Dera Ghazi Khan Division
Dera Ghazi Khan Division
Dera Ghazi Khan Division was an administrative division of the Punjab Province, Pakistan, until the reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government.
At abolition it contained the following districts:[1]
History
During British rule, All the districts that later formed Dera Ghazi Khan Division, collectively formed a district of Multan Division.[2] After independence, Dera Ghazi Khan was made into a division in its own right. It was abolished in 2000 but restored in 2008.
See also
- Dera Ghazi Khan
- Louis Dane - In 1876 he was posted to the Punjab as assistant commissioner in Dera Ghazi Khan
- Mustafa Zaidi - served as assistant commissioner of Dera Ghazi Khan
- Andrew Jukes (missionary) - He was sent to Baloch mission at Dera Ghazi Khan, where he stayed until 1906
- Robert Groves Sandeman - in 1866 he was appointed district officer of Dera Ghazi Khan
References
- ↑ Divisions/Districts of Pakistan Archived 2006-09-30 at the Wayback Machine.
Note: Although divisions as an administrative structure has been abolished, the election commission of Pakistan still groups districts under the division names - ↑ Dera Ghāzi Khān District Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 11, p. 248.
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