NRB team reviews progress on devolution plan – Published in DAWN on 10/7/2000

NRB team reviews progress on devolution plan DAWN: Karachi, July 10, 2000 Karachi, July 10: A team of National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB) was briefed on Monday about organizational structure at the provincial, divisional, district and tehsil levels at a high level meeting held on devolution with the consultant NRB Mohammed Naeemul Huq in the chair. […]

Provincial and federal level reforms after dist govts – Published in Dawn on 10/7/2000

Provincial and federal level reforms after dist govts. Dawn Monday, July 10,2000 Islamabad, July 9: The National Reconstruction Bureau’s adviser (NRB) Mir Mohammad AliKhan, on Sunday said the formation of district governments will be followed by reforms at the federal and provincial level such that provincial governments will be in place in year 2002. While […]

Devolution of Power: Govt to launch drive for seeking consensus next week: NRB

Devolution of Power: Govt to launch drive for seeking consensus next week: NRB Asif Farooqi BUSINESS RECORDER Karachi Dated: 18/4/2000 Islamabad: With the launching of a formal report on the devolution of power plan of the military regime, the government plans start a country wide campaign next week aimed at creating general consensus on the […]

Mir Mohammad AliKhan introduced the concept of Local Government Reforms as part of National Reconstruction Bureau

Mir Mohammad Alikhan, being the key member of National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB) formed by Formal President Pervez Musharraf, proposed the Local Government Reforms after incorporating the best practices adopted globally. He was the key architect of the Local Government Structure in Pakistan, and brought some of the revolutionary reforms which not only improvement the governance […]

Document on local govt from May – Published in The Sun International, UK

Document on local govt from May: The Sun International Dated: 21st April, 2000 From our correspondent Islamabad: The National Reconstruction Bureau has prepared a 150-page document containing details regarding the government’s devolution of power plan including district assemblies and their election schedule. “Millions of copies of this document has been printed and will be circulated […]

Devolution is about power, not functions – Published in The Economy

Devolution is about power, not functions The Economy Kaiser Bengali: The ruling military junta and their civilian henchmen appear to be making a considerable amount of noises regarding the unbounded benefits of devolution. While this is in large part true, it needs to be kept in mind that every coin has two sides and there […]