Editing West Pakistan (section)

===Local government===
The twelve divisions of West Pakistan province were [[Bahawalpur]], [[Dera Ismail Khan]], [[Hyderabad, Pakistan|Hyderabad]], [[Kalat District|Kalat]], [[Khairpur District|Khairpur]], Lahore, [[Malakand Agency|Malakand]], [[Multan]], [[Peshawar]], [[Quetta]], Rawalpindi, and [[Sargodha]]; all named after their capitals except the capital of Malakand was Saidu, and Rawalpindi was administered from Islamabad. The province also incorporated the former [[Oman]]i enclave of [[Gwadar]] following its purchase in 1958, and the former Federal Capital Territory (Karachi) in 1958; the latter in 1960 forming a new division in its own right.

In 1970, the Martial Law Office was dissolved by General Yahya Khan who disestablished the state of West Pakistan. On 1 July 1970, the [[:Category:Provincial Assemblies of Pakistan|provisional assemblies]] of [[Provincial Assembly of Balochistan|Balochistan]], [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab|Punjab]], [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh|Sindh]], and [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly|Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Prime minister of Pakistan|Office of Prime minister]], and much of the civil institutions were revived and re-established by the decree signed by Yahya Khan. The four [[Provinces of Pakistan|provinces]] and four [[Administrative units of Pakistan|administrative units]] retained their current status and [[Local government in Pakistan|local governments]] were constitutionally established in 1970 to manage and administer the provisional autonomy given to the provinces in 1970.