District Assemblies and

City District Government City Districts of Pakistan are districts in Pakistan that consists primarily of an urban area, such as a mega city or large metropolitan area. While there are 150 total districts in Pakistan, only 8 had been designated as "city districts" in 2001. C ...

were introduced in 2000 by

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

's President Pervez

Musharraf General Pervez Musharraf ( ur, , Parvez Muśharraf; born 11 August 1943) is a former Pakistani politician and four-star general of the Pakistan Army who became the tenth president of Pakistan after the successful military takeover of the ...

. Musharraf announced holding of Community Government elections, which began from December 2000 at Union Council level and came to a completion with District Assemblies, elections on July, 2001. The assemblies have the function of implementing laws and policies of the government at the local level, such as education, as well decision making at the local level.Establishment of Provincial Local Government Association

References

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