Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, while speaking to the media, said the creation of new provinces should be decided through public opinion.
“If the people say new provinces should not be created, I am 100 per cent with them. If they say they should be created, then they should be created,” Naqvi said.
He said every political party had its own position on the issue, including the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), but stressed that public opinion should be given importance.
Commenting on political relations, Naqvi said he had discussed a political reset with PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. He said Bilawal wanted a reset in political affairs, while he believed everything should be reset.
He added that progress would only be possible if all political parties agreed.
On cybercrime, the interior minister announced the arrest of suspects involved in blackmailing girls. He said most victims of online crimes were women and that the NCCIA complaint cell was being linked with NADRA and shifted to the Pak ID application.
Naqvi also said the NCCIA had only 61 personnel in Punjab and that its staffing capacity would be increased.
He further announced the arrest of a gang accused of helping 5,000 Pakistanis pass examinations conducted by international organisations.
On corruption, he acknowledged that corruption existed in Pakistan and said eliminating it was the government’s responsibility. He also said action had been taken against corrupt elements within the Interior Ministry.
Regarding Islamabad, Naqvi said a zero-tolerance policy had been adopted against encroachments and that public land had been occupied extensively.
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