Proposal envisages 12 provinces through constitutional amendment in 2027
Preliminary discussions reportedly envisage an amendment in the first half of 2027, dividing Punjab into four provinces, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan into three each, and Sindh into two. Kashmir is also mentioned.
A proposal to create 12 provinces by dividing Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Sindh is reportedly under preliminary discussion, with a constitutional amendment envisaged in the first half of 2027.
According to media reports, initial steps towards the proposed amendment could come in the first quarter of 2027. The timetable remains a possibility discussed at a preliminary stage, rather than a confirmed date for the changes.
Under the proposed division, Punjab would become four provinces, while Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would each become three. Sindh would be divided into two provinces, bringing the proposed total across the four existing provinces to 12.
Kashmir is also mentioned in the proposal. It could not be independently confirmed when or where the preliminary discussions took place.
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