Some tehsils are more populated than districts, says Law Minister.

LAHORE -- Punjab Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Social Welfare Raja Basharat chaired the meeting of Punjab Task Force held at Civil Secretariat on Tuesday to review boundaries of tehsils and districts in the province.

Punjab Minister for Prosecution Ch. Zaheerud Din, Senior Member Board of Revenue, Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) and other related officers attended the meeting. The meeting reviewed the establishment as well as procedures and rules for setting up new districts and tehsils in Punjab.

The officers concerned briefed the meeting participants that there are some tahsils which have more population that their respective districts. Therefore, the minister added, it is necessary to revise the boundaries. The ACS stated that according to the TORs of the Task Force, the local...

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