Former administrative units of Pakistan
Former administrative units of Pakistan پاکستان کی سابقہ انتظامی اکائیاں পাকিস্তানের প্রাক্তন প্রশাসনিক বিভাগসমূহ | |
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Subdivision of Pakistan | |
14 August 1947–1975 | |
Map of Pakistan with Former administrative units of Pakistan highlighted | |
Capital | Karachi Islamabad |
Area | |
• | 947,940 km2 (366,000 sq mi) |
History | |
• Established | 14 August 1947 |
• Disestablished | 1975 |
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Former administrative units of Pakistan |
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The former administrative units of Pakistan are states, provinces and territories which mainly existed between 1947 and 1975 when the current provinces and territories were established. The former units have no administrative function today but some remain as historical and cultural legacies. In some cases, the current provinces and territories correspond to the former units – for example the province of Punjab includes almost all the territory of the former province of West Punjab.
At independence
(i) Provinces of Pakistan
Name | Capital | Emblem | Flag | Map |
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East Bengal مشرقی بنگال পূর্ব বাংলা |
Dhaka ڈھاکہ ঢাকা |
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West Punjab مغربی پنجاب পশ্চিম পাঞ্জাব |
Lahore لاہور লাহোর |
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Sindh سندھ سنڌ সিন্ধু |
Karachi کراچی ڪراچي করাচী |
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North-West Frontier Province شمال مغربی سرحدی صوبہ উত্তর-পশ্চিম সীমান্ত প্রদেশ |
Peshawar پشاور পেশাওয়ার |
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Baluchistan (Chief Commissioner's Province) بلوچستان বেলুচিস্তান |
Quetta کوئٹہ কোয়েটা |
(ii) Federal Capital Territory of Pakistan
Name | Capital | Emblem | Flag | Map |
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Federal Capital Territory وفاقی دارالحکومت বেফাকী রাজধানী এলাকা |
Karachi کراچی করাচী |
(iii) Princely States of Pakistan
Between August 1947 and March 1948, the rulers of the following
- Bahawalpur
- Khairpur
- Kalat
- Las Bela
- Kharan
- Makran
- Phulra
- Amb
- Swat
- Dir
- Chitral
- Hunza
- Nagar
- Gilgit Agency (after getting independence)
After independence
The origins of most of the former administrative units lay in the set-up inherited from
In 1948, the area around
The western wing eventually included thirteen
- Gilgit Agency (former agency of Kashmir – after independence on 1 November 1947, using flag of Muslim League)
- Azad Jammu and Kashmir(after Kashmir War 1947~48 - using newly AJK Flag )
- Baluchistan States Union (combining Kalat, Kharan, Las Bela and Makran in 1953 – using flag of Kalat)
- Gwadar Enclave (purchased from Sultanate of Oman in 1958)
One Unit of Pakistan 1955
Simmering tensions between the eastern and western wings of Pakistan led to the
New provinces of Pakistan 1970
The One Unit policy was regarded as a rational administrative reform to reduce expenditure and eliminate provincial prejudices. However the military coup of 1958 signalled troubled times for the two-province system as the office of Chief Minister of West Pakistan was abolished by President
New Province | Constituent former administrative units |
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Baluchistan Province |
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North-West Frontier Province |
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Punjab Province |
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Sind Province |
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Federally Administered Area |
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Northern Areas |
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Azad Kashmir |
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Changes after 1970
The province of East Pakistan became independent on December 16, 1971, as the new country of Bangladesh. The states of Hunza and Nagar were abolished and their territories merged into the Northern Areas in 1974. The Federally Administered Tribal Areas were formed from parts of the North West Frontier Province districts of Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan in 1975.
The status of the Islamabad area was changed to a capital territory in 1981. The names of two provinces were slightly modified in 1990 – Baluchistan became Balochistan and Sind became Sindh. In 2009, the Northern Areas changed its name to
See also
- Junagadh State - Acceded to Pakistan
- Hyderabad State - Supported by Pakistan
- Administrative units of Pakistan
- Politics of Pakistan
- Divisions of Pakistan
- Jammu and Kashmir (Princely State)