6-631: Jhanda is a town and Union Council in Swabi District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa . It is located at 34°9'0N 72°35'0E with an altitude of 391 metres (1286 feet). Jhanda is a town in the Swabi District, its history dates back to the early 1800s, its people are commonly from the Yusufzai clan which is from the 1600s. Jhanda is a town which has passed down seven generations. Has green dusty mountains, and agriculture everywhere. Its story starts when Maiz Ullah Khan
12-525: A Nazim which is equivalent to a mayor or chairperson, and a Naib Nazim (vice chairperson). As of 2007, there are 5,375 rural union councils across 115 districts. They form the third-tier of local government and fifth tier overall. Its structure and responsibilities differ between provinces and territories. Union councils are the primary governmental institution in Pakistan. They are often known as "village councils" in rural areas. The territory represented by
18-511: A Pashtun from the Yusufzai clan distributes the land of Swabi amongst his sons, since he had a lot of land to govern (Mardan, Swat and Swabi). His son, Fateh Khan got a large piece of land to rule over, when he was handed the governorship of the land, he planted his flag and named the land Jhanda. 34°9′0″N 72°35′0″E / 34.15000°N 72.58333°E / 34.15000; 72.58333 This Swabi District location article
24-554: A village council usually comprises a large village and surrounding areas, often including nearby small villages. The term "union council" may be used for localities that are part of cities. The territory of a union council or village council is usually part of a tehsil (township). Less commonly, a union council may be part of a city district . Headed by a Union Nazim, each union council has 13 elected members or councillors. In addition to four male and two female members elected directly, there are two male and two female representatives of
30-597: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Union Councils of Pakistan Azad Kashmir government Government of Gilgit-Baltistan Local government Constitution of Pakistan Territorial election commission Elections Provincial elections Territorial elections Political parties Provinces Autonomous region Customs Regional topics The union councils of Pakistan ( Urdu : یونین کونسل ), referred to as village councils in villages, are an elected local government body consisting of 21 councillors, and headed by
36-438: The labour, a minority member, a Union Nazim, and his deputy, known as Union Naib Nazim. Besides elected members, there are several government employees and functionaries in every union council, who report to the secretary of the union council. The latter is a civil servant appointed by the state. The addition of seats for minority members and special interests was implemented in part due to people not wanting to run for election when
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