Subahdar

He was assisted by the provincial Diwan, Bakhshi, Faujdar, Kotwal, Qazi, Sadr, Waqa-i-Navis, Qanungo and Patwari.

[3] The Subahdars were normally appointed from among the Mughal princes or the officers holding the highest mansabs (ranks).

A nazim (pronounced [ˈnaːzɪm], Urdu: ناظِم; from the Arabic word for "organizer" or "convenor"), similar to a mayor, was the coordinator of cities and towns in Pakistan.

[6] Pakistan originally had a system inherited from the time of British rule, in which a mayor was the head of a district.

One exception, however, is Islamabad, the federal capital, where the commissionerate system remained in effect.