Ward (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)

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Ward
Ward
Country Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan
Province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Time zone UTC+5 (PST)

Ward is an administrative unit in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan. It is notified in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act 2013.

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Ward, similar to a Union Council, is a new term and demarcation by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government. While Union Councils are based upon West Pakistan Land Revenue Act, 1967 (W.P. Act No. XVII of 1967) [1]

Ward may consist of:

Village Council 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, [2] to represent different communities of human and to struggle for their own benefits. [3] [4] [5] [6]

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa there are total 2996Village Councils. and 505Neighborhood Councils. While total amount of Union Councils is 1001. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "WEST PAKISTAN ACT NO. XVII OF 1967". Archived from the original on 2015-12-05. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
  2. ↑ Khber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act 2013 (Govt Structure), Page:22
  3. ↑ District Councils & Wards in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Annex-A)
  4. ↑ Tehsil Councils and Wards in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Annex-B)
  5. ↑ District, Tehsil and Village/Neighborhood Councils in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Annex-C)
  6. ↑ Details of Village/Neighbourhood Councils in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Annex-D)
  7. ↑ "Village council and Neighbourhood council". Archived from the original on 2018-02-26. Retrieved 2015-11-07.


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