The Sindh Assembly has once again taken a position against the division of the province. On Thursday, it passed a resolution rejecting any move to divide Sindh, alter its territorial boundaries or create a separate province from its territory. The resolution followed several days of debate, while opposition members walked out before the vote.

There is nothing unusual about a provincial assembly defending the integrity of its province. Sindh has its own history, political identity and cultural character. Its boundaries are not simply lines on a map. But the latest resolution also brings another issue to the surface: the governance of the province and the reasons behind the renewed discussion about new provinces and administrative units.

There is nothing unusual about a provincial assembly defending the integrity of its province.

There is nothing unusual about a provincial assembly defending the integrity of its province.

The debate cannot be understood only through the question of whether Sindh should be divided. It must also be viewed through the experience of the people living in the province.

For an ordinary citizen, provincial boundaries are rarely the biggest concern. Water, electricity, schools, hospitals, roads, sanitation, transport and employment matter more. A resident of Karachi is concerned about an overflowing sewer, an uncollected pile of garbage or an unreliable water supply. A person in rural Sindh may be more concerned about the condition of a basic health unit, a school without teachers or the absence of a proper road connecting a village with the nearest town.

These problems have existed for years.

The Sindh government has spent heavily on development. Its own figures put the provincial development programme at more than Rs1 trillion for 2025-26, while thousands of schemes have been........

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