THE PUNJAB LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE, 2021 AND THE PUNJAB LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 2025 — It shall come into force at once. It shall extend to the whole of the Punjab other than the areas notified as cantonments under the Cantonments Act, 1924, or the Cantonments Ordinance, 2002 and such other areas under active possession and direct control of the Armed Forces of Pakistan that may be notified by the Government for this purpose, and the Government may exempt or exclude any area or areas from any or all of the provisions of the Act through a notification in the official Gazette.