Karachi Metropolitan Corporation Building

The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) Building is a historic building located at M. A. Jinnah road in Karachi. The foundation stone for the building was laid in 1927, construction was completed in 1930, and it was inaugurated in 1932.[1]

KMC Building

In January 2007, Karachi celebrated the 75th Anniversary of the building. The building went through a major renovation project which included repairing of the clock tower.[1]

The City Hall

The historic and iconic Karachi Metropolitan Corporation Building houses the mayor's and deputy mayor's office as well as the City Council (which has 304 members, all of whom are Union Committee Chairman). The foundation of the building was laid in 1927 and the construction was completed in 1930. The cost of building was 1,725,000 RS.

After six years, the Karachi City Council held its first meeting on 3 October 2016.[2]

The meeting was presided by the Deputy Mayor of Karachi, Arshad Vohra, as the incarcerated Mayor of Karachi, Waseem Akhtar, was forbidden to appear for the meeting despite the Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) issued a NOC (No Objection Certificate).[3]

308 members of the Karachi City Council participated in the meeting. During the first meeting, the Council urged relevant authorities to allow the Mayor to preside over the next meetings .[3]

Due to increased number of members and unavailability of space, the City Council passed a resolution for new City Council Building to be built in order to accommodate the required members on 3 October 2016.

References
  1. "The past is another story..." 22 December 2008.
  2. "'Mayor not a convict, should be allowed to attend sessions'". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2016-10-04.
  3. Recorder, Business. "KMC Council for allowing Waseem to attend session | Business Recorder". Business Recorder. Retrieved 2016-10-04.


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