Ward is Administrative Unit in
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK). It is notified in
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act 2013
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act 2013 was passed by the provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 31 October 2013, and is published as an Act of the Provincial Legislature of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as No.PA/Khyber Pakhtunkhwa/Bills/2 ...
.
Ward is same like
Union Council, But Ward is new term and new demarcation by
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government.
While
Union Councils are based upon ''West Pakistan Land Revenue Act, 1967'' (W.P. Act No. XVII of 1967)
Ward may consist of:
*
Village Council
A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counc ...
or
*
Neighbourhood Council
Village Council
A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counc ...
is rural places, while
Neighbourhood Councils are urban and they are near to main city or have some of characteristics of city.
Each ward is considered to be a complete local government, having their own District Councilor, Tehsil Councilor, General Councilors, Peasant Councilors, Women Councilors and Youth Councilors, to represent different communities of human and to struggle for their own benefits.
In
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa there are total 2996 ''Village Councils''.
and 505 ''Neighborhood Councils''. While total amount of ''Union Councils'' is 1001.
Village council and Neighbourhood council
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See also
* Village Council (KPK)
* Neighbourhood Council
* KPK Local Government Act 2013 (Village Council)
* Babuzai
Babuzai is a Union Council located in Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The reason Babuzai is called Babuzai is because one of Pashtun tribe Babuzai is living here.
District Mardan has 3 Tehsil Each Tehsil comprises certain numbers ...
References
External links
Neighbourhood Council
Local Bodies Government
Geography of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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