Provinces of Pakistan
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The Provinces of Pakistan are the country's primary administrative and political subdivisions, each with its own provincial government under Pakistan’s federal system.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | administrative territorial entity ⓘ |
| administrativeLevel | first-level subdivision ⓘ |
| coordinateThrough | Council of Common Interests ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| elect | members of provincial assemblies ⓘ |
| electionSystem | first-past-the-post for provincial assemblies ⓘ |
| excludes |
Azad Jammu and Kashmir
ⓘ
Gilgit-Baltistan ⓘ Islamabad ⓘ
surface form:
Islamabad Capital Territory
|
| governanceSystem | parliamentary system at provincial level ⓘ |
| governedBy | provincial governments of Pakistan ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSubdivisions | 4 ⓘ |
| haveCeremonialHead | Governor (Pakistan) ⓘ |
| haveDeFactoMajorLanguage |
Balochi
ⓘ
Brahui ⓘ Hindko ⓘ Pashto language ⓘ
surface form:
Pashto
Punjabi ⓘ Saraiki ⓘ Sindhi ⓘ |
| haveExecutiveHead | Chief Minister (Pakistan) ⓘ |
| haveFiscalPowers | shared with federal government ⓘ |
| haveJudiciary |
High Courts of Pakistan
ⓘ
surface form:
provincial high courts of Pakistan
|
| haveLegislatureType | unicameral provincial assembly ⓘ |
| haveLocalSubdivisions |
districts of Pakistan
ⓘ
divisions of Pakistan ⓘ tehsils of Pakistan ⓘ union councils of Pakistan ⓘ |
| haveOfficialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| havePoliceJurisdiction | provincial police services ⓘ |
| haveRepresentationIn |
Council of Common Interests
ⓘ
National Economic Council ⓘ |
| haveReservedSeatsFor |
non-Muslims in provincial assemblies
ⓘ
women in provincial assemblies ⓘ |
| includes |
Balochistan, Pakistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ Punjab, Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sindh ⓘ |
| introducedInCurrentForm | 1970 ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Pakistan
|
| partOf | federal system of Pakistan ⓘ |
| previouslyIncluded | One Unit (West Pakistan) until 1970 ⓘ |
| shareBorderWith |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
Arabian Sea ⓘ India ⓘ Iran ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Government of Pakistan
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of Pakistan
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.