In democratic governments,administrative practices have always been recognized as a critical tool for determining good governance and a crucial element to be incorporated in building public trust.In this context,the main objective of this research is to study the mediating effect of e-government on the relationship between good governance and public trust in Pakistan.As an effective tool for economic reform,there is a need to adopt good governance and egovernment practices to enhance the public trust towards the government.Based on an extensive literature review and conceptual background,the theoretical research framework was developed.A field survey was conducted by sending questionnaires to 1000 Pakistani citizens who were above the age of 18,having a minimum education of high school diplomas.The response rate was 76.3%.The research findings revealed that all formulated hypotheses are accepted.The results confirmed the causal relationship between good governance and public trust.The results also reveal that e-government plays a mediating role in the relationship between good governance and public trust.The findings may be practically useful for both research and policymaking since it investigated the citizens’ perspective of good governance,citizen trust,and e-government.The findings emphasize addressing the e-government modeling and reshaping of the behavior of the public sector specifically in Pakistan,hence,it opens the way for future studies on the reflection of ethics and culture on good governance and citizen trust.Future studies are suggested to extend the research empirically in terms of respondents,geographical location and methodology of analysis.