Karachi Metropolitan Corporation

Karachi Metropolitan Corporation(Urdu: بلدیہ عظمی کراچی‎) (formerly called Karachi Municipal Corporation) is a public corporation and governing body to provide municipal services in Karachi, the largest city of Pakistan.

Karachi Metropolitan Corporation

بلدیہ عظمی کراچی
Leadership
Waseem Akhtar, MQM
since August 30, 2016
Deputy Mayor
Arshad HASAN, MQM
since April 18, 2019
Seats308
Elections
Last election
2016
Meeting place
City Council Hall
Website
http://www.kmc.gos.pk/

History

Karachi Conservancy Board was established to control cholera epidemics in Karachi during British rule in 1846.[1] The board was upgraded into the Municipal Commission in 1852. In 1853 the Municipal Commission was turned into Karachi Municipal Committee. The foundation stone of the Karachi Municipal Corporation Building was laid on Bundar road in 1927.

The Karachi Municipal Corporation Building has evolved an iconic status as one of the landmark structures of Karachi

. In 1933 the Karachi Municipal Committee was upgraded to the Karachi Municipal Corporation by the Karachi Municipal Act. The Karachi Municipal Corporation was turned into the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation in 1976.

Zonal Municipal Committees were established in 1987. The zonal committees were merged again into the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation. Five district municipal corporations were established in 1987. The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation was abolished in 2000 and five district municipal corporations were merged into City District Karachi. The City District Karachi was divided into 18 town and 178 union councils. In 2011 Sindh Government restored again Karachi Metropolitan Corporation and five district municipal corporations.

In 2015, the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation consisted of 305 members, including 209 general members and chairmen of union committees, and 96 reserved members.[2]

See also

References
  1. Karachi, Pakistan » City Info » History
  2. "Jailed MQM leader takes oath as Karachi mayor today". epaper.dawn.com. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
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