LAHORE: In a major administrative development, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has granted in-principle approval for dividing Lahore into two separate districts.
The decision was taken during a high-level meeting to reduce administrative pressure and better manage the city’s massive population. The restructuring process will begin immediately after Basant.
The new administrative setup aims to improve service delivery and governance. Once divided, Lahore will have separate Deputy Commissioners, police setups, and municipal systems for each district.
The Punjab government emphasized that Lahore’s rapidly growing population has made this division essential. Splitting the city into two parts will help resolve public complaints more quickly and efficiently.
Key issues such as traffic congestion, encroachments, and municipal problems will be addressed more effectively through the new administrative boundaries.
On the instructions of the Chief Minister, all relevant departments have been directed to complete preparations without delay.
Maryam Nawaz has ordered that the entire process be finalized swiftly so Lahore can be administratively divided into two districts at the earliest.
A follow-up meeting has been scheduled for February 9 to review critical implementation steps.
The Chief Minister described the division of Lahore as an inevitable step for better public convenience and improved governance, not a political move but a purely administrative necessity.
She stated that creating two districts will make service delivery faster, more effective, and closer to the people.
Permanent solutions to traffic, encroachments, and civic issues lie in this administrative restructuring.
Maryam Nawaz stressed that providing immediate relief to Lahore’s citizens is the government’s top priority.
Every decision is centered on public ease and transparent governance.
She added that the complaint redressal system will become far more efficient after the division.
The Punjab government is introducing a modern and effective governance model for the province’s major cities, with Lahore’s division marking an important milestone in urban governance reforms.
