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The '''Governor of Punjab''' is the appointed [[head of state]] of the provincial government in [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]. The governor is designated by the [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] and is normally regarded a ceremonial post. However, throughout the history of Pakistan, the powers of the provincial governors were vastly increased, when the provincial assemblies were dissolved and the administrative role came under direct control of the governors, as in the cases of martial laws of 1958-1972 and 1977-1985, and governor rules of 1999-2002. In the case of Punjab, there was direct governor rule in 1949-1951, when the provincial chief minister of that time was removed and assemblies dissolved.
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{{Short description|Appointed head of the province of Punjab, Pakistan}}
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{{Infobox official post
| post = Governor
| body = Punjab
| flag = Flag of Punjab.svg
| insignia = Coat of arms of Punjab.svg
| image =
| incumbent = [[Sardar Saleem Haider Khan]]
| incumbentsince = 10 May 2024
| type =
| status =
| style = [[The Honorable]] (formal)
| member_of =
| reports_to =
| residence = [[Governor's House (Lahore)|Governor's House]]
| seat = [[Lahore]]
| nominator = [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]]
| appointer = [[President of Pakistan]]
| termlength = 5 years
| termlength_qualified =
| constituting_instrument = [[Constitution of Pakistan]]
| formation = 15 August 1947
| first = [[Francis Mudie|Sir Francis Mudie]]
| deputy =
| salary =
| website = {{url|https://governorhouse.punjab.gov.pk/}}
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The '''Governor of Punjab''' is the appointed [[head of state]] of the provincial government in [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]. Although the Governor is the head of the province on paper, it is largely a ceremonial position; and the main powers lie with the [[Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)|Chief Minister of Punjab]] and [[Chief Secretary Punjab|Chief Secretary of Punjab]].
The most recent Governor was [[Salmaan Taseer]], a business tycoon who is the Chairman and CEO of the First Capital and [[WorldCall|Worldcall Group]]; he was shot dead on 4 January 2011.


However, throughout the history of Pakistan, the powers of the provincial governors were vastly increased, when the provincial assemblies were dissolved and the administrative role came under direct control of the governors, as in the cases of martial laws of 1958–1972 and 1977–1985, and governor rules of 1999–2002. In the case of Punjab, there was direct governor rule in 1949–1951, when the provincial chief minister of that time was removed and assemblies dissolved.
==List of governors of Punjab==
Following is the list of Punjab governors after independence of Pakistan from [[British Raj]].


== List of governors ==
{| class="wikitable"

{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%; text-align:center"
|-
|-
! No.
!align=center|Name of Governor
! style="width:23%;" |Name
!align=center|Entered Office

!align=center|Left Office
! Portrait
! colspan="3" |Term of office
!Party Background
|- align="center"
| colspan="6" | '''<big>[[West Punjab]]</big>'''
|
|-
|-
| '''1'''
|Sir Francis Mudie
| [[Francis Mudie|<small>Sir</small> Francis Mudie]]
|15 August, 1947
|
|2 August 1949
| {{small|15 August}}<br>1947
| {{small|2 August}}<br>1949
| {{age in years and days|1947|08|15|1949|08|02}}
|
|-
|-
| '''2'''
|[[Abdur Rab Nishtar|Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar]]
| [[Abdur Rab Nishtar]]
|2 August 1949
|
|24 November 1951
| {{small|2 August}}<br>1949
| {{small|24 November}}<br>1951
| {{age in years and days|1947|08|02|1951|11|24}}
|
|-
|-
| '''3'''
|[[Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar]]
| [[Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar|I. I. Chundrigar]]
|24 November 1951
| [[File:Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar.jpg|100px]]
|2 May 1953
| {{small|24 November}}<br>1951
| {{small|May}}<br>1953
| {{age in years and days|1951|11|24|1953|05|25}}
|
|-
|-
| '''4'''
|Mian Aminuddin
| [[Mian Aminuddin]]
|2 May 1953
|
|24 June 1954
| {{small|2 May}}<br>1953
| {{small|24 June}}<br>1954
| {{age in years and days|1953|05|02|1954|06|24}}
|
|-
|-
| '''5'''
|[[Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola]]
| [[Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola|Habib Rahimtoola]]
|26 September 1954
|
|26 November 1954
| {{small|24 June}}<br>1954
| {{small|26 November}}<br>1954
| {{age in years and days|1954|06|24|1954|11|26}}
|
|-
|-
| '''6'''
| [[Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani]]
| [[File:Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani.jpg|100px]]
| {{small|26 November}}<br>1954
| {{small|14 October}}<br>1955
| {{age in years and days|1954|11|26|1955|10|14}}
|
|-
|}

=== Governors of West Pakistan ===
{| class="wikitable"
!N
!Governor of West Pakistan<ref name="worldstatesmen">{{cite web |author=Ben Cahoon, WorldStatesmen.org |title=Pakistan Provinces |url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Pakistan_states.html#West-Pakistan |access-date=3 October 2007}}</ref>
!Portrait
!Tenure
!Party Background
!Form of Government
|-
|(6)
|[[Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani]]
|[[Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani]]
|
|27 November 1954
|14 October 1955
|14 October 1955 – 27 August 1957
|[[Muslim League (Pakistan)|Muslim League]]
|[[Democratic government]]
|-
|-
|7
|'''Part of [[West Pakistan]] province'''
|[[Akhter Husain]]
|14 October 1955
|
|1 July 1970
|September 1957 – 12 April 1960
|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|[[Military dictatorship|Military government]]
|-
|-
|8
|[[Lt Gen]] [[Attiqur Rahman]]
|[[Amir Mohammad Khan]]
|1 July 1970
|
|December 1971
|12 April 1960 – 18 September 1966
|[[Muslim League (Pakistan)|Muslim League]]
|[[Military dictatorship|Military government]] / Civilian authority
|-
|-
|9
|[[Ghulam Mustafa Khar]] (1st time)
|General (retired) [[Musa Khan (general)|Muhammad Musa]]
|December 1971
|
|February 1973
|18 September 1966 – 20 March 1969
|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|Civilian Authority
|-
|-
|10
|[[Hanif Ramay]]
|[[Yusuf Haroon]]
|February 1973
|
|March 1974
|20 March 1969 – 25 March 1969
|[[Civil government|Civilian Government]]
|Civilian Authority
|-
|-
!N
|[[Sadiq Hussain Qureshi]]
!Martial Law Administrator
|March 1974
!
|13 March 1975
!Tenure Term
!Type of Government
!Service in effect
|-
|-
|11
|[[Ghulam Mustafa Khar]] (2nd time)
|[[Lieutenant-General]] [[Attiqur Rahman]] (first term)
|13 March 1975
|
|31 July 1975
|25 March 1969 – 29 August 1969
|[[Military dictatorship|Military Government]]
|[[Pakistan Army]]
|-
|-
|12
|Mohammad Abbas Abbasi
|Lieutenant-General [[Tikka Khan]]
|31 July 1975
|
|September 1977
|29 August 1969 – 1 September 1969
|[[Military dictatorship|Military Government]]
|[[Pakistan Army]]
|-
|-
|13
|Aslam Riaz Hussain
|[[Air Marshal]] [[Nur Khan]]
|September 1977
|
|September 1978
|1 September 1969 – 1 February 1970
|[[Military dictatorship|Military Government]]
|[[Pakistan Air Force]]
|-
|-
|(11)
|[[Lt Gen]] [[Sawar Khan]]
|Lieutenant-General Attiqur Rahman (second term)
|September 1978
|
|March 1980
|1 February 1970 – 1 July 1970
|[[Military dictatorship|Military Government]]
|[[Pakistan Army]]
|}

== Punjab Province ==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%; text-align:center"
|-
|-
! No.
|Lt Gen (r) Ghulam Jilani Khan
! style="width:23%;" |Name
|March 1980
! Portrait
|December 1985
! colspan="2" |Term of office
! Duration
! Party Background
|- align="center"
| '''14'''
| [[Attiqur Rahman]]
|
| {{small|1 July}}<br>1970
| {{small|23 December}}<br>1971
|540 Days
(1 year, 5 months, 3 days)
|
|-
|-
| '''15'''
|Makhdoom Sajjad Hussain Qureshi
| [[Ghulam Mustafa Khar]]
|December 1985
|
|December 1988
| {{small|23 December}}<br>1971
| {{small|12 November}}<br>1973
|690 days
(1 year, 10 months, 20 days)
|[[Pakistan Peoples Party]]
|-
|-
| '''16'''
|[[General]] (r) [[Tikka Khan]]
| [[Sadiq Hussain Qureshi]]
|December 1988
|
|August 1990
| {{small|12 November}}<br>1973
| {{small|14 March}}<br>1975
|487 days
(1 year, 4 months, 2 days)
|[[Pakistan Peoples Party]]
|-
|-
| '''17'''
|Mian Mohammad Azhar
| [[Ghulam Mustafa Khar]]
|August 1990
|
|1992
| {{small|14 March}}<br>1975
| {{small|31 July}}<br>1975
|139 days
(4 months, 17 days)
|[[Pakistan Peoples Party]]
|-
|-
| '''18'''
|Chaudhry Altaf Hussain
| [[Mohammad Abbas Abbasi]]
|1992
| [[File:Nawab Mohammad Abbas Abbasi.jpg|100px]]
|21 May 1995
| {{small|31 July}}<br>1975
| {{small|5 July}}<br>1977
|705 days
(1 year, 11 months, 5 days)
|[[Pakistan Peoples Party]]
|-
|-
| '''19'''
|Lt Gen (r) [[Raja Saroop Khan]]
| [[Aslam Riaz Hussain]]
|19 June 1995
|
|5 November 1996
| {{small|5 July}}<br>1977
| {{small|18 September}}<br>1978
|440 days
(1 year, 2 months, 13 days)
|
|-
|-
| '''20'''
|Khawaja Tariq Rahim
| [[Sawar Khan]]
|5 November 1996
|
|10 March 1997
| {{small|18 September}}<br>1978
| {{small|1 May}}<br>1980
|591 days
(1 year, 7 months, 13 days)
|
|-
|-
| '''21'''
|Shahid Hamid
| [[Ghulam Jilani Khan]]
|10 March 1997
|
|17 August 1999
| {{small|1 May}}<br>1980
| {{small|30 December}}<br>1985
|2069 days
(5 years, 7 months, 29 days)
|
|-
|-
| '''22'''
|[[Zulfiqar Ali Khosa]]
| [[Sajjad Hussain Qureshi]]
|17 August 1999
|
|21 October 1999
| {{small|30 December}}<br>1985
| {{small|9 December}}<br>1988
|1075 days
(2 years, 11 months, 9 days)
|
|-
|-
| '''23'''
|Lt Gen (r) [[Muhammad Safdar]]
| [[Tikka Khan]]
|21 October 1999
|
|29 October 2001
| {{small|9 December}}<br>1988
| {{small|06 August}}<br>1990
|605 days
(1 year, 7 months, 28 days)
|[[Pakistan Peoples Party]]
|-
|-
| '''24'''
|Lt Gen (r) [[Khalid Maqbool]]
| [[Mian Muhammad Azhar]]
|29 October 2001
|
|16 May 2008
| {{small|6 August}}<br>1990
| {{small|25 April}}<br>1993
|993 days
(2 years, 8 months, 19 days)
|[[Pakistan Muslim League]]
|-
|-
| '''25'''
|[[Salmaan Taseer]]
| [[Chaudhary Altaf Hussain]]
|17 May 2008
|
|January 4 2011(Murdered)
| {{small|25 April}}<br>1993
| {{small|19 July}}<br>1993
|85 days
(2 months, 24 days)
|[[Pakistan Peoples Party]]
|-
|-
| '''26'''
| [[Iqbal Khan (general)|Iqbal Khan]]
|
| {{small|19 July}}<br>1993
| {{small|26 March}}<br>1994
|250 days
(8 months, 7 days)
|[[Pakistan Peoples Party]]
|-
| '''27'''
| [[Chaudhary Altaf Hussain]]
|
| {{small|26 March}}<br>1994
| {{small|22 May}}<br>1995
|422 days
(1 year, 1 month, 26 days)
|[[Pakistan Peoples Party]]
|-
| '''28'''
| [[Raja Saroop Khan]]
|
| {{small|19 June}}<br>1995
| {{small|6 November}}<br>1996
|506 days
1 year, 4 months, 18 days
|[[Pakistan Peoples Party]]
|-
| '''29'''
| [[Khawaja Tariq Rahim]]
|
| {{small|11 November}}<br>1996
| {{small|11 March}}<br>1997
|120 days
4 months
|
|-
| '''30'''
| [[Shahid Hamid]]
|
| {{small|11 March}}<br>1997
| {{small|18 August}}<br>1999
|890 days
(2 years, 5 months, 7 days)
|[[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
|-
| '''31'''
| [[Zulfiqar Ali Khosa]]
|
| {{small|12 August}}<br>1999
| {{small|25 October}}<br>1999
|73 days
|[[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
|-
| '''32'''
| [[Muhammad Safdar]]
|
| {{small|25 October}}<br>1999
| {{small|29 October}}<br>2001
|796 days
(2 years, 2 months, 4 days)
|
|-
| '''33'''
| [[Khalid Maqbool]]
|
| {{small|29 October}}<br>2001
| {{small|16 May}}<br>2008
|2391 days
(6 years, 6 months, 17 days)
|
|-
| '''34'''
| [[Salmaan Taseer]]*
| [[File:Salmaan Taseer October 29, 2009 Lahore.jpg|100px]]
| {{small|17 May}}<br>2008
| {{small|4 January}}<br>2011
|962 days
(2 years, 7 months, 18 days)
|[[Pakistan Peoples Party]]
|-
| '''35'''
| [[Latif Khosa]]
| [[File:Latifkhosa.jpg|100px]]
| {{small|13 January}}<br>2011
| {{small|2 January}}<br>2013
|720 days
(1 year, 11 months, 20 days)
|[[Pakistan Peoples Party]]
|-
| '''36'''
| [[Syed Ahmed Mahmud]]
|
| {{small|3 January}}<br>2013
| {{small|13 May}}<br>2013
|131 days
(4 months, 11 days)
|[[Pakistan Peoples Party]]
|-
| '''37'''
| [[Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar]]
| [[File:MohdSarwar.JPG|100px]]
| {{small|2 August}}<br>2013
| {{small|29 January}}<br>2015
|545 days
(1 year, 5 months, 27 days)
|[[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
|-
| '''38'''
| [[Malik Muhammad Rafique Rajwana]]
|
| {{small|7 May}}<br>2015
| {{small|18 August}}<br>2018
|1199 days
(3 years, 3 months, 11 days)
|[[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
|-
| '''39'''
| [[Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar]]
| [[File:MohdSarwar.JPG|100px]]
| {{small|5 September}}<br>2018
| {{small|3 April}}<br>2022
|1306 days
(3 years, 6 months, 29 days)
|[[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]]
|-
| '''40'''
| [[Omar Sarfraz Cheema]]
|
| {{small|3 April}}<br>2022
| 10 May <br>2022
|57 days
(1 month, 27 days)
|[[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]]
|-
|''' 41'''
| [[Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman|Baligh Ur Rehman]]
|
| {{small|30 May}}<br>2022
|10 May 2024
|710 days (1 year, 11 months, 10 days)
|[[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
|-
|'''42'''
|[[Sardar Saleem Haider Khan]]
|
|10 May 2024
|''Incumbent''
|
|[[Pakistan People's Party]]
|}
|}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)|Chief Minister of Punjab]]
* [[Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)|Chief Minister of Punjab]]
* [[Senior Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)]]
*[[Leader of the Opposition of Punjab (Pakistan)|Leader of the Opposition Punjab]]
*[[Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab]]
* [[Government of Punjab (Pakistan)|Government of Punjab]]
* [[Government of Punjab (Pakistan)|Government of Punjab]]
* [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
* [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
* [[List of Governors of Pakistan]]
* [[List of current Pakistani governors]]
* [[List of Chief Ministers in Pakistan]]
* [[List of current Pakistani chief ministers]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}


[[Category:Government of Pakistan]]
{{Governors of Punjab, Pakistan}}
[[Category:Governors of Punjab (Pakistan)]]
[[Category:Pakistan-related lists|Governors]]


[[Category:Governors of Pakistani provinces]]
[[ur:گورنر پنجاب]]
[[Category:Governors of Punjab, Pakistan]]
[[Category:Lists of political office-holders in Pakistan]]

Latest revision as of 19:24, 28 May 2024

Governor of Punjab
since 10 May 2024
StyleThe Honorable (formal)
ResidenceGovernor's House
SeatLahore
NominatorPrime Minister of Pakistan
AppointerPresident of Pakistan
Term length5 years
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Pakistan
Formation15 August 1947
First holderSir Francis Mudie
Websitegovernorhouse.punjab.gov.pk

The Governor of Punjab is the appointed head of state of the provincial government in Punjab, Pakistan. Although the Governor is the head of the province on paper, it is largely a ceremonial position; and the main powers lie with the Chief Minister of Punjab and Chief Secretary of Punjab.

However, throughout the history of Pakistan, the powers of the provincial governors were vastly increased, when the provincial assemblies were dissolved and the administrative role came under direct control of the governors, as in the cases of martial laws of 1958–1972 and 1977–1985, and governor rules of 1999–2002. In the case of Punjab, there was direct governor rule in 1949–1951, when the provincial chief minister of that time was removed and assemblies dissolved.

List of governors

[edit]
No. Name Portrait Term of office Party Background
West Punjab
1 Sir Francis Mudie 15 August
1947
2 August
1949
1 year, 352 days
2 Abdur Rab Nishtar 2 August
1949
24 November
1951
4 years, 114 days
3 I. I. Chundrigar 24 November
1951
May
1953
1 year, 182 days
4 Mian Aminuddin 2 May
1953
24 June
1954
1 year, 53 days
5 Habib Rahimtoola 24 June
1954
26 November
1954
155 days
6 Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani 26 November
1954
14 October
1955
322 days

Governors of West Pakistan

[edit]
N Governor of West Pakistan[1] Portrait Tenure Party Background Form of Government
(6) Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani 14 October 1955 – 27 August 1957 Muslim League Democratic government
7 Akhter Husain September 1957 – 12 April 1960 Independent Military government
8 Amir Mohammad Khan 12 April 1960 – 18 September 1966 Muslim League Military government / Civilian authority
9 General (retired) Muhammad Musa 18 September 1966 – 20 March 1969 Independent Civilian Authority
10 Yusuf Haroon 20 March 1969 – 25 March 1969 Civilian Government Civilian Authority
N Martial Law Administrator Tenure Term Type of Government Service in effect
11 Lieutenant-General Attiqur Rahman (first term) 25 March 1969 – 29 August 1969 Military Government Pakistan Army
12 Lieutenant-General Tikka Khan 29 August 1969 – 1 September 1969 Military Government Pakistan Army
13 Air Marshal Nur Khan 1 September 1969 – 1 February 1970 Military Government Pakistan Air Force
(11) Lieutenant-General Attiqur Rahman (second term) 1 February 1970 – 1 July 1970 Military Government Pakistan Army

Punjab Province

[edit]
No. Name Portrait Term of office Duration Party Background
14 Attiqur Rahman 1 July
1970
23 December
1971
540 Days

(1 year, 5 months, 3 days)

15 Ghulam Mustafa Khar 23 December
1971
12 November
1973
690 days

(1 year, 10 months, 20 days)

Pakistan Peoples Party
16 Sadiq Hussain Qureshi 12 November
1973
14 March
1975
487 days

(1 year, 4 months, 2 days)

Pakistan Peoples Party
17 Ghulam Mustafa Khar 14 March
1975
31 July
1975
139 days

(4 months, 17 days)

Pakistan Peoples Party
18 Mohammad Abbas Abbasi 31 July
1975
5 July
1977
705 days

(1 year, 11 months, 5 days)

Pakistan Peoples Party
19 Aslam Riaz Hussain 5 July
1977
18 September
1978
440 days

(1 year, 2 months, 13 days)

20 Sawar Khan 18 September
1978
1 May
1980
591 days

(1 year, 7 months, 13 days)

21 Ghulam Jilani Khan 1 May
1980
30 December
1985
2069 days

(5 years, 7 months, 29 days)

22 Sajjad Hussain Qureshi 30 December
1985
9 December
1988
1075 days

(2 years, 11 months, 9 days)

23 Tikka Khan 9 December
1988
06 August
1990
605 days

(1 year, 7 months, 28 days)

Pakistan Peoples Party
24 Mian Muhammad Azhar 6 August
1990
25 April
1993
993 days

(2 years, 8 months, 19 days)

Pakistan Muslim League
25 Chaudhary Altaf Hussain 25 April
1993
19 July
1993
85 days

(2 months, 24 days)

Pakistan Peoples Party
26 Iqbal Khan 19 July
1993
26 March
1994
250 days

(8 months, 7 days)

Pakistan Peoples Party
27 Chaudhary Altaf Hussain 26 March
1994
22 May
1995
422 days

(1 year, 1 month, 26 days)

Pakistan Peoples Party
28 Raja Saroop Khan 19 June
1995
6 November
1996
506 days

1 year, 4 months, 18 days

Pakistan Peoples Party
29 Khawaja Tariq Rahim 11 November
1996
11 March
1997
120 days

4 months

30 Shahid Hamid 11 March
1997
18 August
1999
890 days

(2 years, 5 months, 7 days)

Pakistan Muslim League (N)
31 Zulfiqar Ali Khosa 12 August
1999
25 October
1999
73 days Pakistan Muslim League (N)
32 Muhammad Safdar 25 October
1999
29 October
2001
796 days

(2 years, 2 months, 4 days)

33 Khalid Maqbool 29 October
2001
16 May
2008
2391 days

(6 years, 6 months, 17 days)

34 Salmaan Taseer* 17 May
2008
4 January
2011
962 days

(2 years, 7 months, 18 days)

Pakistan Peoples Party
35 Latif Khosa 13 January
2011
2 January
2013
720 days

(1 year, 11 months, 20 days)

Pakistan Peoples Party
36 Syed Ahmed Mahmud 3 January
2013
13 May
2013
131 days

(4 months, 11 days)

Pakistan Peoples Party
37 Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar 2 August
2013
29 January
2015
545 days

(1 year, 5 months, 27 days)

Pakistan Muslim League (N)
38 Malik Muhammad Rafique Rajwana 7 May
2015
18 August
2018
1199 days

(3 years, 3 months, 11 days)

Pakistan Muslim League (N)
39 Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar 5 September
2018
3 April
2022
1306 days

(3 years, 6 months, 29 days)

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
40 Omar Sarfraz Cheema 3 April
2022
10 May
2022
57 days

(1 month, 27 days)

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
41 Baligh Ur Rehman 30 May
2022
10 May 2024 710 days (1 year, 11 months, 10 days) Pakistan Muslim League (N)
42 Sardar Saleem Haider Khan 10 May 2024 Incumbent Pakistan People's Party

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Ben Cahoon, WorldStatesmen.org. "Pakistan Provinces". Retrieved 3 October 2007.