Government of Punjab

The Government of Punjab, a provincial government in the federal structure of Pakistan, is based in Lahore, the capital of Punjab Province.

The Punjab or Panjab (Punjabi: پنجاب) province of Pakistan is the country's most populous region and is home to the Punjabis and various other groups. Neighbouring areas are Sindh to the south, Balochistan and Federally Administered Tribal Areas to the west, the North West Frontier Province, Azad Kashmir, Indian controlled Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh and Islamabad to the north, and Indian Punjab and Rajasthan to the east. The main languages are Punjabi and Urdu and the provincial capital is Lahore. The name Punjab literally translates from Persian into the words 'Panj' (پانج) five, and 'Aab' (آب) water respectively, which can be translated as "five water" (hence the poetic name land of the five rivers), referring to the Beas, Ravi, Sutlej, Chenab and Jhelum rivers. Part of the Indus river also lies in Punjab, but it is not considered one of the "five" rivers.

Personnel

* Governor Punjab: Salmaan Taseer
* Chief Minister: Shahbaz Sharif

Legislature

The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab (Punjab Assembly) is a unicameral legislature with 297 elected Members and 74 reserved seats.

ee also

*Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)
*Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
* Pakistan
* Constitution of Pakistan
* Prime Minister of Pakistan
* President of Pakistan
* Supreme Court of Pakistan
* Balochistan
* North-West Frontier Province
* Sindh
* Capital of Pakistan

External links

* [http://www.punjab.gov.pk/ Government of Punjab]