World Economic Forum presents case for ‘administrative redesign’ in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan’s population continues to grow, potentially reaching 265 million by 2030, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has emphasised the need to redesign the country’s administrative geography to promote decentralisation and improve governance. The WEF’s Centre for Regions, Trade and Geopolitics argues that creating more administrative units can lead to better governance, but the broader principle is that institutional geography must evolve when the scale of governance no longer matches the scale of society. There is no universal answer or ideal number of provinces, states or…