Rana Sanaullah Naqvi Reaction: PM’s Adviser Says Interior Minister’s Remarks “Made No Sense”

Rana Sanullah – (Staff Reporter/Web Desk) – The Rana Sanaullah Naqvi reaction has sparked fresh debate in Islamabad after the prime minister’s political adviser openly criticized Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s recent statement on administrative reforms. Sanaullah said he simply couldn’t follow the logic behind Naqvi’s remarks.

Speaking to Geo News, Sanaullah said the interior minister’s comments seemed to reflect his own personal thinking rather than any official government stance. He added that it was really up to Naqvi himself to clarify what he actually meant.

The controversy began after Naqvi addressed the Pakistan Economic Summit in Islamabad on July 30. There, he claimed the country’s existing governance setup had broken down and could no longer handle Pakistan’s growing problems. He pushed for major administrative reforms, including new administrative units.

Naqvi warned that without real structural change, Pakistan would keep facing the same old issues for another decade. Strong words, but not everyone in government seemed convinced.

Sanaullah admitted he listened closely to the speech but still couldn’t make sense of it. He felt Naqvi was trying to make some bigger point but ended up explaining it poorly. According to Sanaullah, different parts of the statement didn’t even connect properly with each other.

The PM’s aide reminded reporters that Pakistan’s Constitution already lays out a clear process for creating new provinces or smaller administrative units. He insisted that any such decision needs a full parliamentary debate first, not just public discussion.

Sanaullah also pointed out that final decisions on new provinces rest with party leadership, not individual ministers speaking off the cuff.

He looked back at PML-N’s time running Punjab between 2013 and 2018, noting that his party had actually tabled resolutions back then for splitting Punjab into two provinces. He personally moved both that resolution and one calling for a special commission.

Sanaullah explained that any future move toward new provinces would require a proper national commission. This body would need to work out financial arrangements, administrative details, and representation questions for the National Assembly, provincial assemblies, and Senate.

He described the whole issue as genuinely complicated, saying it demands serious talks among all political stakeholders before anything gets decided. Pakistan, he suggested, could go with smaller provinces, a stronger local government system, or maybe a mix of both — but political parties need to agree first.

Sanaullah didn’t hold back either when addressing Naqvi’s separate comment about the prime minister putting in 18-hour workdays. He said he couldn’t understand why that point was even brought up alongside the administrative reforms debate.

Meanwhile, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif added fuel to the fire during Geo News’ “Naya Pakistan” show, calling Naqvi the most powerful minister in the cabinet. Asif claimed Naqvi barely attends cabinet meetings and rarely shows up in parliament, suggesting he isn’t really part of the usual government system at all.