Pakistan's subcommittee on devolution argues government has ignored directives

The federal government has yet to wind up 17 ministries operating in areas devolved to the provinces, setting the stage for a confrontation with a Senate panel seeking full implementation of the 18th Constitutional Amendment. During a meeting on Tuesday, the subcommittee of the Senate's Functional Committee on Devolution twice indicated that it might ask Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to appear before it and explain why the committee's binding directives on the constitutional matter had not been implemented. The committee also warned that it could issue warrants to summon Cabinet Secretary Kamran Afzal over his continued absence, while expressing dissatisfaction with responses submitted by an additional secretary-level official of the Cabinet Division. PPP Senator Zamir Hussain Ghumro convened the meeting to review progress on the committee's August 17 directives for winding up 17 ministries dealing with subjects such as education, health, agriculture, culture, environment and industry, which were devolved to the provinces in 2010.
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