Former Administrative Units of Pakistan - New Provinces

New Provinces

The One Unit policy was regarded as a rational administrative reform to reduce expenditure and eliminate provincial prejudices. However the military coup of 1958 signalled troubled times for the two-province system as the office of Chief Minister of West Pakistan was abolished by President Ayub Khan to be replaced by Governor's rule. Eventually, in 1970, the province of West Pakistan was dissolved by President Yahya Khan and four new provinces were created along with some changes in Pakistani Kashmir. These provinces combined most of the former provinces and states as follows:

New Province Constituent former administrative units
Baluchistan Province
  • Baluchistan Chief Commissioners Province
  • Baluchistan States Union
  • Enclave of Gwadar
North-West Frontier Province
  • Former North-West Frontier Province
  • States of Amb, Chitral, Dir and Swat
Punjab Province
  • Former West Punjab Province
  • State of Bahawalpur
Sindh Province
  • Former Sind Province
  • State of Khairpur
  • Former Federal Capital Territory
Centrally Administered Area
  • 906 km² of former West Punjab Province
Northern Areas
  • Gilgit Agency

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