn of November,22-2000. In 1997-98 Sindh contributed Rs.170 billion and the Punjab conributed only Rs.58 billion whereas Sindh recieved only Rs.23 billion and the Punjab recieved Rs.58 billion.During 2001-02 Sindh earned Rs.226 billion but the Punjab earned Rs.80 billion whereas during this year the Sindh got only Rs.32 billion but the Punjab got Rs.77 billion.In this way in the period of 5 years from from 1997-98 to 2001-02, Sindh got only 14% of its shares whereas the Punjab got 94% from all the resources or finances .Now, one can understand how the Sindh province has been deprived of its resources and suffered from all evils of poverty, hunger, deprivation, diseases and socio-economic disorder particularly during the regimes of dictators .People of Sindh have always been neglected not from its resources but from the rights its employment, equal treatment in filling up the posts of heads organizations, banks, departments, corporations etc even in this regime of PPP as the Prime Minister belongs to the Punjab and as not been giving due weightage to the people of Sindh province as the President of Pakistan belonging to Sindh has been caught in the net of propaganda and uncertainity .

Dr Ali Akbar Dhakan

Chairman

Sindh Development Founadation

Karachi, Sindh

One thought on “Pakistan : NFC AWARD PUNJAB STILL USURPER”

  1. Salam

    I dont know until when we will be living in this propoganda of Punjab is taking the most Punjab took all, people of sindh being neglected, people from Balochistan not given their share. Did you ever realise how punjabis welcome all the Pakistanis and the people from other provinces treat them. A punjabi normally speaks Urdu or a common language with people from these provinces BUT they make sure they speak a language that a pujabi can not understand, their attitude is so rude. So does this work like this the Tax and other charges paid by Punjabis is higher, Balochi says that they do not pay for gas and electricity bills, does it happen in punjab? In sindh they r using tht cundi system until now to steal electricity for which they dont pay. I am not saying Punjabi is always right or nice not all 5 fingers are the same but why is all the other provinces complaining all the time about Punjab?

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