Amid provincial opposition to finance additional federal responsibilities, the reconstituted 9th NFC has agreed to base next resource distribution award on sixth population census of 2017. Sindh has specifically opposed any move to finance mainstreaming of the tribal regions, saying it was always a responsibility of the center. Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah said that provinces received lower transfers from center when compared with the last year, claiming that Sindh received PKR 256Bn in 6MFY19 on account of straight transfers – PKR 60Bn lower than 6MFY18.