Sialkot District Government
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Nazim
A nazim is the coordinator of cities and towns in Pakistan. Nazim is the title in Urdu of the chief elected official of a local government in Pakistan, such as a district, tehsil, union council, or village council....
and assisted by Naib Nazim
Naib Nazim
-Etymology:The word Naib means assistant or deputy whilst Nazim is similar to a mayor, hence Naib Nazim is similar in function to a deputy mayor.He is also custodian of the house....
who is also speaker of District Council. District Nazim is elected by the nazims of union councils, union councillors and by tehsil
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
nazims, who themselves are elected directly by the votes of the local public. There are 106 union councils in Sialkot District. The nazim is assisted by the District Coordination Officer (DCO) and the District Police Officer. All departments are grouped and placed under Executive District Officers, of various departments, including Health, Finance, Revenue, Industry, Agriculture, Education, Law, Literacy, IT, Community Development, Transport who are subordinate to the DCO. The city is managed by Tehsil Municipal Administration headed by a tehsil nazim.
See also
- Sialkot Cantonment BoardSialkot Cantonment BoardSialkot Cantonment Board is aministrative body of Sialkot Cantonment. It covers an area of 6781.77 Acres including four Bazar Areas and a very posh living Bungalow Area.-Functions of Sialkot Cantonment Board:...
- SialkotSialkotSialkot is a city in Pakistan situated in the north-east of the Punjab province at the foothills of snow-covered peaks of Kashmir near the Chenab river. It is the capital of Sialkot District. The city is about north-west of Lahore and only a few kilometers from Indian-controlled Jammu.The...
- Subdivisions of PakistanSubdivisions of PakistanThe administrative units of Pakistan consist of four provinces, one federal capital territory, and a group of federally-administered tribal areas...
- Districts of PakistanDistricts of PakistanThe Districts of Pakistan are the second order administrative divisions of Pakistan. Districts were the third order of administrative divisions, below provinces and "divisions", until the reforms of August 2000, when "divisions" were abolished...