A Brief History of India
Berkeley Journal of Social Sciences
Vol. 3, Issue 6, January 2013
Political and Administrative Structure of Local Bodies in Pakistan
A Case Study of City District Government Faisalabad
Saadia Saleem
Mughees Ahmed
Abstract
Pakistan has a poor data of democracy as for more than half of its years of existence after independence. It has been governed by the military. While the Military governments always created faults with the politicians. It was the basic reason; the Military
Government always shaped the Local Government systems as per their own desires to prolong their regimes. Pakistan had experienced with two systems of Local Government before the present
Devolution Plan. Historical, analytical and comparative approach is adopted in this discourse. Here an attempt is made to present a general view of such elements which resist change in local bodies system. Key Words: Nazim, Naib Nazim, Tehsil, Zila
Contextual Analysis:
Local institutions means sub – units at the public level to which the government gives some authorities so that, they may be able to solve the local problems with the local resources.1
Local Bodies are a system of Government which provides the facilities to the people in specific areas but in Pakistan it is still in experimental stage.2Laski says, ‘we cannot realize the full benefit of democratic government unless we begin by the admission that all problems are not central problems and that the results of problems not central; in their incidence require decision at the place and by the persons where and by whom the incidence is most deeply felt.3
Historical Notes:
The history of Local Government elections inside Pakistan was started from the regime of General Ayub Khan (1959-1969). In 1959, he issued an Ordinance through which non-party
Local Government “Basic Democracy” elections were held.
“Basic Democracies introduced
M.Phil. Scholar, Department of Pakistan Studies Government College
Vol. 3, Issue 6, January 2013
Political and Administrative Structure of Local Bodies in Pakistan
A Case Study of City District Government Faisalabad
Saadia Saleem
Mughees Ahmed
Abstract
Pakistan has a poor data of democracy as for more than half of its years of existence after independence. It has been governed by the military. While the Military governments always created faults with the politicians. It was the basic reason; the Military
Government always shaped the Local Government systems as per their own desires to prolong their regimes. Pakistan had experienced with two systems of Local Government before the present
Devolution Plan. Historical, analytical and comparative approach is adopted in this discourse. Here an attempt is made to present a general view of such elements which resist change in local bodies system. Key Words: Nazim, Naib Nazim, Tehsil, Zila
Contextual Analysis:
Local institutions means sub – units at the public level to which the government gives some authorities so that, they may be able to solve the local problems with the local resources.1
Local Bodies are a system of Government which provides the facilities to the people in specific areas but in Pakistan it is still in experimental stage.2Laski says, ‘we cannot realize the full benefit of democratic government unless we begin by the admission that all problems are not central problems and that the results of problems not central; in their incidence require decision at the place and by the persons where and by whom the incidence is most deeply felt.3
Historical Notes:
The history of Local Government elections inside Pakistan was started from the regime of General Ayub Khan (1959-1969). In 1959, he issued an Ordinance through which non-party
Local Government “Basic Democracy” elections were held.
“Basic Democracies introduced
M.Phil. Scholar, Department of Pakistan Studies Government College