Pakistan, June 29 -- PPP Secretary General Nayyar Bokhari asserted on Sunday that provincial autonomy "must remain free from interference".

He said this in a statement, in which he also referred to a proposed 28th constitutional amendment - a possible constitutional package about which PPP insiders have expressed fear that it could deal a serious blow to the financial autonomy and powers over certain key portfolios that were devolved to the provinces after 2010 under the 18th Constitutional Amendment.

In his statement, Bokhari said nothing had been "presented in black and white" regarding the proposed 28th constitutional amendment so far. "The issue of the National Finance Commission has been raised under the 28th Amendment. The provinc...