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Summary Punjab cabinet approves restoration of 1979's local government system.
The Punjab Cabinet session headed by Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Thursday approved Local Government Act 2012 and has decided to hold local government election on non-party basis.The cabinet also approved reinstatement of the posts of deputy commissioner,mayor and chairman agriculture council.The provincial cabinet has decided to maintain a quota of 33 percent and 5 percent respectively for women and youth in the local government.
