City District Government Karachi

The Government of Karachi is the body which runs the city of Karachi. Presently the Government of Karachi refers to the Karachi Local Government system consisting mainly of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation which is headed by a Mayor and a Deputy Mayor.

In 2001, President Musharraf enacted a new system of Local Governance in Pakistan in the form of Local Government Ordinance (LGO 2001) which provided grounds for the making of a very powerful Government of Karachi system. The mayor of Karachi was empowered to take many decisions for the city management and they also had financial independence. After the 2008 when new government took over, it abolished the Local Government Ordinance and abolished the Government of Karachi on 14 February 2010.

Since Karachi Development Authority (KDA) was directly placed under the supervision of Mayor of Karachi, the Mayor's office was situated in Civic Center, Karachi

Under LGO 2001, the Mayor of Karachi had control over master planning, KW&SB, KBCA, KDA, the Karachi revenue Department and the Karachi Land registry. The funds were also directly accessible by the mayor. The powers of the Mayor didn't include Law Enforcement etc., and the Mayor still had to get fundings from the president of Pakistan.

After the gap of six years, the Government of Karachi has been finally restored by the Supreme Court of Pakistan orders which made provinces conduct new local government elections and as a result, Karachi Government has been formed on 30 August 2016.

The current Karachi Local Government System follows Sindh Local Government Act 2013 (SLGA 2013)

The Karachi Local Government consists of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation which is subdivided into of 6 District Municipal Corporations (DMCs) which are headed by Chairmen and Deputy Chairmen. the districts or Zila of Karachi Local Government as of Sindh local government act 2013 are District Central, District West, District East, District South, Malir and Korangi. Each district is further divided into Union Committees (UCs) which are headed by Chairmen and vice chairmen. Each Union committee is further sub divided into four wards. The Local government elections directly elect the UC chairmen/vice chairmen panel and the 4 ward members of each UC. the seats are reserved for women, non Muslim minorities, youth members and labours in a Union Committee all of which are indirectly elected by the direct election of chairman/vice chairman panel.

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