Lahore city is the capital city of Punjab province in Pakistan. However, it is the second largest urban centre in Pakistan. It has the highest population in the entire Punjab province (UN Habitat-Pakistan, 2012). Therefore, it acts as an important administrative center in Pakistan.
Lahore is also a City District that has been subdivided into nine administrative town centers. The current structure was promulgated way back in 2001. The town centers are further composed of smaller administrative units known as union councils.
The governor of the Punjab province operates from Lahore city. Hence, the official governor’s residence is located in this city. The current governor is Latif Khosa. He took over from January 2011 after the former governor, Slaman Taseer, was assassinated.
He manages the entire province of Punjab although Lahore is the nerve center of all the political and governance issues taking place in Punjab province. However, the city district government of Lahore is headed by a mayor. The current mayor of this city is Mian Amer Mehmood.
Pakistan is a multi-party state and therefore, political leaders are duly elected into office. On the same note, the politics of Lahore city are equally affected by the national politics of Pakistan.
The government of Lahore is committed to effective system of administration. For instance, shrewd management of resources is key in the agenda of this district government. The Lahore’s city government has also been given power to acquire and manage resources on behalf of the people and government of the Punjab province in Pakistan (Nevile, 2006).
In order to govern the city adequately, the Lahore High Court has been put in place. Even before the establishment of the superior court, there were several smaller courts that were already in place.
These courts enabled expedited delivery of justice throughout the city government of Lahore. Currently, the High Court is still being considered as a key institution that assists in the supreme interpretation of the law. The city of Lahore hosts the High Court.
Improved governance of the city has also been made possible by the Lahore Development Authority. This is a government body that mainly plays the role of governance through regulation of important activities and services within the city. For instance, planning and developing of this city is mainly facilitated by the Lahore Development Authority.
As the city of Lahore continues to expand both politically and economically, there are quite a number of issues that should be put into perspective for the 2030. To begin with, it is evident that the population is continually growing while the education facilities are not being expanded. It is obvious that by 2030, the city’s population will have overstretched the available facilities in education according to the Lahore resolution (Rizvi, 2013).
Therefore, the Lahore government will have to work out ways and means of expanding the system of education from the Kindergarten to university level. Secondly, we expect increased environmental pollution by 2030 especially if the government of Lahore city will not put in place viable environmental control measures.
Thirdly, inadequate housing will be an issue of concern due to the constantly rising population. Additional government and political affairs that are equally vital for Lahore even as it approaches 2030 include effective transport system and political stability that will attract Foreign Direct Investment within the District of Lahore.
References
Nevile, P. (2006). Lahore: A Sentimental Journey. New Delhi: Penguin Books.
Rizvi, A.H. (2013). An interpretation of the Lahore resolution. Web.
UN Habitat-Pakistan (2012). Lahore. Web.