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The Government of Balochistan ( ur, ) is the

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of the largest

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Balochistan, Pakistan Balochistan (; bal, بلۏچستان; ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southwestern region of the country, Balochistan is the largest province of Pakistan by land area but is the least populated one. It shares land ...

Quetta Quetta (; ur, ; ; ps, کوټه‎) is the tenth List of cities in Pakistan by population, most populous city in Pakistan with a population of over 1.1 million. It is situated in Geography of Pakistan, south-west of the country close to the ...

. The head of the province is the Governor, who is nominated by the President of Pakistan. The chief executive of the Government of Balochistan is the Chief Minister who is elected by the Balochistan Assembly and the administrative boss of the province is the Chief Secretary of Balochistan who is appointed by the

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. The province of Balochistan in Pakistan contains most of historical Balochistan and is named after the Baloch. Neighbouring regions are Iranian Balochistan to the west, Afghanistan and Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan to the north and Punjab and Sindh to the east. To the south is the Arabian Sea. The principal languages in the province are Balochi,

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Personnel

Executive of Balochistan

The government of Balochistan consists of 26 Departments and some allied offices. These 26 Departments are headed by Provincial Secretaries. The Provincial Secretaries are headed by

Chief Secretary Balochistan Chief Secretary of Balochistan (Urdu: ), also referred to as CS Balochistan, is the bureaucratic chief and highest-ranking official of the Government of Balochistan, Pakistan. The appointment of the Chief Secretary is appointed directly by the Prim ...

. Presently there are 18 Ministers who look after 27 Departments. * Agricultural & Cooperatives * Chief Minister's Inspection Team * Communication Works, Physical Planning and Housing * Culture, Tourism and Archives * Education * Environment, Sports and Youth Affairs * Finance * Fisheries * Forest and Wildlife * Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony *

Health Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organiza ...

* Home & Tribal Affairs * Industries and Commerce * Information * Board of Revenue * Irrigation * Labour and Manpower * Law & Parliamentary Affairs * Livestock and Dairy Development Department (LDDD) * Local Government and Rural Development * Mines and Minerals * Planning and Development * Population Welfare * Energy Department * Prosecution * Provincial Disaster and Management Authority * Provincial Transport Authority * Science and Information Technology * Services and General Administration * Social Welfare, Special Education, Literacy/ Non-Formal Education and Human Rights * Civil Defence * Urban Planning and Development * Excise, Taxation & Anti-Narcotics * Women Development Department * Printing & Stationery *

Balochistan Police Balochistan Police or Baloch Police ( Baloch, Urdu: بلوچستان پولیس) is responsible for policing urban Balochistan, Pakistan. Its strength is 38,000 as of 2018. The current Inspector General of Police, Balochistan is Abdul Khalique S ...

Autonomous Bodies

Balochistan Development Authority The Balochistan Development Authority is an agency of Government of Balochistan, Quetta. The authority was established in 1974 under the Balochistan Development Authority Act, 1974 passed by Balochistan Assembly. The authority works under the Depar ...

Quetta Development Authority The Quetta Development Authority is an agency of the Government of Balochistan, Pakistan. The authority is responsible for providing municipal services to the city of Quetta. The Authority was established in 1978. See also * Gwadar Development ...

Gwadar Development Authority Gwadar Development Authority (GDA;Urdu: گوادر ڈویلپمنٹ اتھارٹی) is a public and government sector corporation responsible for providing municipal services in Gwadar City (Southwestern Arabian Sea Coastline of Pakistan), establi ...

Balochistan Public Service Commission Balochistan Public Service Commission (BPSC) is the civil service of the Balochistan province in Pakistan. It was established through an Act of the Balochistan Assembly titled "Balochistan Civil Servants Act, 1974" under Article 240 of the newly f ...

* Balochistan Technical Education & Voccational Training Authority

Legislature

Balochistan's provincial assembly consists of 65 members out of which 11 seats are reserved for women while 3 are reserved for minorities.

References

External links

Government of Balochistan - Official site

District Database - Government of Balochistan
{{Government of Pakistan Provincial Governments of Pakistan