He went on to say that a single political party cannot establish a new province and urged all parties to work together for this cause. Former interior minister and PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal announced opposition's unconditional votes if the government tried to establish South Punjab province.
He also said that politics, economy and defence were closely linked, and if all the three sectors did not make progress, defence cannot be strong. Ahsan Iqbal said that transparent election was the only way to get rid of this government.