The Government of Sindh reaffirms its unwavering commitment to protecting the constitutional rights and fiscal share of the province in the upcoming National Finance Commission (NFC) deliberations. This comes at a decisive moment for Pakistan’s economic governance, with the IMF’s latest Governance and Corruption Diagnostic Report (2025) underscoring critical weaknesses in federal fiscal transparency, state capacity and institutional performance. “The NFC Award is not merely a mechanism of distributing financial resources – it is a constitutional guarantee of fairness, equity, and balanced development across all provinces,” said Government of Sindh Spokesperson Sukhdev Hemnani in a statement issued today. Hemnani noted that the last NFC Award was finalized before the abolition of the concurrent legislative list. “Post-18th Amendment, provinces shoulder significantly expanded responsibilities in health, education, social protection, and key service-delivery sectors. Any suggestion of reducing provincial shares contradicts both constitutional design and the practical needs of governance,” he said. He added that the recurring narrative pushed by certain quarters that the federal government is ‘left with nothing’ after transferring resources to the provinces is factually incorrect and economically misguided.
‘Sindh govt to safeguard provincial rights at NFC meeting’
Published on: December 4, 2025 1:16 AM