Ayub Khan Ashari, the Awami National Party’s (ANP) Swat president and candidate of NA-2, has addressed a corner meeting in Tehsil Khawaja Khela Bar Lakhar in connection with preparations for the general elections.
Unless the PPP is deliberately using Sindh as a bargaining chip, it should issue a clarification with a clear, consistent position on new administrative units, not one tailored to protect its home turf.
Minerals should not be presented as a solution to Pakistan’s long-term economic difficulties. The aim should be to build an industrial base rather than export raw materials.