Jinnah Town, Karachi
Jinnah Town
جناح ٹاؤن | |
|---|---|
Town Municipal Corporation | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Sindh |
| Division | Karachi Division |
| District | Karachi East |
| Established | 7 January 2022 |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Rizwan Abdul Sami |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PKT) |
Jinnah Town (Urdu: جناح ٹاؤن) is a Town municipal corporation (TMC) within Karachi East District, in the Pakistani city of Karachi. It was constituted in January 2022 as one of five towns formed when Karachi East District was sub-divided under the Sindh Local Government Act 2021.[1]
Local government
The Sindh Local Government Act 2021 replaced the seven existing District Municipal Corporation (DMCs) of Karachi — Korangi, Malir, Keamari, East, West, South and Central, with 26 Town Municipal Corporations comprising 233 union committees. Karachi East District was divided into five TMCs: Sohrab Goth Town, Safoora Town, Gulshan Town, Jinnah Town and Chanesar Town.[1][2][3]
Across the five Karachi East TMCs there are 43 union councils and 172 wards in total.[4]
Composition
According to the Sindh government gazette notification of January 2022, Jinnah Town comprises eleven union councils drawn from two pre-existing sub-divisions of Karachi East District:[1]
- From the Ferozabad sub-division: Union Council Nos. 9, 10, 11 and 12.
- From the Jamshed Quarters sub-division: Union Council Nos. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19.
Politics
Following the 2022 Sindh local government elections, several Karachi TMCs, including Jinnah Town, came under the control of the Jamaat-e-Islami. [5][6] Rizwan Abdul Sami serves as chairman of Jinnah Town.[7][4]
References
- 1 2 3 "Division of Karachi into 26 towns, 233 UCs notified". Dawn newspaper. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
- ↑ Maher, Mahim (20 July 2022). "All of Karachi's local government UC maps in one place". Aaj English TV News website. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
- ↑ Siddiqui, Tahir (17 January 2023). "Three-tier municipal set-up of Karachi". Dawn newspaper. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
- 1 2 "About TMC Jinnah". Government of Sindh website. Archived from the original on 15 November 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
- ↑ Rizwan, Hasan Mansoor (18 June 2023). "PPP to rule TMCs of rural, underprivileged areas while JI, PTI to govern most urban TMCs". The News International newspaper. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
- ↑ Mehdi, Sajjad (15 June 2023). "Who controls Karachi's 25 towns". english.aaj.tv. Aaj TV News website. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
- ↑ Ayub, Imran (5 February 2025). "Mayor extends olive branch to JI for development of Karachi". Dawn newspaper. Retrieved 24 July 2026.