The saying that more the things change, the more they stay the same befittingly describes the U-turn taken by the PTI government in Punjab on the allocation of development funds to the MPAs. Most of the countries with parliamentary democracies have a three tier system of governance, with local governments being the pivot of the system of governance. The constitution of Pakistan also envisages a three layered system of governance in the country comprising federal, provincial and local government. The best way to break their monopoly on the political power in the country is to adopt the system of proportional representation. It is a change without a change.

Source: Pakistan Today January 22, 2019 09:33 UTC