Back حکومت پنجاب، پاکستان Persian पंजाब सरकार, पाकिस्तान Hindi ਪੰਜਾਬ, ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਸਰਕਾਰ Punjabi پنجاب حکومت PNB Government of Punjab, Pakistan SIMPLE حکومت پنجاب Urdu
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| Type | Provincial government |
|---|---|
| Formation |
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| Current constitution | 1973 Pakistani Constitution |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Seat of government | Lahore |
| Official languages | |
| Provincial language | Punjabi |
| Website | Official Website |
| Legislative branch | |
| Legislature | Provincial Assembly |
| Presiding officer | Speaker |
| Meeting place | Punjab Assembly Building, Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam, Garhi Shahu, Lahore |
| Executive branch | |
| Head of province | Governor of Punjab |
| Head of government | Chief Minister of Punjab |
| Executive head | Chief Secretary of Punjab |
| Principal organ | Cabinet |
| Meeting place | Punjab Secretariat |
| Ministries | varies |
| Responsible to | Provincial Assembly |
| Judicial branch | |
| Court | Lahore High Court |
| Chief judge | Chief Justice of Lahore High Court |
The Government of the Punjab[a] is the highest provincial authority of the Pakistani province of the Punjab. Lahore is the capital and houses the provincial executive, legislature and head of judiciary.
Its powers and structure are set out in the provisions of the Constitution, in which 41 districts come under its authority and jurisdiction. The government includes the cabinet, selected from members the Punjab Provincial Assembly, and the non-political civil staff within each department. The province is governed by a unicameral legislature with the head of government known as the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister, invariably the leader of a political party represented in the Assembly, selects members of the Cabinet. The Chief Minister and Cabinet are thus responsible for the functioning of government and are entitled to remain in office so long as it maintains the confidence of the elected Assembly. The head of the province is known as the Governor, appointed by the federal government, on behalf of the President. The administrative and executive boss of the province is the Chief Secretary Punjab and they head all the provincial departments and the provincial cabinet.
The Punjab province is the country's most populous region and is primarily inhabited by Punjabis. Neighbouring provinces of Pakistan are Sindh to the south, Balochistan to the south-west and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the north-west, as well as Azad Jammu and Kashmir to the north and Islamabad Capital Territory to the north-west. It also shares International border with Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east and Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir to the north. The main languages are Punjabi and Urdu and the provincial capital is Lahore. The name Punjab literally translates from Persian into the words 'Panj' (پانج) five, and 'Aab' (آب) water respectively, which can be translated as "five water" (hence the poetic name land of the five rivers), referring to the Beas, Ravi, Sutlej, Chenab and Jhelum rivers. Part of the Indus river also lies in Punjab, but it is not considered one of the "five" rivers.
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