Pitfalls of referendum

THE plot thickens. What the ubiquitous interior minister said makes at least one thing clear: restructuring the existing administrative framework is inevitable. It was apparent that he was not voicing the view of the civilian dispensation but that of the powers that be. “New administrative units will have to be created. No one can stop it,” he declared. There was also a clear hint that a referendum might be held to determine the “will of the people” on the issue. Mohsin Naqvi, a man of all seaso

Source: Dawn