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The One Unit Scheme (Urdu: ون یونٹ; Bengali: এক ইউনিট ব্যবস্থা) was the reorganisation of the provinces of Pakistan by the central Pakistani government. It was led by Prime Minister Muhammad Ali Bogra on 22 November 1954 and passed on 30 September 1955.
The President shall, by Order, establish a High Court for each of the Provinces of Baluchistan and Sind and may make such provision in the order of the principal seats of the two High Courts, transfer of the Judges of the common High Court, transfer of cases pending in the common High Court immediately before the establishment of the two High ...
Punjab has the largest economy in Pakistan, contributing most to the national GDP. The province's share was 60.58% in 2020 to national economy. [2] Sindh which is the second largest province in terms of population and GDP which has steadily continued to grow, contributes 23.7% to the national economy. [2]
The Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan (Urdu: آئین پاکستان میں اٹھارہویں ترمیم) was passed by the National Assembly of Pakistan on April 8, 2010, [1] removing the power of the President of Pakistan to dissolve the Parliament unilaterally, turning Pakistan from a semi-presidential to a parliamentary republic, and renaming North-West Frontier ...
A district (Urdu: ضلع, zillah) is the first tier of local government. In total there are 149 districts in Pakistan, of which several are city districts . A District Government or a City District Government and Zillah Council form the governing body, with the District Coordination Officer serving as the administrative head. [ 8 ]
Provincial Assembly (Urdu: صوبائی اسمبلی) is a legislative body in the provinces and regions of Pakistan. All of the 4 Provinces and 2 Autonomous regions has unicameral legislature. Only Islamabad is governed directly by the Federal Government of Pakistan and have no legislative body.
In modern usage in Urdu language, the term is used as a word for province, while the word riyasat (Urdu: ریاست, "princely state" in English) is used for (federated) state. The terminologies are based on the administrative structure of British India which was partially derived from the Mughal administrative structure.
Map of the proposed province of South Punjab (red) in Punjab. South Punjab (Urdu: جنوبی پنجاب, romanized: Junūbī Panjāb), [1] [2] also proposed as Bahawalpur-South Punjab [3] or Bahawalpur Janoobi Punjab, [4] are the names for the proposals to create a new province in Pakistan, out of the southern regions of Punjab. [5]