Lahore will now have most number of tehsils

The Government of Punjab has decided to establish five new tehsils in the provincial capital, Lahore.

Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz approved the new tehsils, after which the Board of Revenue issued a notification.

The new tehsils include Nishtar, Wagah, Iqbal Town, Ravi and Sadar, while the existing five tehsils include Raiwind, Model Town, Lahore Cantt, Lahore City and Shalimar.

With the new tehsils, the total number of tehsils in Lahore has increased to 10. Five assistant commissioners have been assigned to the Commissioner Lahore for the newer tehsils.

Notably, this decision has made Lahore the largest city in the Punjab province in terms of tehsils. The decision has also shelved the plans to divide the city into two or three districts.

Allama Iqbal tehsil will now include the revenue circles of Chuhng, Niaz Baig, and Pandoki.

Nishtar tehsil will encompass Kahna and Kamahan circles.

Saddar tehsil will cover Barki, Heir, and Jahman, while Wagah tehsil will comprise Jallo, Bhaseen, and Lakhudair. Ravi tehsil will be formed with Shahdra, Naulakha, and Lahore Khas circles.

Following the creation of these new tehsils, the existing tehsils will be adjusted as follows: Raiwind will include Raiwind, Paji, Manga, and Maraka; Model Town will include Ichhra and Model Town; Cantt will include Lahore Cantt and Bhangali; Shalimar will include Baghbanpura and Fatehgarh; and City will include Sanda and Nawankot.

“It was the need of the hour since the existing tehsils were already overburdened,” said an official stressing that the creation of new tehsils would enhance service delivery for public