Pakistan

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The Districts of Pakistan form the third tier of government in Pakistan, ranking as subdivisions of the provinces of Pakistan. Prior to August 2000, the provinces contained administrative units called divisions which contained districts as the fourth level of government. In August 2000, the divisions were abolished as an administrative tier, and the provinces are now directly divided into districts. Flag of the President of Pakistan The President of Pakistan (Sadr-e-Mamlikat or صدرِ مملکہ in Urdu) is Head of State of Pakistan. ... (PA – 6920) General Pervez Musharraf (Urdu: پرويز مشرف); born August 11, 1943) is a military statesman and currently the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army. ... The Prime Minister of Pakistan (Wazir-e- Azam in Urdu)is the Head of Government of Pakistan. ... Shaukat Aziz (Urdu: شوکت عزیز), born March 6, 1949 Karachi, Pakistan is the current Prime Minister and Finance Minister of Pakistan. ... Bold text Majlis-e-Shoora (Urdu: مجلس شوری) (Council of Advisors in Urdu, although referred to as Parliament) is the bicameral federal legislature of Pakistan that consists of the Senate (upper house) and the National Assembly (lower house). ... The Senate of Pakistan is the upper House of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. ... The current Chairman of the Senate is Muhammad Mian Soomro An Introduction Senate History & Introduction The 1970 Assembly framed the 1973 Constitution which was passed on 12th April and promulgated on 14th August 1973. ... The National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. ... These are the names of Speakers and Presidents of the National Assembly of Pakistan. ... These are the names of deputy speakers of the National Assembly of Pakistan. ... The Supreme Court (Urdu: عدالت اعظمیٰ ) is the apex court in Pakistans judicial hierarchy, the final arbiter of legal and constitutional disputes. ... These are the names of Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. ... The Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan This court consists of 8 muslim judges including the Chief Justice. ... The Chief Justice heads the Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan. ... This article has information on elections and election results in Pakistan. ... General elections will be held in Pakistan in late 2007. ... Political parties in Pakistan lists political parties in Pakistan. ... The Pakistan Muslim League (Q), or PML-Q, is a centrist political party in Pakistan, dervied from the original Pakistan Muslim League which had laid foundation of the state of Pakistan. ... The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) (Urdu: پاکستان پیپلز پارٹی ) is a mainstream political party in Pakistan. ... Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) (Urdu: متحدہ مجلس عمل ) (United Assembly of Hope) is a Islamic alliance between religious-political parties in Pakistan. ... Muttahida Qaumi Movement (Urdu: متحدہ قومی موومنٹ) generally known as MQM, is a political party in Pakistan founded and currently led by Altaf Hussain. ... The Pakistan Muslim League (N) is a political party in Pakistan. ... Political parties in Pakistan lists political parties in Pakistan. ... Currently, Pakistan is subdivided into four provinces, two territories, and also portions of Kashmir that are administered by the Pakistani government. ... The Provincial Governors is the head of the province in Pakistan. ... Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan. ... The Government of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) is in Peshawar, the provincial capital of the North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. ... ... Government of Sindh is based in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. ... For main article on the capital of Pakistan go to Islamabad. ... The Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) are areas of Pakistan outside the four provinces, comprising a region of some 27,220 km² (10,507 mi²). // The FATA are bordered by: Afghanistan to the west with the border marked by the Durand Line, the North-West Frontier Province and the Punjab... Azad Kashmir (Urdu: ‎, English: ), is part of the Pakistani administered section of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, along with the Northern Areas; its official name is Azad Jammu and Kashmir. ... The Northern Areas (Urdu: شمالی علاقہ جات) or Gilgit-Baltistan is the northernmost region of Pakistani-administered Kashmir. ... Following is a list of the major cities in Pakistan organized by subnational entities: // Azad Kashmir Bagh Bhimber Kotli Mirpur Muzaffarabad Plandri Rawlakot Balochistan Main listing: List of cities in Balochistan Amir Chah Bazdar Bela Bellpat Bagh Burj Chagai Chah Sandan Chakku Chaman Chhatr Dalbandin Dera Bugti Dhana Sar Diwana... Pakistan is the second largest Muslim country in terms of population, and its status as a declared nuclear power, being the only Islamic nation to have that status, plays a part in its international role. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... Currently, Pakistan is subdivided into four provinces, two territories, and also portions of Kashmir that are administered by the Pakistani government. ... The Divisions of Pakistan were previously the third tier of government in Pakistan until they were abolished in 2000. ...

Overview

Districts are further subdivided into tehsils which may contain villages or municipalities. There are over five thousand local governments in Pakistan. Since 2001, these have been led by democratically elected local councils, each headed by a Nazim (the word means "supervisor" in Urdu, but is sometimes translated as "mayor"). Women have been allotted a minimum of 33% seats in these councils; there is no upper limit to the number of women in these councils. The province of Balochistan (or Baluchistan) (Urdu: بلوچستان) in Pakistan is the largest in the country by geographical area. ... The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) (Urdu: شمال مغربی سرحدی صوبہ) is the smallest in size of the four provinces of Pakistan and is home to the Pashtuns (Pakhtoons). ... This article is about the Pakistani province of Punjab. ... This article is about the modern Pakistani province of Sindh. ... For main article on the capital of Pakistan go to Islamabad. ... Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) are areas of Pakistan outside any of the four provinces, comprising a region of some 27,220 km² (10,507 mi²). Neighbouring regions are: Afghanistan to the west with the border marked by the Durand Line, the North-West Frontier to the north, the Punjab... Azad Kashmir (Urdu: ‎, English: ), is part of the Pakistani administered section of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, along with the Northern Areas; its official name is Azad Jammu and Kashmir. ... The Northern Areas (Urdu: شمالی علاقے ) or Gilgit-Baltistan is the northernmost region of Pakistani-administered Kashmir. ... The equivalent terms tehsil, tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, and taluq refer to a unit of government in some countries of the Indian subcontinent. ...

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. Karachi district is the most populous of the Districts of Pakistan. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

In May 2005, the Punjab provincial government created a new district^[2] by raising the status of Nankana Sahib from a tehsil of Sheikhpura District to a district in its own right. ... Nankana Sahib, also known as Raipur and Rai-Bhoi-di-Talwandi is a city in the state of Punjab in present-day Pakistan. ... The equivalent terms tehsil, tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, and taluq refer to a unit of government in some countries of the Indian subcontinent. ... Sheikhpura district is one of the thirty-seven districts of Bihar state, India, and Sheikhpura town is the administrative headquarters of this district. ...

In Azad Kashmir, the second tier of government is formed by two administrative divisions with a third tier of seven districts. In the Northern Areas, there are six districts divided between two informal regions. The Azad Kashmir and Northern Area districts are not included in the lists below. Azad Kashmir (Urdu: ‎, English: ), is part of the Pakistani administered section of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, along with the Northern Areas; its official name is Azad Jammu and Kashmir. ... The Northern Areas (Urdu: شمالی علاقے ) or Gilgit-Baltistan is the northernmost region of Pakistani-administered Kashmir. ...

Islamabad Capital Territory

1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Islamabad (Urdu: اسلام آبادabode of Islam), is the capital city of Pakistan, and is located in the Potohar Plateau in the northwest of the country. ...

Federally Administered Tribal Areas

1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Bajaur (Urdu: باجوڑ) is an Agency (district) of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan. ... Do you mean: The Khyber Pass, which links Pakistan to Afghanistan Carry On Up the Khyber, the 1966 Carry On film about the British on the Northwest Frontier ... Kurram (Urdu: کرم ) tribal agency is located in the FATA area of Pakistan. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... North Waziristan (Urdu: شمالی وزیرستان) is the northern part of Waziristan, a mountainous region of northwest Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan and covering some 11 585 km² (4,473 mi²). It comprises the area west and south-west of Peshawar between the Tochi river to the north and the Gomal river to the south... Response International, United Kingdom has recently about to initiate training workshops on Child Health promotion in Orakzai Agency. ... South Waziristan (Urdu: جنوبی وزیرستان) is southern part of Waziristan a mountainous region of northwest Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan and covering some 11 585 km² (4,473 mi²). It comprises the area west and southwest of Peshawar between the Tochi river to the north and the Gomal river to the south, forming part...

Districts of Balochistan

There are 27 districts in Balochistan province. Balochistan or Baluchistan may refer to: Balochistan (region) is the name of a large region covering southwest Pakistan and southeast Iran Balochistan (Iran) is part of the Iranian Sistan and Baluchistan Province Balochistan (Pakistan) is the name of a province of Pakistan. ...

1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Awaran (Urdu: آواران) district is in the center of Balochistan province of Pakistan. ... Barkhan (Urdu: بارکھان ) district is in the center of Balochistan province of Pakistan. ... --203. ... Chagai district is in the north west corner of Balochistan, Pakistan. ... Dera Bugti district is in the south west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. ... Gwadar was notified as a district on July 1, 1977 when the Makran district was given the status of a division and was divided into three districts. ... Jafarabad district is in the south east of Balochistan province of Pakistan. ... Jhal Magsi district is in the center of Balochistan province of Pakistan. ... Kalat (Urdu: قلات) is a district in Balochistan, Pakistan. ... Kech (Urdu: کیچ ) or Turbat district is in the south west of Balochistan, province of Pakistan. ... Kharan is a district in the north west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. ... Khuzdar district is located in the center of Balochistan province of Pakistan. ... Kohlu district is in the center of Balochistan province of Pakistan. ... Lasbela is one of oldest districts of Balochistan province of Pakistan. ... Loralai is a district in the center of Balochistan province of Pakistan. ... Mastung is a district in the north west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. ... Musakhel (fort) is a district in the north west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. ... Nasirabad is a district in the center west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. ... Nushki District is one of the districts in the province of Balochistan, Pakistan. ... Panjgur (Urdu: پنجگور ) is a district in the west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. ... Pishin (Urdu: پشین) is a district in the north west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. ... Qilla Abdullah District is one of the districts in the province of Balochistan, Pakistan. ... Qilla Saifullah District is one of the districts in the province of Balochistan, Pakistan. ... Quetta District is a district in the Balochistan Province of Pakistan that contains the city of Quetta, the capital of the province. ... Sibi (Urdu: سبی ) is a district in the center of Balochistan province of Pakistan. ... Zhob is a district in the north west of Balochistan province of Pakistan. ... Ziarat District is a district in the Balochistan Province of Pakistan that contains the town of Ziarat, which is located at an altitude of about 2,400 meters. ...

Districts of the North-West Frontier Province

There are 24 districts in the North-West Frontier Province. The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP)-(also known as, Subha Sarhad)- is the smallest of the four provinces of Pakistan and is home to the Pashtuns (Afghans) and various other groups. ...

1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Abbottabad (Urdu: ایبٹ آباد ) is a district in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Batgram district (Urdu: بٹگرام) is located in Hazara Division of NWFP, Pakistan. ... Buner is a district of Malakand Division in the province of NWFP, Pakistan. ... Charsadda District is a district in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan that contains the town of Charsadda. ... Chitral is a district in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan that contains the town of Chitral. ... Dera Ismail Khan District is a district in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan that contains the town of Dera Ismail Khan. ... Hangu District, China Hangu District, Pakistan Category: ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Karak is a district of the North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. ... Kohat distrct is located in NWFP province of Pakistan. ... The word Kohistan in Persian literally means Country of the Hills. ... Lakki Marwat is a district of North-West Frontier Province in Pakistan. ... Lower Dir is an area in the Dir, North-West Frontier Province Pakistan. ... Malakand District is one of the distrcits in the North West Frontier Province , Pakistan. ... Batgram, Mansehra Mansehra (Urdu: مانسہرہ ) is a district in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan that contains the town of Mansehra, and the Kaghan Valley area, a popular tourist destination in Pakistan. ... Mardan District is a district in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan that contains the city of Mardan. ... Nowshera is a district in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan that contains the town of Nowshera. ... Peshawar District is a district in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan that contains the city of Peshawar, the capital of the province. ... Shangla District is a district in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan that contains the twin towns of Mingora and Saidu Sharif. ... Swabi is district in NWFP. See also Swabi Category: ... Swat District is a district in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. ... Upper Dir District is one of the districts in Dir, NWFP, Pakistan. ...

Districts of Northern Areas

Main article: Districts of Northern Areas

There are 6 districts in Northern Areas administrative region. The Northern Areas comprise six districts in two regions: the two Baltistan districts of Skardu and Ghangche, and the four Gilgit districts of Diamer, Ghizer, Gilgit (the union of Dardistan and Hunza states) and Astore (carved out of Diamer in 2004,Gilgit Wazarat - a former tribal territory). ... Shown in green is the Kashmiri region under Pakistani control. ...

Ghanche District is the easternmost district of the Northern Areas, Pakistan occupied Kashmir. ... Skardu town as seen from the Skardu Fort Skardu District is one of the six districts of Northern Areas of Pakistan. ... Astore District was carved out of Diamer District in 2004. ... Diamer District is the district where the Karakoram Highway enters Northern Areas of Pakistan from the NWFP. Chilas is the capital of the Diamer district. ... Ghizer District is the westernmost district of the Northern Areas of Pakistan. ... Gilgit District is bounded by Wakhan Corridor (Afghanistan) in the north, Xinjiang (China) in the north / northeast, Skardu District in the south / southeast. ...

Districts of Azad Kashmir

There are 8 districts in Azad Kashmir Azad Kashmir (Urdu: ‎, English: ), is part of the Pakistani administered section of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, along with the Northern Areas; its official name is Azad Jammu and Kashmir. ...

Bhimber is a district that was carved out of Mirpur District in 1995. ... Kotli is a district of Azad Kashmir, (also called Azad Jammu and Kashmir), which the Pakistani-administered part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. ... Mirpur is a district in Pakistans Azad Kashmir Territory. ... Bagh District is a district in Pakistan that was carved out of Poonch District in 1988. ... Muzafarabad district, located on the banks of the Jhelum and the Neelum rivers, is totally hilly. ... Muzaffarabad (Urdu: مظفرآباد, is the capital of the State of Azad Kashmir, located in the north of the state, which is the Pakistani-controlled part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. ... Neelum District is located in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. ... Neelum (Urdu: نیلم ) is a river in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. ... District Poonch or Punch popularly known as mini Kashmir, is the smallest in area and the remotest district of Azad Kashmir. ... Rawalakot (Urdu: راولا کوٹ) is a city in Azad Kashmir, Rawalakot is the capital of the Poonch District of Azad Kashmir. ... Sudhnati district lies in Azad Kashmir in Pakistan. ... Muzaffarabad (Urdu: مظفرآباد, is the capital of the State of Azad Kashmir, located in the north of the state, which is the Pakistani-controlled part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. ...

Districts of Punjab

There are 35 districts in Punjab province. This article is about the Pakistani province of Punjab. ...

1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... // Attock District (Urdu: اٹک) is located in the northwest of the Punjab province of Pakistan. ... Bahawalnagar District is a district of Pakistan. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards and make it more accessible to a general audience, this article may require cleanup. ... Bhakkar District (Urdu: بھکر) is one of the districts in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. ... The district of Chakwal (Urdu: چکوال) in Punjab, Pakistan was created as an independent district of the Rawalpindi Division in 1985, by combining the subdivision Chakwal of Jhelum District, the sub-division Talagang of Attock District and police station Choa Saidan Shah, carved out of subdivision Pind Dadan Khan, district Jhelum... Dera Ghazi Khan (Urdu: ڈیرہ غازی خان) is a district in Punjab, Pakistan. ... Faisalabad District is one of the districts of Punjab, Punjab, , Pakistan. ... Gujranwala District is a district in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. ... Gujrat (Urdu: گجرات) is a district in Pakistan located in Punjab Province. ... The Hafizabad district is one of the districts in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. ... Jhang is a city in Pakistan, on the Chenab river. ... The Jhelum district (Urdu: جہلم) is situated in Punjab province of Pakistan. ... Kasur District is one of the districts in the province of ( Punjab , Pakistan. ... Khanewal is distric in the Pakistani province of Punjab. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Lahore District is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. ... Layyah Sadar Bazar (Main Bazar) Layyah Layyah District (Urdu: لیہ ) is a district in the Punjab, Pakistan. ... Lodhran District is one of the districts in the province of Punjab , Pakistan. ... The district of Mandi-Bahaudddin is situated in Punjab and is bounded on the northwest by the Jhelum River, on the South-East by the Chenab River which separates it from Gujranwala District and Gujrat District and on the southwest by Sargodha District. ... Mianwali District is one of the districts in Punjab, Pakistan. ... Multan District is a district of Pakistan. ... Muzaffargarh is a mostly rural district in the south of the Punjab province of Pakistan. ... Narowal District (Urdu/Punjabi: نارووال) is one of the districts in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. ... Nankana Sahib District is one of the districts in the province of Punjab , Pakistan. ... Okara District (Urdu: ضلع اوکاڑہ) is a district of Punjab, Pakistan. ... Nankana Sahib District is one of the districts in the province of Punjab, Pakistan. ... Rahim Yar Khan district, one of the districts of Pakistan, is located in Punjab. ... Nankana Sahib District is one of the districts in the province of Punjab , Pakistan. ... Rawalpindi district contains the city of Rawalpindi. ... Sahiwal District is a district of Pakistan. ... Sargodha District is in the Punjab province of Pakistan. ... Sheikhupura District is one of the districts in the province of Punjab , Pakistan. ... // Geography The Sialkot district lies south of the Gujrat district, the state of Jamu, and Kashmir, while Narowal district is to the southeast and Gujranwala district is situated to the west. ... Toba Tek Singh is a district in the Punjab province of Pakistan. ... Vehari District was created in 1976 out of the three tehsils of Multan District namely Vehari, Burewala, Mailsi and Sub-tehsils Machiwal and Gaggo of Sahiwal District. ...

Districts of Sindh

There are 23 districts in Sindh province.^[6] This article is about the modern Pakistani province of Sindh. ...