ISLAMABAD: Local government elections in Islamabad are expected to be postponed after President Asif Ali Zardari approved an ordinance amending the Local Government Act 2015. Read More: Islamabad LG Act amended, city polls reset The ordinance replaces the Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) with three town corporations and grants the government-appointed administrator additional powers and an indefinite […]
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Islamabad to be divided into three town corporations under new local government system
The federal government has approved a plan to divide Islamabad into three town corporations under a new local government system. The move, modeled on Punjab’s local government framework, will replace the existing Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) structure. Under the proposed system, each town corporation will have one mayor and two deputy mayors. These officials will […]