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Government of Punjab, Pakistan

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{{Infobox Pakistani province government

|name_of_province = Punjab, Pakistan{{!}} Government of the Punjab

|emblem = File:Coat of arms of Punjab.svg

|Provincial_flag = File:Flag of Punjab.svg

|seat_of_government = Lahore

|name_of_governor = Sardar Saleem Haider Khan

|name_of_chief_minister = Maryam Nawaz

|name_of_chief_secretary = Zahid Akhtar Zaman{{cite web |url=https://punjab.gov.pk/node/5234 |title=Zahid Akhtar Zaman Assumes Charge as Chief Secretary Punjab |website=punjab.gov.pk |access-date=2023-05-10}}

|legislative_assembly = Punjab Assembly

|speaker = Malik Ahmad Khan

|member_in_assembly = 371

|high_court = Lahore High Court

|chief_justice_of_high_court = Malik Shehzad Ahmed Khan

|website={{URL|www.punjab.gov.pk}}

}}

The Government of the Punjab (Punjabi, {{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|حکومت پنجاب}}}}) is the provincial government of the Pakistani province of the Punjab. It is based in Lahore, the provincial capital. Its powers and structure are set out in the provisions of the Constitution, in which 41 districts come under its authority and jurisdiction. The government includes the cabinet, selected from members the Punjab Provincial Assembly, and the non-political civil staff within each department. The province is governed by a unicameral legislature with the head of government known as the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister, invariably the leader of a political party represented in the Assembly, selects members of the Cabinet. The Chief Minister and Cabinet are thus responsible for the functioning of government and are entitled to remain in office so long as it maintains the confidence of the elected Assembly. The head of the province is known as the Governor, appointed by the federal government, on behalf of the President. The administrative and executive boss of the province is the Chief Secretary Punjab and they head all the provincial departments and the provincial cabinet.

The Punjab province is the country's most populous region and is home to the Punjabis and various other groups. Neighbouring provinces of Pakistan are Sindh to the south, Balochistan to the south-west and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the north-west, as well as Azad Jammu and Kashmir to the north and Islamabad Capital Territory to the north-west. It also shares International border with Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east and Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir to the north. The main languages are Punjabi and Urdu and the provincial capital is Lahore. The name Punjab literally translates from Persian into the words 'Panj' (پانج) five, and 'Aab' (آب) water respectively, which can be translated as "five water" (hence the poetic name land of the five rivers), referring to the Beas, Ravi, Sutlej, Chenab and Jhelum rivers. Part of the Indus river also lies in Punjab, but it is not considered one of the "five" rivers.

Departments

There are [https://punjab.gov.pk/provincialdepartments 41 departments] in the Punjab government. Each Department is headed by a provincial Minister (elected member of the provincial assembly) and a provincial Secretary (a civil servant of usually BPS-20, 21, or BPS-22). All ministers and Secretaries report to the Chief Minister and Chief Secretary, who are the Chief Executive. The Chief Secretary Punjab is a BPS-22 grade bureaucrat. The Chief Secretary is appointed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

In addition to these departments, there are several Autonomous Bodies and Attached Departments that report directly to either the Secretaries or the Chief Secretary.{{cite web|url=http://punjab.gov.pk/?q=provincialdepartments|title=Provincial Departments | Punjab Portal|publisher=punjab.gov.pk|access-date=2014-07-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123095928/http://punjab.gov.pk/?q=provincialdepartments|archive-date=2015-01-23|url-status=dead}}

Punjab is the largest Province by population. For better management, A Civil Secretariat with Additional chief secretary (ACS) and Additional Inspector General (IG) South Punjab office in Multan was established in 2020 by the government.

= List of departments =

= Autonomous Bodies and Attached Departments =

Legislature

The Punjab Assembly is a unicameral legislature with 297 elected members, 66 seats reserved for women and 8 seats reserved for non-Muslims){{cite web|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/reserved_seats/en/20|title=Punjab Assembly|website=www.pap.gov.pk|access-date=6 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730170719/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/reserved_seats/en/20|archive-date=30 July 2018|url-status=dead}}

See also

{{Portal|Punjab}}

References

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External links

  • [http://www.punjab.gov.pk/ Government of the Punjab official website]
  • [https://www.facebook.com/GovtOfThePunjab/ Official facebook page]
  • {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20180830185525/https://wespm.com/ Information For Punjab Employees]}}
  • [https://point2pointnews.com/ LATEST PUNJABI NEWS] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231227190217/https://point2pointnews.com/ |date=2023-12-27 }}

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