KARACHI:

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has warned that any attempt to dilute provincial rights enshrined in the 18th Amendment or tamper with the National Finance Commission (NFC) Award would imperil the federation itself.

The Bhutto scion, whose party is a key coalition ally of the PML-N in the Centre, cautioned that forces seeking to roll back fiscal and administrative autonomy were effectively "playing with fire".

Addressing the PPP's 58th Foundation Day rally via video link from Bilawal House on Sunday, Bilawal said recent proposals floated by the PML-N during deliberations over the 27th Amendment signalled a dangerous push to claw back devolved powers, reverse gains made under the 18th Amendment and weaken provincial financial protections.

"Those peo

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