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Commissionerate System Vs Local Governance System 2011
Commissionerate System Vs Local Governance System 2011
BY:
ABDUL
RAHMAN
MALIK
COMMISSIONERATE SYSTEM VS
LOCAL GOVERNANCE SYSTEM
2001
By: Abdul Rahman Malik
Pakistan has been influenced by British
colonial rule when it was united with India popularly
called the subcontinent . The British raj gave some
wonderful systems to be carried over by the successful
governments which includes railways , policing , judiciary
, land revenue and local governance . Both India and
Pakistan have been over influenced by the British colonial
rules which are still kept intact as our legislators have
not bothered so far to either revise these obsolete laws
and acts or produce alternatives to replace those old
acts and laws whose efficiency has diminished with
passage of time and after advancement in the technology
as well as
rising population
, these laws
need
amendments and addition of new paras.
However, all laws could not be done away with
overnight as enough time will be required to present a
well balanced and effective policy to either make any
amendments in the laws or devise new ones keeping in
view the ever increasing demands of the time .
Keeping in view the ever increasing demand of
Local Governance system to make the idea of providing
lasting peace , devolving Administrative , Governance ,
and Financial Powers at District , Tehseels and Union
Council levels , General Pervez Mushharraf tasked the
NRB Chairman Daniyal Aziz to prepare the Draft of
Local Government Ordinance 2001 . Daniyal Aziz along
with Committee members consulted the various Public
Policy and Governance experts , arranged Seminars and
Discussions regarding the proposed Local government
Ordinance 2001 and finally getting inputs from all the
stake holders finalized the Draft and presented in the
http://www.sindh.gov.pk/dpt/Local%20Government/THE%20DRAFT
%20SINDH%20LOCAL%20GOVERNMENT%20ACT%202013.pdf