The Victorian model of administration in British…

The Victorian model of administration in British India becomes the standard reference point for law, order, and probity in Pakistan.

At the apex of the administration stands the governor general, almost always a British peer.

The governor general holds supreme legislative and executive powers and is responsible directly to the secretary of state for India, a member of the British cabinet.

British India is divided into provinces (suba) for administrative purposes, each headed, depending on size and importance, by a governor or lieutenant governor.

Provinces are divided into divisions, and these in turn are divided into districts (zilla), the basic administrative units, encompassing substantial territory and population.

In many cases, the provinces and districts follow the lines of those created by the Mughals.