L. ICT, Gilgit-Baltistan & AJK — Non-Provincial Administrative Structures

Why this page matters: Pakistan's administrative map is not only Federation + four provinces. Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) have distinct governance arrangements. They should not be described as ordinary provinces.

1. Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT)

ICT is a federal territory. The Islamabad Administration operates under federal authority; the Chief Commissioner ICT exercises powers of the Provincial Government under relevant laws for the territory.

Federal Government / Interior Ministry
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Chief Commissioner ICT
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Directorates / Departments
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Deputy Commissioner ICT
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Revenue / magistracy / district administration / regulatory field offices

The official ICT Administration states that it has 6 directorates and 25 departments. These include the DC Office, Revenue Department, Islamabad Police and other regulatory/service departments.

Important: Islamabad Police has its own police command. The DC/Chief Commissioner chain is the civil-administration chain.

2. Gilgit-Baltistan

GB has its own Government, Assembly and administrative departments under the applicable GB governance framework.

Governor GB
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Chief Minister GB
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Cabinet
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Chief Secretary GB
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Administrative Secretaries
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Directorates / Commissioners / DCs
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District & field offices

Major GB budget/administrative departments include:

• Governor Secretariat / Chief Minister Secretariat / Cabinet.
• Services & General Administration.
• Home & Prison.
• Planning & Development.
• Agriculture, Livestock & Fisheries.
• School Education.
• Health & Population Welfare.
• Local Government & Rural Development.
• Finance.
• Forest, Wildlife & Environment.
• Law & Prosecution.
• Minerals, Industries, Commerce & Labour.
• Tourism, Sports & Culture.
• Zakat & Ushr, Excise & Taxation and Cooperatives.
• Water & Power.
• Communication & Works.
• Food.
• Information.
• Social Welfare / Women Development.
• Anti-Corruption.
• Board of Revenue.
• Information Technology.
• Water Management & Irrigation.
• Higher, Technical & Special Education.
• GB Disaster Management Authority and other bodies.

Territorial field administration also uses Commissioners and Deputy Commissioners.

3. Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK)

AJK has a separate self-governing constitutional/administrative system, with its own President, Prime Minister, Legislative Assembly, courts and public-service institutions. It should not be called a province of Pakistan in a CSS answer.

President AJK
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Prime Minister AJK
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AJK Cabinet
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Chief Secretary
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Secretaries to Government
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Heads of Departments
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Commissioners / Deputy Commissioners / district field offices

Major public-administration sectors include:

• Services / General Administration.
• Home / Police.
• Finance.
• Planning & Development.
• Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs.
• Health.
• Education.
• Local Government & Rural Development.
• Public Works / Roads & Buildings.
• Electricity / Power Development.
• Agriculture / Livestock.
• Forests.
• Food.
• Social Welfare / Women Development.
• Tourism.
• Industries.
• Inland Revenue / Central Board of Revenue.
• Public Service Commission and other statutory institutions.

AJK's courts, Election Commission and Public Service Commission are distinct constitutional/statutory institutions, not ordinary line departments.

4. Exam distinction table

📖 Official references

• ICT Administration — About ICTA
• ICT Administration — Chief Commissioner
• Government of Gilgit-Baltistan
• GB department-wise budget structure
• Government of AJK