civil administration


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civil administration

An administration established by a foreign government in (1) friendly territory, under an agreement with the government of the area concerned, to exercise certain authority normally the function of the local government; or (2) hostile territory, occupied by United States forces, where a foreign government exercises executive, legislative, and judicial authority until an indigenous civil government can be established. Also called CA.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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Chaired by KP Governor Shah Farman at Governor House, the meeting decided to strengthen civil administration in tribal districts by posting of additional police force, personnel, immediate payment of compensation of damaged houses.
He said that many localities and colonies were established along the Indus in Qasimabad area and their residents were now being evicted from there by the civil administration in collusion with builder mafia.
Under the Oslo Accord, building permits must be approved by the so-called Israeli Civil Administration for construction to take place in Area C.
It also demanded to regain sovereignty over the station in order to run it properly, and demanded the Israeli occupation to facilitate the easement of WSSA's employees and follow-up by the engineers, which would also require a major intervention from the Palestinian Civil Administration Office and stakeholders.
He went on to thank the Civil Administration and Security Forces for their efforts in fighting crime in the city.
Credit to team of civil Administration and security forces, especially intelligence, police and Sindh rangers; also to the citizens of Karachi.
He went on to say 'Credit to team of Civil Administration and Security Forces especially intelligence, Police and Sindh Rangers.' Major General Asif Ghafoor also gave credit for fall in the crime rate to the citizens of Karachi.
Rescue teams from the Pakistan Army and the Pakistan Air Force, along with members of the civil administration, rescued tourists trapped in Nathia Gali's Tauheedabad area after heavy snowfall blocked access routes.
ISLAMABAD -- Pak Army in coordination with civil administration is making all endeavours to open Deosai road.
"Bangladesh civil administration is engaged in providing services for the people as part of the executive wing," she said.
Islamabad: After a decade-long effort for restoration of peace in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's militancy-hit Malakand division, Pakistan Army has transferred administrative authority to the civil administration.
11 (Petra) - The so-called Israeli civil administration approved on Wednesday the construction of hundreds of settlement units on Palestinian owned-lands in the occupied West Bank.