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Pakistan·Democracy

Pakistan president's London stay fuels speculation amid provincial restructuring row

Monday, 7 September 2026, 06:37 · 1 min read

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari's extended stay in London has drawn political scrutiny after he was seen meeting Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, who recently ignited a national debate by calling for a sweeping "reset" of Pakistan's administrative system, including the possible creation of new provinces. Although the presidency insists the trip is a private medical visit, senior leaders of Zardari's Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) — including party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari — joined him in London, and the Sindh provincial assembly subsequently passed a resolution rejecting any further division of the country's existing four provinces. The sequence of events carries significant weight because the PPP's parliamentary support is critical to the ruling PML-N coalition's ability to pass the constitutional amendments that any provincial restructuring would require.

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