Our Administrative Structure Has Lost Its Effectiveness, Reset Is Necessary: Mohsin Naqvi
LAHORE: Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has described Pakistan’s administrative structure as 79 years old and ineffective, saying the country must acknowledge the need for a system reset within the democratic and constitutional framework.
Addressing the National Policy Dialogue in Lahore, Naqvi said the existing administrative structure had “completely lost its effectiveness” and its impact was no longer reaching the people.
“We all have to accept that a reset is necessary. A reset does not mean breaking the system in any way; it means correcting what is wrong,” he said.
Naqvi clarified that his remarks about resetting the administrative structure were not directed at any particular political party or political arrangement. Rather, he was referring to the system that had been in place for the past 79 years but had failed to deliver the desired results.
He compared the process to a company that is not performing properly, saying its management would sit together and make necessary corrections. Similarly, Pakistan’s system should be improved through political consensus and the will of the people while remaining within the Constitution and democratic framework, he added.
Speaking about the creation of new provinces and administrative units, Naqvi endorsed journalist Hamid Mir’s position and said he was a strong supporter of making Islamabad a separate province.
He said population growth and increasing public needs made the creation of new administrative units necessary, comparing the process to a growing family that initially lives in one house but eventually requires several homes as its size increases.
Naqvi urged that the issue of creating new provinces and administrative units should be left entirely to the will of the people.
“If the people want new administrative units, they should be created, and if they do not want them, there should be no compulsion,” he said.
The interior minister stressed that the right of citizens to express their opinion, as guaranteed by the Constitution, must be respected by all institutions and political forces.
He reiterated that any restructuring of the administrative system should focus on improving governance and ensuring that the benefits of the system reach the people, rather than dismantling the existing system.
