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Union Councils of Karachi are local governments in Karachi. Union Council is the primary governmental institution in Pakistan. Headed by a Union Nazim, each union council has 10 elected members or councilors. In addition to four male and two female members elected directly, there are two male and two female representatives of the labor, a ...
Naimatullah Khan was elected City Nazim (Mayor) in 2001. Naimatullah Khan succeeded in getting an amount of Rs. 2900 Million for reconstruction of Karachi, city council approved various projects such as 18 flyovers over major roads, six underpasses, two signal-free roads and a huge water supply scheme for the people of Karachi.
Mayor of Karachi (Urdu: ناظم کراچی; Sindhi: ميئر ڪراچي ) is the executive of the Karachi metropolitan corporation and the Karachi local government system of the city of Karachi, which is the third tier of governance in Pakistan after federal and provincial governments.
A District Government or a City District Government and Zillah Council form the governing body, with the District Coordination Officer serving as the administrative head. [8] The District Governor or Zila Nazim used to be the executive head of districts until 2010, when the government shifted power to the District Coordination Officers. Their ...
The City District Karachi was divided into 18 town and 178 union councils. ... Syed Mustafa Kamal (Nazim Karachi) 255 9 2016-2020 Waseem Akhter (Mayor) 308 10
City District Government Karachi logo. In January 2000 In 2001, President of Pakistan enacted a new system of Local Governance in Pakistan in the form of the Local Government Ordinance (LGO of 2001) which allowed a stronger local government in Karachi. The mayor of Karachi was empowered to make decisions regarding city management.
The latter was a civil servant appointed by the state. The territory of a Union Council or Village Council was usually part of a Tehsil (county). Less commonly, a Union Council may be part of a City District. Union Councils of Karachi. The following is the list of union councils of Karachi. Karachi had a total of 18 Towns, and 178 Union councils.
Naimatullah Khan was the first Nazim of Karachi during the Union Council period, while Shafiq-Ur-Rehman Paracha was the first district coordination officer of Karachi. Syed Mustafa Kamal was elected City Nazim of Karachi to succeed Naimatullah Khan in 2005 elections, and Nasreen Jalil was elected as the City Naib Nazim.