Munir's Message, Zardari's Counter-Plan: Inside the 90-Minute London Meet

President Asif Ali Zardari and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi held a 90-minute meeting in London, where Naqvi delivered a message from military chief Asim Munir regarding a proposal to create new provinces in Pakistan. The meeting occurs amid political uncertainty over the Shehbaz Sharif government's stability. Zardari reportedly opposes immediate new provinces in Sindh and Balochistan due to political and security risks, instead proposing to start with Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The plan may first establish administrative units before constitutional amendments, with Zardari also consulting PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif on the matter. Sources claim the military sees new provinces as a way to weaken the political bases of the PPP and PML-N. The next 8-10 days are considered critical for determining whether the PPP continues supporting the government or distances itself.