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GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN Case Study 10/5/2011 FCO Nazar Mohammad

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Government Structure

Pakistan's independence was won through a democratic and constitutional struggle. Although the country's record with parliamentary democracy has been mixed, Pakistan, after lapses, has returned to this form of government. The constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973 provides for a federal parliamentary system with a president as head of state and a popularly elected prime minister as head of government.

President

The president, in keeping with the constitutional provision that the state religion is Islam, must be a Muslim. Elected for a five-year term by an electoral college consisting of members of the Senate and National Assembly and members of the provincial assemblies, the president is eligible for reelection. But no individual may hold the office for more than two consecutive terms. The president may resign or be impeached and may be removed from office for incapacity or gross misconduct by a two-thirds vote of the members of the parliament. The president generally acts on the advice of the prime minister but has important residual powers. One of the most important--a legacy of Zia--is contained in the Eighth Amendment, which gives the president the power to dissolve the National Assembly "in his discretion where, in his opinion . . . a situation has arisen in which the Government of the Federation cannot be carried on in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and an appeal to the electorate is necessary."

Parliament and Federal Government

The bicameral federal legislature is the Majlis-i-Shoora (Council of Advisers), consisting of the Senate (upper house) and National Assembly (lower house). Members of the National Assembly are elected by universal adult suffrage (over eighteen years of age in Pakistan). Seats are allocated to each of the four provinces, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, and Islamabad Capital Territory on the basis of population. National Assembly members serve for the parliamentary term, which is five years, unless they die or resign sooner, or unless the National Assembly is dissolved. Although the vast majority of the members are Muslim, about 5 percent of the seats are reserved for minorities, including Christians, Hindus, and Sikhs. Elections for minority seats are held on the basis of joint electorates at the same time as the polls for Muslim seats during the general elections.

The prime minister is appointed by the president from among the members of the National Assembly. The prime minister is assisted by the Federal Cabinet, a council of ministers whose members are appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister. The Federal Cabinet comprises the ministers, ministers of state, and advisers.

The Senate is a permanent legislative body with equal representation from each of the four provinces, elected by the members of their respective provincial assemblies. There are representatives from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and from Islamabad Capital

3 Territory. The chairman of the Senate, under the constitution, is next in line to act as president should the office become vacant and until such time as a new president can be formally elected. Both the Senate and the National Assembly can initiate and pass legislation except for finance bills. Only the National Assembly can approve the federal budget and all finance bills. In the case of other bills, the president may prevent passage unless the legislature in joint sitting overrules the president by a majority of members of both houses present and voting.

Other offices and bodies having important roles in the federal structure include the attorney general, the auditor general, the Federal Land Commission, the Federal Public Service Commission, Election Commission of Pakistan, and the Wafaqi Mohtasib (Ombudsman).

Provincial Governments

Pakistan's four provinces enjoy considerable autonomy. Each province has a governor, a Council of Ministers headed by a chief minister appointed by the governor, and a provincial assembly. Members of the provincial assemblies are elected by universal adult suffrage. Provincial assemblies also have reserved seats for minorities. Although there is a well-defined division of responsibilities between federal and provincial governments, there are some functions on which both can make laws and establish departments for their execution. Most of the services in areas such as health, education, agriculture, and roads, for example, are provided by the provincial governments. Although the federal government can also legislate in these areas, it only makes national policy and handles international aspects of those services.

Judiciary

The judiciary includes the Supreme Court, provincial high courts, and other lesser courts exercising civil and criminal jurisdiction. The chief justice of the Supreme Court is appointed by the president; the other Supreme Court judges are appointed by the president after consultation with the chief justice. The chief justice and judges of the Supreme Court may remain in office until age sixty-five. The Supreme Court has original, appellate, and advisory jurisdiction. Judges of the provincial high courts are appointed by the president after consultation with the chief justice of the Supreme Court, as well as the governor of the province and the chief justice of the high court to which the appointment is being made. High courts have original and appellate jurisdiction.

There is also a Federal Shariat Court consisting of eight Muslim judges, including a chief justice appointed by the president. Three of the judges are ulama, that is, Islamic Scholars, and are well versed in Islamic law. The Federal Shariat Court has original and appellate jurisdiction. This court decides whether any law is repugnant to the injunctions of Islam. When a law is deemed repugnant to Islam, the president, in the case of a federal law, or the governor, in the case of a provincial law, is charged with taking steps to bring the law into conformity with the injunctions of Islam. The court also hears appeals from decisions of criminal courts under laws relating to the enforcement of hudood laws that is, laws pertaining to such offences as intoxication, theft, and unlawful sexual intercourse.

In addition, there are special courts and tribunals to deal with specific kinds of cases, such as

4 drug courts, commercial courts, labor courts, traffic courts, an insurance appellate tribunal, an income tax appellate tribunal, and special courts for bank offences. There are also special courts to try terrorists. Appeals from special courts go to high courts except for labor and traffic courts, which have their own forums for appeal. Appeals from the tribunals go to the Supreme Court.

A further feature of the judicial system is the office of Wafaqi Mohtasib (Ombudsman), which is provided for in the constitution. The office of Mohtasib was established in many early Muslim states to ensure that no wrongs were done to citizens. Appointed by the president, the Mohtasib holds office for four years; the term cannot be extended or renewed. The Mohtasib's purpose is to institutionalize a system for enforcing administrative accountability, through investigating and rectifying any injustice done to a person through maladministration by a federal agency or a federal government official. The Mohtasib is empowered to award compensation to those who have suffered loss or damage as a result of maladministration. Excluded from jurisdiction, however, are personal grievances or service matters of a public servant as well as matters relating to foreign affairs, national defense, and the armed services. This institution is designed to bridge the gap between administrator and citizen, to improve administrative processes and procedures, and to help curb misuse of discretionary powers.

The Government of

Pakistani Government System

Pakistan (Urdu: حکومِت پاکستان) is a federal parliamentary system,[1] with an indirectly-elected President as the Head of State and Commander in Chief of the Pakistani Armed Forces, and an indirectly-elected Prime Minister as the Head of Government. The President’s appointment and term are constitutionally independent of the Prime Minister’s term. On September 6, 2008, the Electoral College (composed of the Senate, the National Assembly, and the four Provincial Assemblies) chose Asif Ali Zardari as the eleventh President of Pakistan for a five-year term. The Prime Minister is usually the leader of the largest party in the National Assembly and is assisted by a cabinet of ministers drawn from both chambers of the federal legislature. The current Prime Minister is Yousaf Raza Gillani of the Pakistan People’s Party, who took office on March 25, 2008.

Contents

• U1 Recent historyU • U2 Federal branchesU

o U2.1 Provincial governmentsU o U2.2 Local governmentsU o U2.3 Kashmir governmentsU

• U3 Ministries and divisionsU • U4 DepartmentsU • U5 See alsoU • U6 ReferencesU • U7 External linksU

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Recent history

The National Assembly elections that were held in October 2002 had 91 women elected to its Parliament - the largest number and percentage of women in the parliament of any Muslim-majority country.[2]

On November 3, 2007, President Musharraf suspended Pakistan's constitution by declaring a state of emergency.

In the general elections held in February 2008, the party of slain leader Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) won 123 seats in the National Assembly while the Pakistan Muslim League (N) of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif won 91 seats in the National Assembly. President Musharaf's ally party Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) came third with 54 seats.[3] After the elections the People's Party Parliamentarian and the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz announced a coalition to form the new government along with the Awami National Party (ANP). Pakistan's new parliament elected the country's first female speaker March 19, 2008 from the Pakistan Peoples Party: Fahmida Mirza.[4] Allies of President Pervez Musharraf withdrew their candidate for Pakistan's prime minister, Farooq Sattar, and the coalition chose Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani as the Prime Minister of Pakistan, who was sworn in March 25, 2008 by President Pervez Musharraf.[5]

On August 7, 2008, the Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Muslim League (N) agreed to force Musharraf to step down and begin his impeachment. Asif Ali Zardari, Rehman Malik, Altaf Hussain and Nawaz Sharif announced sending a formal request or joint charge sheet that he steps down, and impeach him through parliamentary process upon refusal. Musharaf, however, said: “I will defeat those who try to push me to the wall. If they use their right to oust me, I have the right to defend myself."[6] Musharraf accordingly delayed his departure for the Beijing Olympics by a day.[7] A senior coalition official told Reuters: "Yes, we have agreed in principle to impeach him."[8] The draft of the ruling coalition’s joint statement had been finalized by the draft Committee, and Musharraf must obtain vote of confidence from the National Assembly and 4 provincial assemblies.[9] The government summoned the national assembly, or lower house of parliament, to sit on August 11.[10] Capt. Wasif Syed, spokesman for the Pakistan People's Party -- confirmed: "A decision has been made that he has to go now, and all the parties have agreed on this point."[11]

Federal branches

Executive

• President • Prime Minister • National Security Council

Legislative

• Parliament o Senate o National Assembly

Leader of the Opposition

• Federal Government Ministries

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o Federal Ministers

Judicial

• Judiciary o Attorney General o Attorney chief o Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan

[edit] Provincial governments

• Balochistan • Islamabad Capital Territory • Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa • Punjab • Sindh • Kashmir • Gilgit-Baltistan

[edit] Local governments

• Districts • Tehsils • Union Councils

Former

• Divisions (abolished in August 2000)

[edit] Kashmir governments

• Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir • Northern Areas Government

[edit] Ministries and divisions Main article: Federal Government Ministries of Pakistan

• Cabinet Secretariat o Cabinet Division o Establishment Division

• Ministry of Commerce & Education o Commerce Division

• Ministry of Communications

• Ministry of Law, Justice & Human Rights o Law & Justice Division o Human Rights Division

• Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development

o Local Government and Rural

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o Communications Division

• Ministry of Culture and Sports o Culture and Sports Division

• Ministry of Defence o Defence Division

• Ministry of Defence Production o Defence Production

Division

• Ministry of Economic Affairs & Statistics

o Economic Affairs Division o Statistics Division

• Ministry of Education o Education Division

• Ministry of Environment o Environment Division

• Ministry of Finance & Revenue o Finance Division o Revenue Division(Federal

Board of Revenue)

• Ministry of Food, Agriculture & Livestock

o Food, Agriculture & Livestock Division

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs o Foreign Affairs Division

• Ministry of Health o Health Division

• Ministry of Housing & Works o Housing & Works Division

• Ministry of Industries, Production & Special Initiatives

o Industries, Production &

Development Division

• Ministry of Minorities o Minorities Affairs Division

• Ministry of Narcotics Control o Narcotics Control Division

• Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs o Parliamentary Affairs Division

• Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources o Petroleum & Natural Resources

Division

• Ministry of Population Welfare o Population Welfare Division

Population Welfare Department, N-W.F.P.

• Ministry of Ports and Shipping o Ports and Shipping Division

• Ministry of Privatization o Privatization Division

• Ministry of Railways o Railways Division

• Ministry of Religious Affairs & Zakat & Ushr

o Religious Affairs & Zakat & Ushr Division

• Ministry of Science and Technology o Scientific & Technological Research

Division

• Ministry of Social Welfare and Special Education

o Social Welfare and Special Education Division

• Ministry of States and Frontier Regions o States and Frontier Regions Division

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Special Initiatives Division

• Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

o Information & Media Division

• Ministry of Information Technology o IT & Telecom Division

• Ministry of Interior o Interior Division

• Ministry of Investment o Investment Division

• Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas

o Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Division

• Ministry of Labour, Manpower & Overseas Pakistanis

o Labour& Manpower Division

o Overseas Pakistanis Division

• Ministry of Textile Industry o Textile Industry Division

• Ministry of Tourism o Tourism Division

• Ministry of Water & Power o Water & Power Division

• Ministry of Women Development o Women Development Division

• Ministry of Youth Affairs o Youth Affairs Division

• Planning Commission/Ministry of Planning & Development

o Planning and Development Division

Departments

• Accountability Courts • Administration Wing • Advanced Education Wing • Agricultural & Livestock Products

Marketing & Grading Dept. • Agricultural Census Organization • Airport Security Force • Attached Dept. • Azad Jammu & Kashmir Council • Board Of Investment • Bureau of Emigration & Overseas

Employment • Cadet College, Razmak • Capital Development Authority

• National Institute of Oceanography • National Institute of Population Studies • National Institute of Public

Administration • National Insurance Company • National Language Authority • National Physical and Standards

Laboratory • National Police Academy • National Police Foundation • National Power Construction Company • National Productivity Organization • National Radio Telecommunication

Corporation

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• Carrier Telephone Industries • Centre For Applied & Molecular

Biology • Central Cotton Research Institute • Central Drugs Laboratory, Defence

Housing Authority, Karachi • Central Inspectorate of Mines • Central Jail Staff Training Institute • Chief Commissioner for Afghan

Refugees, Islamabad • Chief Engineering Adviser/Chairman,

Federal Flood Commission • Civil Armed Forces • Civil Aviation Authority • Civil Services Reforms Unit • College of Physicians and Surgeons of

Pakistan • Commercial Courts • Commissioner for Afghan Refugees,

Quetta • Commissioner for Afghan Refugees,

Peshawar • Commissioner for Afghan Refugees,

Lahore • Committee on violence against women • Construction Machinery & Training

Institute • Council for Works and Housing

Research • Council of Islamic Ideology • Crisis Centre, Islamabad • Culture Wing • Curriculum Wing • Customs, Excise and Sales Tax

Appellate Tribunal • Dawood College of Engineering and

Technology • Department of Explosives • Department of Patent & Design • Department of Plant Production • Department of Tourist Services • Department of Communications

Security • Directorate General Civil Defence • Directorate of Dockworkers Safety • Directorate of Workers Education

• National Savings Organization • National Talent Pool • National Tariff commission • National Telecommunication

Corporation • National Training Bureau • National Transport Research Centre • National Tubewell Construction

Corporation • National University of Science and

Technology • Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority • Overseas Employment Corporation • Overseas Pakistani Women's Network • Pakistan Medical & Research Council,

Islamabad • Pakistan Academy of Rural

Developments • Pakistan Administrative Staff College,

Lahore • Pakistan Agriculture Research Council • Pakistan Automobile Corporation • Pakistan Central Cotton Committee • Pakistan Commission on Indus Waters • Pakistan Computer Bureau • Pakistan Council for Renewable Energy

Technologies • Pakistan Council for Science and

Technology • Pakistan Council of Research in Water

Resources • Pakistan Council of Scientific and

Industrial Research • Pakistan Environmental Protection

Agency • Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar • Pakistan Housing Authority • Pakistan Industrial Technical Assistance

Centre • Pakistan Industrial Development

Corporation • Pakistan Institute of Management • Pakistan Manpower Institute • Pakistan Marine Academy • Pakistan Medical & Dental Council,

Islamabad

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• Drug Court • Drugs Controller, Karachi • Drugs Controller, Islamabad • Economic Wing • 'Education For All' Wing • Electronic Government Directorate • Employees Old-Age Benefits Institution • Engineering Development Board • Environmental Protection Tribunal • Estate Office Management • Export Processing Zones Authority • Export Promotion Bureau • Federal Board of Revenue • Federal Bureau of Statistics • Federal Government Employees

Housing Foundation • Federal Investigation Agency • Federal Land Commission • Federal Seed Certification and

Registration Dept. • Federal Service Tribunal • FGSH Islamabad • Field Organization List • Foreign Exchange Regulation Appellate

Board • Foreign Trade Institute of Pakistan • Gwadar Port Authority • Government Shipping Office • Immigration & Passport • Implementation Tribunal for Newspaper

Employee • IMHSC • Income Tax Appellate Tribunal • Indus River System Authority • Islamabad Capital Territory • Jammu & Kashmir Estate property,

Lahore • Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre,

Karachi • Karachi Port Trust • Livestock Wing • Management Services Wing • Marine Fisheries Dept. • Mercantile Marine Dept. • Military Lands and Cantonments Dept. • Minorities Affairs Wing

• Pakistan Meteorological Dept. • Pakistan Military Accounts Dept. • Pakistan Minerals Development

Corporation • Pakistan National Accreditation Council • Pakistan National Shipping Corporation • Pakistan Nursing Council, Islamabad • Pakistan Post Office • Pakistan Railways • Pakistan Railways Academy, Walton

(Lahore) • Pakistan Railways Carriage Factory • Pakistan Reinsurance Company Ltd • Pakistan Science Foundation • Pakistan Software Export Board • Pakistan Standards And Quality Control

Authority • Pakistan Steel Mills • Pakistan Telecommunication Authority • Pakistan Telecommunications Company • Pakistan Telecommunications Mobile • Pakistan Tobacco Board • Pakistan International Airlines

Corporation • Paknet • Public Works Dept. • Pak-Swiss Precision Mechanics &

Instrument Centre • Petroman • Pharmacy Council of Pakistan,

Islamabad • Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences,

Islamabad • Planning Wing • Population Census Organization • Population Welfare • Port Qasim Authority • Ports and Shipping Wing, Karachi • Private Power and Infrastructure Board • Project Director, Karachi • Quaid-e-Azam Papers Project • Railway Constructions Pakistan Ltd • Science and Technical Education Wing • Secretariat Training Institute • Securities and Exchange Commission • Sheikh Zayed Postgraduate Medical

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• National Aids Control Programme (NACP)

• National Alien Registration Authority • National Archives of Pakistan • National Bank of Pakistan • National Commission for Human

Development(NCHD) • National Construction Ltd • National Council for Conservation of

Wildlife • National Council for Homeopathy,

Rawalpindi • National Council for Tibbi, Islamabad • National Database and Registration

Authority • National Document Centre • National Electric Power Regulatory

Authority • National Energy Conservation Centre • National Fertilizer Corporation • National Film Development Council • National Highway and Motorway Police • National Highway Authority • National Housing Authority • National Industrial Parks Development

& Management Company • National Industrial Relations

Commission, Islamabad • National Institute for the Handicapped,

Islamabad • National Institute of Cardiovascular,

Karachi • National Institute of Child Health,

Karachi • National Institute of Electronics • National Institute of Health, Islamabad • National Institute of Labour

Administration Training

Institute, Lahore • Small and Medium Enterprises

Development Authority • Special Communication Organization • Special Court (Customs, Taxation and

Anti Smuggling) • Special Courts (Central) • Special Courts (Control of Narcotics

Substances • Special Courts (Offences in Banks) • Sports Wing • State Bank of Pakistan • State Engineering Corporation • State Life Insurance Corporation • Technology Commercialisation

Corporation of Pakistan (Private) Ltd • Sui Southern Gas Company • Sui Northern Gas Pipelines • Surveyor General of Pakistan • Technology Up-Gradation and Skill

Development Company • Telecom Foundation • Telephone Industries of Pakistan • Threadline Gallery of Pakistan • Tourism Wing • Trade Development Authority of

Pakistan • Trade Marks Registry • Trading Corporation of Pakistan • Utility Stores Corporation • Virtual University of Pakistan • WAPDA • Women’s Political School • Workers Welfare Fund • Zarai Taraqiati Bank Ltd. • Zoological Survey Dept.

See also

Government of Pakistan portal

Pakistan portal

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• Ministry of Finance of the Government of Pakistan • Statistics Division of the Government of Pakistan • Federal Bureau of Statistics of the Government of Pakistan • Pakistan Institute of International Affairs • Gazette of Pakistan • Economic Coordination Committee • Types of Government Servants in Pakistan

External links • Web gateway official Pakistan government portal • The Government of Pakistan • The President of Pakistan • Senate of Pakistan • National Assembly of Pakistan • Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan • Supreme Court of Pakistan

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Districts of Pakistan

This article is part of the series: Politics and government of

Pakistan

Constitution

Parliament

President

Federal government

Judiciary

Political parties

Elections

Administrative units

Local government

Economy

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Foreign relations

Local Government

The Districts of Pakistan (Urdu: اضالع پاکستان ) are the second order administrative divisions of Pakistan. Districts were the third order of administrative divisions, below provinces and "divisions", until the reforms of August 2000, when "divisions" were abolished. Districts now form the top tier of a three-tier system of local government with the two lower tiers composed of approximately 596 tehsils (included the Kashmir region) and more than 6,000 union councils.

Prior to 2001, there were 106 districts but with the reorganisation, these were reduced to 102 by the merger of the five districts of Karachi Central, Karachi East, Karachi South, Karachi West and Malir to form Karachi District. The five districts had formed the division of Karachi which was abolished. The number of districts rose to 106 again in December 2004, when four new districts[1] were created in the province of Sindh of which one (Umerkot) had existed until 2000 and three districts (Kashmore, Qambar and Jamshoro) were newly created.

In May 2005, the Punjab provincial government created a new district[2] by raising the status of Nankana Sahib from a tehsil of Sheikhupura District to a district in its own right.

In Azad Kashmir, the second tier of government is formed by three administrative divisions with a third tier of ten districts. In Gilgit-Baltistan, there are six districts divided between the two regions of Gilgit and Baltistan; Baltistan being a part of Ladakh under Pakistani control, the other part being under Indian control.

0BContents

• 1 Overview • 2 Islamabad Capital Territory • 3 Balochistan • 4 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa • 5 Punjab • 6 Sindh • 7 Federally Administered Tribal Areas • 8 Azad Jammu and Kashmir • 9 Gilgit-Baltistan • 10 See also • 11 References • 12 External links

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Overview

Sr. No. Subdivision Districts Area (km²) Population (1998) Density (people/km²)

1 Baluchistan 30 347,190 6,566,000 18.9

2 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 24 74 521 17,744,000 238.1

3 Punjab 36 205,345 73,621,000 358.52

4 Sindh 23 140,914 30,440,000 216.02

5 Islamabad Capital Territory

1 906 805,000 880.8

6 Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)

7 tribal agencies and 6 frontier regions

27,220 3,176,000 116.7

7 Azad Kashmir 10 13,297 2,972,500 258

8 Gilgit-Baltistan 7 72,971 1,800,000 24.8

Islamabad Capital Territory

Capital Territory Area (km²) Population (1998) Density (people/km²) Islamabad 906 805,235 889

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Baluchistan

Sr. No. District Headquarters Area (km²) Population (1998) Density (people/km²) 1 Awaran Awaran 29,510 118,173 4 2 Barkhan Barkhan 3,514 103,545 29 3 Bolan Dhadar 7,499 288,056 38 4 Chagai[7]

Chagai 44,748[8] 300,000 7 5 Dera Bugti Dera Bugti 10,160 181,310 18 6 Gwadar Gwadar 12,637 185,498 15 7 Harnai[9]

4,096 140,000 19 8 Jafarabad Jafarabad 2,445 432,817 177 9 Jhal Magsi Jhal Magsi 3,615 109,941 30 10 Kalat Kalat 6,622 237,834 36 11 Kech (Turbat) Kech 22,539 413,204 18

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12 Kharan[10] Kharan 8958 1,32,500 4

13 Kohlu Kohlu 7,610 99,846 13 14 Khuzdar Khuzdar 35,380 417,466 12 15 Killa Abdullah Chaman 3,293 370,269 112 16 Killa Saifullah Killa Saifullah 6,831 193,553 28 17 Lasbela Bela 15,153 312,695 21 18 Loralai Loralai 9,830 295,555 30 19 Mastung Mastung 5,896 179,784 30 20 Musakhel Musa Khel Bazar 5,728 134,056 23 21 Nasirabad Nasirabad 3,387 245,894 73 22 Nushki[11]

Nushki 5,797 137,500 23 23 Panjgur Panjgur 16,891 234,051 14 24 Pishin Pishin 7,819 367,183 47 25 Quetta Quetta 2,653 744,802 281 26 Sherani[12]

Sherani 27 Sibi[9]

Sibi 7,796 180,398 23 28 Washuk[10]

29 Zhob[12]

Zhob 20,297 275,142 14 30 Ziarat Ziarat 1,489 33,340 22

[edit] Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Map Sr. No. District Headqua

rters Area (km²)

Population (1998)

Density (people/km²)

1 Abbotta

bad

Abbottabad

1,967 880,666 448

2 Bannu Bannu 1,227 675,667 551

3 Battagram

Battagram

1,301 307,278 236

4 Buner Daggar 1,865 506,048 271

5 Charsadda

Charsadda

996 1,022,364 1,026

6 Chitral Chitral 14,850 318,689 21

7 Dera Ismail Khan

Dera Ismail Khan

7,326 852,995 116

8 Hangu Hangu 1,097 314,529 287 9 Haripur Haripur 1,725 692,228 401 10 Karak Karak 3,372 430,796 128 11 Kohat Kohat 2,545 562,644 221

12 Kohistan

Dassu 7,492 472,570 63

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13 Lakki Marwat

Lakki Marwat

3,164 490,025 155

14 Lower Dir

Timergara

1,582 717,649 454

15 Malakand 952 452,291 475

16 Mansehra

Mansehra 4,579 1,152,839 252

17 Mardan Mardan 1,632 1,460,100 895

18 Nowshera

Nowshera 1,748 874,373 500

19 Peshawar

Peshawar 1,257 2,019,118 1,606

20 Shangla Alpuri 1,586 434,563 274 21 Swabi Swabi 1,543 1,026,804 665

22 Swat

Saidu Sharif

5,337 1,257,602 236

23 Tank Tank 1,679 238,216 142

24 Upper Dir

Dir 3,699 575,858 156

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Punjab

Sr. No. District Headquarters Area (km²) Population (1998) Density (people/km²) 1 Attock Attock 6,858 1,274,935 186 2 Bahawalnagar Bahawalnagar 8,878 2,061,447 232

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3 Bahawalpur Bahawalpur 24,830 2,433,091 98 4 Bhakkar Bhakkar 8,153 1,051,456 129 5 Chakwal Chakwal 6,524 1,083,725 166 6 Chiniot Chiniot 965,124 7 Dera Ghazi Khan Dera Ghazi Khan 11,922 1,643,118 138 8 Faisalabad Faisalabad 5,856 5,429,547 927 9 Gujranwala Gujranwala 3,622 3,400,940 939 10 Gujrat Gujrat 3,192 2,048,008 642 11 Hafizabad Hafizabad 2,367 832,980 352 12 Jhang Jhang 8,809 2,834,545 322 13 Jhelum Jhelum 3,587 936,957 261 14 Kasur Kasur 3,995 2,375,875 595 15 Khanewal Khanewal 4,349 2,068,490 476 16 Khushab Khushab 6,511 905,711 139 17 Lahore Lahore 1,772 6,318,745 3,566 18 Layyah Layyah 6,291 1,120,951 178 19 Lodhran Lodhran 2,778 1,171,800 422 20 Mandi Bahauddin Mandi Bahauddin 2,673 1,160,552 434 21 Mianwali Mianwali 5,840 1,056,620 181 22 Multan Multan 3,720 3,116,851 838 23 Muzaffargarh Muzaffargarh 8,249 2,635,903 320 24 Narowal Narowal 2,337 1,265,097 541 25 Nankana Sahib[2]

Nankana Sahib 2,960 1,410,000 26 Okara Okara 4,377 2,232,992 510 27 Pakpattan Pakpattan 2,724 1,286,680 472 28 Rahim Yar Khan Rahim Yar Khan 11,880 3,141,053 264 29 Rajanpur Rajanpur 12,319 1,103,618 90 30 Rawalpindi Rawalpindi 5,286 3,363,911 636 31 Sahiwal Sahiwal 3,201 1,843,194 576 32 Sargodha Sargodha 5,854 2,665,979 455 33 Sheikhupura Sheikhupura 5,960 3,321,029 557 34 Sialkot Sialkot 3,016 2,723,481 903 35 Toba Tek Singh Toba Tek Singh 3,252 1,621,593 499 36 Vehari Vehari 4,364 2,090,416 479

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Sindh

Sr. No. District Headquarters Area (km²) Population (1998) Density (people/km²) 1 Badin Badin 6,726 1,136,044 169 2 Dadu Dadu 19,070 1,688,811 89 3 Ghotki Mirpur Mathelo 6,083 970,549 160 4 Hyderabad Hyderabad 5,519 5,000,000 524

22 5 Jacobabad Jacobabad 5,278 1,425,572 270 6 Jamshoro[1]

Jamshoro 7 Karachi Karachi 3,527 13,215,631 2,795 8 Kashmore[1]

Kashmore 2,592 662,462 255 9 Khairpur Khairpur 15,910 1,546,587 97 10 Larkana Larkana 7,423 1,927,066 260 11 Matiari Matiari 1,417 515,331 364 12 Mirpurkhas Mirpur Khas 2,925 1,569,030 536 13 Naushahro Firoze Naushahro Feroze 2,945 1,087,571 369

14 Shaheed Benazirabad

Nawabshah 4,502 1,071,533 238

15 Qambar Shahdadkot Qambar 16 Sanghar Sanghar 10,728 1,453,028 135 17 Shikarpur Shikarpur 2,512 880,438 350 18 Sukkur Sukkur 5,165 908,373 176 19 Tando Allahyar Tando Allahyar 2,310 550,000 20 Tando Muhammad

Khan

Tando Muhammad Khan

1,733 447,215 257

21 Tharparkar Mithi 19,638 914,291 47 22 Thatta Thatta 17,355 1,113,194 64 23 Umerkot[13]

Umerkot 663,100

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Federally Administered Tribal Areas

Map Sr. No. Agency Area (km²

) Population (1998)

Density (people/km²)

1 Bajaur 1,290 595,227 461

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2 Khyber 2,576 546,730 212 3 Kurram 3,380 448,310 133 4 Mohmand 2,296 334,453 146

5 North Waziristan

4,707 361,246 77

6 Orakzai 1,538 225,441 147

7 South Waziristan

6,620 429,841 65

8 Bannu 745 19,593 26

9 Dera Ismail Khan

2,008 38,990 19

10 Kohat 446 88,456 198

11 Lakki Marwat

132 6,987 53

12 Peshawar 261 53,841 206 13 Tank 1,221 27,216 22

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Azad Jammu and Kashmir

Map Sr. No. District Area (km

²) Population (1998)

Density (people/km²)

1 Muzaffarab

ad

2,496 615,000 375

2 Hattian 854 225,000 263 3 Neelum 3,621 171,000 47 4 Mirpur 1,010 419,000 415 5 Bhimber 1,516 401,000 265 6 Kotli 1,862 746,000 401 7 Poonch 855 524,000 613 8 Bagh 1,368 351,000 456 9 Haveli 598 138,000 231

10 Sudhnati 569 278,000 489

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Gilgit-Baltistan

Map Sr. No. District Area (km²) Population (1998)

1 Ghanche 6,400 88,366 2 Skardu 15,000 214,848 3 Astore 8,657 71,666 4 Diamer 10,936 131,925 5 Ghizer 9,635 120,218 6 Gilgit 26,300 243,324

7 Hunza-Nagar

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