Two-tier local government system on the cards
(WorldNews Pakistan)

LAHORE : Punjab Senior Minister Abdul Aleem Khan has said that two-tier local government system will be taking place in Punjab. He expressed these views while addressing the Inter-Provincial Meeting on Local Government Departments. The ministers of local government departments of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan were also present beside the high-ranking officers from Sindh. Abdul Aleeem Khan said the basic issue was to undertake maximum developmental work with the consultation of local people, for which, new concepts of village and neighbourhood councils would play an important role in Punjab. He said that no local government system could be viable without assigning financial and...