Provinces and territories under the administrative authority of Pakistan
Administrative Units: Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Category
Federated state
Location
Pakistan
Created
1 July 1970
Number
4 provinces
2 administrative territories
1 federal territory
Populations
Least, most:
1,249,000 (Gilgit–Baltistan)
110,012,442 (Punjab)
Areas
Smallest, largest:
906.0 km2 (349.81 sq mi), Islamabad Capital Territory
347,200 km2 (134,050 sq mi), Balochistan
Government
Descending order:
1. National government
2. Provincial governments
3. District governments
4. Tehsil Municipal Administration
5. Local governments
Subdivisions
Descending order:
1. Divisions
2. Districts
3. Tehsils
4. Union councils
Politics of Pakistan
Federal government
Constitution of Pakistan
Previous constitutions:1956
1962
1973
Annex (written 1949, incorporated 1985)
Amendments
Law
Human rights
Pakistan Penal Code
Law enforcement
Parliament legislature
Senate (Upper House)
Chairman: Yousaf Raza Gillani
Deputy Chairman: Mirza Muhammad Afridi (PTI)
Leader of the House: Ishaq Dar (PML(N))
Opposition leader: Shahzad Waseem (PTI)
National Assembly (Lower House)
Leader of the House: Shehbaz Sharif (PML(N))
Speaker: Ayaz Sadiq (PML(N))
Deputy speaker: Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah (PPP)
Leader of the Opposition: Omar Ayub Khan
Executive
President of Pakistan: Asif Ali Zardari (PPP)
List of presidents of Pakistan
Prime Minister of Pakistan: Shahbaz Sharif (PML-N)
List of prime ministers of Pakistan
Cabinet of Pakistan
Cabinet secretary
Judiciary
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Chief Justice: Qazi Faez Isa
List of justices
Judges appointment body: Supreme Judicial Council
High courts: Islamabad, Punjab, Sindh, KPK, Balochistan, Shariat Court
Territorial courts: AJK supreme court, AJK High court, Gilgit-Baltistan supreme court, Gilgit-Baltistan High Court
Special courts: Anti Terrorism Courts, Accountability Courts
District Courts
Elections
Election Commission of Pakistan
Chief Election Commissioner: Sikandar Sultan Raja
Electoral College
Territorial election commission
AJK Election Commission
Chief Election Commissioner of AJK: Abdul Rashid Sulehria
Gilgit-Baltistan Election Commission
Chief Election Commissioner of Gilgit-Baltistan: Raja Shah Baz Khan
Elections
Presidential: 2008
2013
2018
2024
General: 1970
1977
1985
1988
1990
1993
1997
2002
2008
2013
2018
2024
Provincial elections
Punjab: 2002
2008
2013
2018
2024
Sindh: 2002
2008
2013
2018
2024
KPK: 2002
2008
2013
2018
2024
Balochistan: 2013
2018
2024
Territorial elections
Azad Kashmir: 1970
1975
1985
1990
1991
1996
2001
2006
2011
2016
2021
Gilgit-Baltistan: 2009
2015
2020
Political parties
Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Pakistan Peoples Party
Complete list
Administrative units
Capital territory
Islamabad
Provinces
Balochistan
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Punjab
Sindh
Autonomous region
Azad Kashmir
Gilgit-Baltistan
Federalism
Federal government
Provincial governments: Punjab
Sindh
KPK
Balochistan
Governors: Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman(Pujab)
Kamran Tessori(Sindh)
Haji Ghulam Ali(KPK)
Abdul Wali Kakar(Balochistan)
Syed Mehdi Shah(Gilgit-Baltistan)
Chief Ministers: Maryam Nawaz(Punjab)
Maqbool Baqar(Sindh)
Arshad Hussain Shah(KPK)
Ali Mardan Khan Domki(Balochistan)
Gulbar Khan(Gilgit-Baltistan)
Provincial assemblies of Pakistan: Punjab
Sindh
KPK
Balochistan
Gilgi-Baltistan
Azad Kashmir government
President: Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry
Prime Minister: Chaudhry Anwarul Haq
Legislative Assembly
Local government
Divisions
Districts
Tehsil
Union councils
Foreign relations
Diplomacy
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister: Jalil Abbas Jilani (Caretaker)
Diplomatic missions of / in Pakistan
Customs
Passport
Visa requirements
Visa policy
Regional topics
Kashmir conflict
India
China
United States
Pakistan portal
Other countries
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The administrative units of Pakistan comprise four provinces, one federal territory, and two disputed territories: the provinces of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan; the Islamabad Capital Territory; and the administrative territories[Note 1] of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit–Baltistan.[Note 2][4][5] As part of the Kashmir conflict with neighbouring India, Pakistan has also claimed sovereignty over the Indian-controlled territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh since the First Kashmir War of 1947–1948, but has never exercised administrative authority over either region. All of Pakistan's provinces and territories are subdivided into divisions, which are further subdivided into districts, and then tehsils, which are again further subdivided into union councils.[6]
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^"Pakistani PM says he will upgrade status of part of Kashmir, angering India". Reuters. 1 November 2020. Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
^"Gilgit-Baltistan to get provisional provincial status post-election: PM Imran". The News International. Karachi. 2 November 2020. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
^Tikkanen, Amy; Gorlinski, Virginia; Javed, Murtaza; Tesch, Noah, eds. (20 July 1998). "Azad Kashmir | quasi-state, Kashmir region, India-Pakistan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
^"Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan: Between the Kashmir conflict and China". Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan: Between the Kashmir conflict and China. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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