Karachi began as a small fisherman village and emerged to become the largest city of Pakistan with a population of 9.2 Million, boassting the largest inland citizen migration in the sub-continent.
In 1846 a cholera epidemic spread, and to combat this infectious disease a Conservancy Board was established which was changed into a Municipal Commission in 1852.
In 1927 the structure and foundation of the present building was laid and the building completed in January 1932. In 1933, the Municipality of Karachi was given the status of Municipal Corporation which consists of 57 councilors from amongst different communities of Muslims, Hindus and Parsi residing in Karachi. In 1947 Pakistan was declared a seperate state and Karachi was designated as the Capital of Pakistan.
In 1976 Karachi Municipal Crporation was upgraded to Metropolitan Corporation.
In 1987 Zonal Municipal Committee were created in Karachi.
In 1994 the Zonal Committee were again merged in KMC.
In 1996 Five Districts Municipal Corporations (D.M.C) were created.
On August 2001 under the Devolution Plan City Ditrict Government Karachi came into being with 18 Town Administration and 178 Union Councils.
Currently the Nazim or Mayor of Karachi is Syed Mustafa Kamal who belongs to the political party MQM. He has upgraded Karachi city and built it very rapidly.
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