Mustafa Kamal Says Devolution Is Key to Pakistan’s Stability

Federal Health Minister and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Syed Mustafa Kamal has argued that Pakistan’s stability and development depend on the fair distribution of resources, the devolution of power and smaller administrative units supported by effective local governments.

Addressing the issue of deaths and accidents in Pakistan, Kamal said such incidents occur every day and cannot all be prevented through human intervention. He argued that the priority should be to learn from these incidents and take appropriate measures using the resources available to the government.

The discussion then turned to Pakistan’s governance system, with Kamal rejecting the idea that the country’s central problem was a lack of resources. Instead, he argued that the issue was how those resources were distributed and whether they reached the people who needed them.

Kamal also questioned claims that Pakistan was achieving stability and progress, pointing to conflict in two provinces and dissatisfaction in other parts of the country. He argued that federal resources and initiatives were not consistently translating into improvements for ordinary citizens.

According to Kamal, stability would require resources to be used more effectively and distributed fairly across the country. He maintained that simply allocating funds at the federal level was not enough if the benefits failed to reach communities.