Asif hopeful of consensus on new provinces, says it will bring 'progressive' change in political landscape

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Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Sunday said the country’s political landscape would change in a progressive way if a consensus was reached on the matter of creating new provinces. The defence minister made the remarks in an interview on Geo News programme ‘Naya Pakistan’ with Shahzad Iqbal. He was asked about reports that discussions were taking place on generating a broader consensus for creating new provinces, referring to two recent high-level meetings involving the president. Asif replied that he had no inside information on the matter and “even if there was, obviously I cannot spill it on a show”. However, he said his personal assessment was that all the consultations were heading in the direction…

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