At the district level, the provincial government is represented by the Political Agent (PA) who is equivalent to the Deputy Commissioner. All the Departments functional in Kohlu are supposed to work in liaison with the PA. He is assisted by one Assistant Commissioner for Kohlu sub-division, 2 Tehsildars for Kohlu and Mawand tehsils, and 2 Naib-Tehsildars for Mawand and Kahan tehsils. At present posts of on Assistant Political Agent, 2 Assistant Commissioners and one Tehsildar are lying vacant in the district. The Political Agent is ex-officio member (in most cases head) of all the important committees and forums in the district. He is responsible for maintenance of law and order in the district, for collecting ushar from farmers and for participating in development planning for the district.

 The Political Agent of Kohlu is supervised by the Commissioner of Sibi division. The Political Agent is an intermediary link between micro and macro level administration. Despite the fact that he is supposed to play an important role in socio-economic development of the district, he is rarely consulted during the process of policy making. Contrary to the Deputy Commissioner, the Political Agent has some additional powers which give him liberty to be flexible in applying administrative rules as and when required.

The total strength of the government staff in Kohlu district was 2,374 in 1996-97.