Metropolitan Corporation (Pakistan)

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.

Metropolitan Corporation's duties include:^[2][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 oftraffic signals, road signs, street markings, parking spaces, and transport hubs, stops, stands, and terminals.