New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- Pakistan could be heading towards its biggest administrative restructuring in decades, with army chief Asim Munir reportedly considering a "divide and rule" plan to divide the country's four provinces into smaller units, a move that could reshape the distribution of political power.

Munir wants to break up Pakistan's four existing provinces - Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan - potentially creating 12-15 new provinces or as many as 160 smaller administrative territories, The Economist reported.

The proposal would mark a major departure from Pakistan's existing provincial structure, which has remained largely unchanged since the country's creation in 1947.

While the argument for smaller administrativ...