Metropolitan Corporation (Pakistan) Explained

The Metropolitan Corporation (MC) (Urdu: بلدیہ عظمی) is a municipal authority established under the local governments in Pakistan. According to Local Governments Act of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, the Metropolitan Corporation is a corporate entity with perpetual succession, a seal, and the authority to purchase, keep, and engage into any contract as well as to bring and receive legal actions.^{[1] [2] [3]}

There are four Metropolitan Corporations in Pakistan and the Mayor is the head of each Metropolitan Corporation.

Functions

Metropolitan Corporation's duties include:^{[4] [5]}

• Approving spatial plans, master plans, zoning, land use plans, including land classification and reclassification, environmental control, urban design, urban renewal, and ecological balances.
• Enact laws and bye-laws governing public utilities, infrastructure, roads, markets, zoning, land use, housing, and the environment.
• Accept plans for mass transit and public transportation, as well as the building of inter-town routes, expressways, bridges, and underpasses.
• Preserve cultural and historical resources.
• Work on the city's landscaping, monuments, and embellishment.
• Approving fees and taxes.
• Relief for the poor, those in need, children, widows, orphans, and those with disabilities.
• Regulate markets and services, award licenses, permits, and permissions, and, when appropriate, apply fines for violations.
• Planning, engineering, and control of the movement of people and goods through the use of traffic signals, road signs, street markings, parking spaces, and transportation hubs, stops, stands, and terminals.

List of Metropolitan Corporations

Party!Ref

1	Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation	Islamabad	Capital Territory	Vacant
2	Rawalpindi Metropolitan Corporation	Rawalpindi	Punjab	Vacant
3	Metropolitan Corporation Lahore	Lahore	Punjab	Muhammad Ali Randhawa (PAS)
4	Karachi Metropolitan Corporation	Karachi	Sindh	Murtaza Wahab		PPP	^[6]
5	Faisalabad Metropolitan Corporation	Faisalabad	Punjab	Vacant
6	Multan Metropolitan Corporation	Multan	Punjab	Vacant
7	Sahiwal Metropolitan Corporation	Sahiwal	Punjab	Vacant
8	Gujrat Metropolitan Corporation	Gujrat	Punjab	Vacant
9	Gujranwala Metropolitan Corporation	Gujranwala	Punjab	Vacant
10	Metropolitan Corporation Sargodha	Sargodha	Punjab	Muhammad Ajmal Bhatti (PAS)
11	Dera Ghazi Khan Metropolitan Corporation	Dera Ghazi Khan	Punjab	Vacant
12	Bahawalpur Metropolitan Corporation	Bahawalpur	Punjab	Vacant
13	Sialkot Metropolitan Corporation	Sialkot	Punjab	Vacant

References

1. Web site: 2015-10-30 . Sindh local government set-up explainer . 2023-01-15 . . en.
2. Web site: 23 August 2013 . Punjab Local Government Act 2013 . 2023-01-16 . Government of Punjab.
3. Web site: Governing Laws Local Government and Community Development . 2022-12-11 . Government of Punjab.
4. Web site: Governance Structure under Punjab Local Government Act 2013 . 2022-12-11 . PakVoter . en-GB.
5. Web site: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government(Amendment)Act,2022 KP Assembly . 2022-12-11 . Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
6. Web site: Fazal . Hawwa . 2024-02-18 . Mayor Murtaza Wahab urges Karachiites to take ownership of city . 2024-03-03 . DAWN.COM . en.