Metropolitan Corporation Rawalpindi (MCR) (Urdu: راولپنڈی میٹروپولیٹن کارپوریشن) is a municipal authority established under the Punjab Local Government Act 2022 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. MCR comprises 46 Union Councils in Rawalpindi city, Pakistan. The Union Councils elect their own chairman, who are in turn responsible for electing Rawalpindi's Mayor and Deputy Mayors.
The Metropolitan Corporation Rawalpindi is in-charge of many tasks in the city of Rawalpindi, such as waste management, environmental preservation, and construction projects, to name a few. Since its establishment, it has been determined that the Rawalpindi Corporation will take over the responsibilities for planning, the building control section, sanitation, road maintenance, the environment, water supply, play areas, the sports directorate, and all municipal services.
List of mayors of Rawalpindi
Following is the list of mayors in recent time. #MayorPartyTerm startTerm endRefDeputy Mayor1Raja Tariq Kiani PPP20012005Javed Ikhlas2Javed Ikhlas PML-NOctober 200520103Sardar Naseem Khan PML-NOctober 201020164Sardar Mohammad Naseem PML-NDecember 2016Chaudhry Tariq Mahmood
References
External links Rawalpindi Union Councils https://epaper.dawn.com/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=30_01_2018_153_005 https://www.dawn.com/news/391692 https://www.politicpk.com/rawalpindimurree-city-uc-list-mayors-chairmen-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%D9%BE%D9%86%DA%88%DB%8C-%D8%B3%D9%B9%DB%8C/ Municipal Corporation Rawalpindi Summary of the Punjab local government act 2019