The Municipal 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.

There are many Municipal Corporations in Pakistan and the Mayor is the head of each Municipal Corporation.

Functions Municipal Corporation's duties include:

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.

Federal Capital Territory

Town Corporations +S. NoCorporation NameCityMayor/AdministratorPartyRef1Town Corporations, IslamabadIslamabadVacant

List of Municipal Corporations in Punjab

Metropolitan Corporation +S. NoCityCorporation NameMayor/AdministratorPartyRef1LahoreMetropolitan Corporation, LahoreVacant

Municipal Corporations +S. NoCityCorporation NameMayor/AdministratorPartyRef1FaisalabadMunicipal Corporation, FaisalabadVacant2GujranwalaMunicipal Corporation, GujranwalaVacant3SialkotMunicipal Corporation, SialkotVacant4GujratMunicipal Corporation, GujratVacant5SargodhaMunicipal Corporation, SargodhaVacant6SahiwalMunicipal Corporation, SahiwalVacant7MultanMunicipal Corporation, MultanVacant8Dera Ghazi KhanMunicipal Corporation, D.G. KhanVacant9BahawalpurMunicipal Corporation, BahawalpurVacant10RawalpindiMunicipal Corporation, RawalpindiVacant11MurreeMunicipal Corporation, MurreeVacant

List of Municipal Corporations in Sindh Metropolitan Corporation +S. NoCityCorporation NameMayor/AdministratorPartyRef1KarachiKarachi Metropolitan CorporationMurtaza WahabPPP

Municipal Corporations

There are total 10 municipal corporations in Sindh. Seven of them fall under the Karachi Metropolitan Area, while the remaining 3 municipal corporations are listed below. +S. NoCityCorporation NameMayor/AdministratorPartyRef1HyderabadHyderabad Municipal CorporationVacant2SukkurSukkur Municipal CorporationVacant3LarkanaLarkana Municipal CorporationVacant

List of Municipal Corporations in Balochistan

Metropolitan Corporation +S. NoCityCorporation NameMayor/AdministratorPartyRef1QuettaMetropolitan Corporation QuettaVacant

Municipal Corporations +S. NoCityPopulation City Proper

(2023 Census)Corporation NameMayor/AdministratorPartyRef1Hub195,661Hub Municipal CorporationVacant2Chaman130,139Chaman Municipal CorporationVacant3Turbat268,625Turbat Municipal CorporationVacant4Khuzdar218,112Khuzdar Municipal CorporationVacant5Dera Allah Yar98,761Dera Allah Yar Municipal CorporationVacant6Pishin107,646Pishin Municipal CorporationVacant7Panjgur157,693Chitkan Municipal CorporationVacant8Usta Muhammad64,632Usta Muhammad Municipal CorporationVacant

List of Municipal Corporations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa References