According to information contained on the Website of the National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB), Government of Pakistan, local government elections took place in five scheduled phases in a total of 96 districts (n.d.a), including the designated city districts of Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, and Quetta (NRB 30 June 2001, p. 9; ibid. 2000), between December 2000 and August 2001 (ibid. n.d.a).

The following list, derived from information contained on NRB's Website, provides the names of the elected Nazims, or directors (Nawa-i-Waqt 16 Aug. 2000), and Naib Nazim, vice directors (ibid.), for the designated city districts of Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, and Quetta.

Karachi

Nazim, Naimatullah Khan

Naib Nazim, Muhammad Tariq Hassan (NRB n.d.b)

Lahore

Nazim, Mian Aamir Mehmood

Naib Nazim, Forooq Amjad Meer (ibid. n.d.c)

Peshawar

Nazim, Azam Afridi

Naib Nazim, Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Khalil (ibid. n.d.d)

Quetta

Nazim, M. Rahim Kakar

Naib Nazim, Wale Mohammad Lehri (ibid. n.d.e)

For the names of the Nazims and Naib Nazims elected at the Tehsil level in these cities as well as the entire District and Tehsil 2000-2001 local government election results, please consult the Website of the National Reconstruction Bureau available at http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/default.asp.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

References

National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB). 30 June 2001. "The SBNP Local Government (Model) Ordinance 2001." http://www.nrb.gov.pk/publications/SBNP_Local_Govt_Ordinance_2001.pdf [Accessed 26 Apr. 2002]

_____. 2000. "Local Government Plan 2000." http://nrb.gov.pk/publications/LG_Final_Plan_2000.pdf [Accessed 26 Apr. 2002]

_____. n.d.a. ""Local Government Election 2000-2001." http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/lge.htm [Accessed 26 Apr. 2002]

_____. n.d.b. "Zila Nazims and Naib Zila Nazims in the Province of Sindh." http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/results.asp?state=2 [Accessed 26 Apr. 2002]

_____. n.d.c. " Zila Nazims and Naib Zila Nazims in the Province of Punjab."http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/results.asp?state=1 [Accessed 26 Apr. 2002]

_____. n.d.d. "Zila Nazims and Naib Zila Nazims in the Province of NWFP." http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/results.asp?state=3 [Accessed 26 Apr. 2002]

_____. n.d.e. "Zila Nazims and Naib Zila Nazims in the Province of Balochistan." http://www.nrb.gov.pk/lg_election/results.asp?state=4 [Accessed 26 Apr. 2002]

Nawa-i-Waqt [Rawalpindi, in Urdu]. 16 August 2000. "The Devolution Plan of the Government." (FBIS-NES-2000-0816/WNC 16 Aug. 2000)

Additional Sources Consulted

The Herald

IRB databases

LEXIS/NEXIS

Internet sites including:

BBC

Business Recorder

Dawn

Frontier Post

The Guardian

Rediff

World News Connection

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