Bahawalpur Province
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Bahawalpur Province (Punjabi, Template:Lang-ur, romanized: Sūbā Bahāwalpūr) is the name for the proposals to a create a new province in Pakistan out of the Bahawalpur Division in Punjab. It was recommended by the parliamentary committee on new provinces in January 2013,[1] to be created in the southeastern region of Punjab.[2] The Bahawalpur province proposal has been a subject of debate amongst various political parties along with the South Punjab province proposal.[3]
In 2018–2019, the National Assembly supported the idea of Bahawalpur and South Punjab becoming two new, separate provinces.[4][5]
See also
References
- ^ "New province to be named Bahawalpur South Punjab". Daily Times. 27 January 2013. Archived from the original on 14 August 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ "'Bahawalpur South Punjab' recommended as name of new province". Archived from the original on 2013-01-31.
- ^ "South Punjab province demand gets bipartisan support". Daily Times. 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ^ "South Punjab province demand gets bipartisan support". Daily Times. 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
- ^ "PML-N seeks creation of South Punjab, Bahawalpur provinces". Daily Times. 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
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