The crown changed heads, he remarked. Under the present government's new scheme the DC's post would be replaced by the district coordination officer who would coordinate all the departments of the local government. Many cantonment boards, at least in Karachi, are located right in the heart of the city. They have created hurdles in city planning. Cantonment boards will continue to exist.
Troops have to be garrisoned and there are security reasons for maintaining cantonments.
Right now we are examining the form and structures of these cantonment boards. There are 41 cantonment boards in the country. What were once cantonments and garrisons located far from the city populations are now right in the centre of the city. There are six cantonment boards in Karachi. Similarly, there are cantonments in Rawalpindi, Lahore, Peshawar, and in fact the whole of Quetta is a cantonment.