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Devolution in Pakistan: reform or regression? Forced Migration Online (24276783) Migration, asylum and refugee law FORCED MIGRATION ONLINE MILITARY GOVERNMENT NON-POLITICAL CRIMES GOVERNMENT POLICY POLITICAL PARTIES ETHNIC AND NATIONAL GROUPS INTERNAL POLITICS This report examines Pakistani President Musharraf's devolution scheme in relation to its stated political, administrative, financial, and law enforcement objectives and assesses the impact on political stability, federal-provincial relations, and ethno-regional relations. This devolution campaign, launched by Pakistan's military government in 2000, was meant to be aimed at transferring administrative and financial power to local governments. In practice, the report argues, it has undercut established political parties and drained power away from the provinces while doing little to minimize corruption or establish clear accountability at a local level. 2026-09-30T11:48:52Z Text Online resource 10.25446/oxford.33354375.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/online_resource/Devolution_in_Pakistan_reform_or_regression_/33354375 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0