| Legislature: | 2023-2027 term |
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| Karachi Metropolitan Corporation | |
| Logo Pic: | Karachi Metropolitan Corporation.png |
| House Type: | Metropolitan Corporation |
| Term Limits: | 5 years |
| Jurisdiction: | Karachi |
| Preceded By: | Karachi Municipal Corporation |
| Leader1: | Murtaza Wahab |
| Party1: | PPP (since 15 June 2023) |
| Leader2 Type: | Deputy Mayor |
| Leader2: | Salman Abdullah Murad |
| Party2: | PPP (since 15 June 2023) |
| Members: | 367 |
| Structure1: | File:Karachi Metropolitan Corporation Jan 2023.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 300px |
| Political Groups1: | Government (169)
Opposition (194) |
| Last Election1: | 15 January 2023 |
| Meeting Place: | City Council Hall |
| Constitution: | Sindh Local Government Act 2013 |
| Voting System1: | Mixed member majoritarian:
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Karachi Metropolitan Corporation is a public corporation and governing body to provide municipal services in most of Karachi, the capital of Sindh.
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 Bandar Road in 1927.
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]
The numbers of KMC council members since 1979 is as follows:[3]
| 1 | 1884 | 32 | ||
| 2 | 1910 | 36 | ||
| 3 | 1933 | Jamshed Nusserwanji Mehta | 57 | |
| 4 | 1979-1983 | Abdul Sattar Afghani (Mayor) | 166 | |
| 5 | 1983-1987 | Abdul Sattar Afghani (Mayor) | 232 | |
| 6 | 1988-1992 | Dr. Farooq Sattar (Mayor) | 77 | |
| 7 | 2001-2005 | Naimatullah Khan (Mayor) | 255 | |
| 8 | 2006-2010 | Nasreen Jalil (Naib Nazim CDGK) | 255 | |
| 9 | 2016-2020 | Waseem Akhter (Mayor) | 308 | |
| 10 | 2023-2027 | Murtaza Wahab (Mayor) | 367 |
KMC and Karachi budget formulated by its mayors and administrators during their tenure.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
| FiscalYear | Amount(Rs. Billion) | Amount($. Million) | Mayor | Administrator | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-71 | 0.1008 | - | [12] | |||
| 1971-72 | 0.103 | - | ||||
| 1972-73 | 0.113 | - | ||||
| 1973-74 | 0.162 | - | ||||
| 1974-75 | 0.191 | - | ||||
| 1975-76 | 0.243 | - | ||||
| 1976-77 | 0.253 | - | ||||
| 1977-78 | 0.324 | - | ||||
| 1978-79 | 0.388 | - | ||||
| 1979-80 | 0.459 | Abdul Sattar Afghani | ||||
| 1980-81 | 0.549 | sic | ||||
| 1981-82 | 0.628 | sic | ||||
| 1982-83 | 0.891 | sic | ||||
| 1983-84 | 0.940 | 70 | sic | - | ||
| 1984-85 | 1.127 | 83.4 | sic | - | ||
| 1985-86 | sic | |||||
| 1986-87 | sic | |||||
| 1987-88 | sic | |||||
| 1988-89 | 1.936 | 105 | Farooq Sattar | revenues grew at an average rate of 11 per year from 1988 to 1992, well below the nominal growth of Karachi (ADB study). | ||
| 1989-90 | 2.482 | 118 | sic | |||
| 1990-91 | sic | |||||
| 1991-92 | 2.841 | 115 | sic | |||
| 1994-95 | 4.5 | 151 | - | Faheem Zaman Khan | ||
| 2001-02 | 5.7 | 102 | Naimatullah Khan | - | ||
| 2002-03 | 20.5 | 320 | sic | - | ||
| 2003-04 | 27.7 | 470 | sic | - | ||
| 2004-05 | 32.6 | 560 | sic | - | ||
| 2005-06 | 43.8 | 740 | ||||
| 2006-07 | 44.2 | 730 | Mustafa Kamal | - | ||
| 2007-08 | 45.695 | 750 | sic | - | ||
| 2008-09 | 37.1 | 460 | sic | - | ||
| 2009-10 | 52.36 | 610 | sic | - | ||
| 2010-11 | 53.9 | 630 | - | Fazl-ur-Rehman | ||
| 2011-12 | 44.5 | 510 | - | M. Hussain Sayed | ||
| 2012-13 | 31.6 | 330 | - | sic | ||
| 2013-14 | 35.5 | 330 | - | Hashim Raza Zaidi | ||
| 2014-15 | 33.1 | 320 | - | Rauf Akhter | ||
| 2015-16 | 33.8 | 320 | - | Roshan Ali Sheikh | ||
| 2016-17 | 26.7 | 250 | - | Laiq Ahmed | ||
| 2017-18 | 27.1 | 251 | Waseem Akhter | - | ||
| 2018-19 | 27.1 | 220 | sic | - | ||
| 2019-20 | 26.4 | 170 | sic | - | ||
| 2020-21 | 24.8 | 150 | sic | - |