{"id":"n_73pqxcwfr3cb6r6uk5mq","seq":11216039,"kind":"article","title":"Creating new smaller provinces a ‘national necessity’: Kamal","url":"https://www.dawn.com/news/2044577/creating-new-smaller-provinces-a-national-necessity-kamal","summary":"KARACHI: Senior Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader and Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal on Saturday called the creation of smaller provinces “a national necessity” and not a “political desire”, arguing that the existing four-province administrative structure has failed to deliver and that the formation of new provinces is essential for the effective functioning of the state. Addressing the inauguration ceremony of the Sindh regional office of the…","published":"2026-11-15T02:44:56Z","seen":"2026-11-15T05:31:01Z","lang":"en","country":"PK","source":{"id":"kite-dawn-com-66ec2f","name":"dawn.com","domain":"dawn.com"},"via":"kite-dawn-com-66ec2f","topics":["pakistan"],"authors":["author"],"image":"https://i.dawn.com/thumbnail/2026/08/31072554dc36ffd.webp","mentions":2,"story":"st_335q4w4snzqscjmqq4iq","category":"politics","category_p":0.78,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.19,"political":0.9}