Provinces

From Pakistan

Contents 1 Constituent Parts 2 History of the Structure of Pakistan 2.1 At Independence 2.2 "One Unit" 2.3 After the Separation of East Pakistan and Establishment of Bangladesh 3 Proposed Restructuring 3.1 General Pros of Creating More Provinces 3.2 General Cons of Creating More Provinces 3.3 Proposal 1 3.3.1 Structure 3.3.2 Pros 3.3.3 Cons 3.4 Proposal 2 3.4.1 Structure 3.4.2 Pros 3.4.3 Cons

[edit] Constituent Parts

Pakistan comprises (to quote the constitution):

1. the Provinces of
   1. Baluchistan
   2. the North-West Frontier Province ("Sarhad")
   3. the Punjab and
   4. Sind;
2. the Islamabad,;
3. Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) (like Waziristan, North Waziristan, etc.)

[edit] History of the Structure of Pakistan

[edit] At Independence

[edit] "One Unit"

[edit] After the Separation of East Pakistan and Establishment of Bangladesh

See #Constituent Parts above

[edit] Proposed Restructuring

There is often talk of the need to re-structure Pakistan, a nation (as of 2006) of almost 150 million people, into more than 4 or 5 administrative parts. This section tries to bring together the general arguments for and against creating more administrative regions and then the proposed changes and their pros and cons.

[edit] General Pros of Creating More Provinces

[edit] General Cons of Creating More Provinces

[edit] Proposal 1

[edit] Structure

[edit] Pros

[edit] Cons

[edit] Proposal 2

[edit] Structure

[edit] Pros

[edit] Cons