Commissioner Karachi

The Commissioner Karachi Division is the top executive of the Karachi Division, overseeing all maters within the Division. The position holder is a Grade-21 or Grade-20 Officer who reports to the Chief Secretary and the Chief Minister. The position is deemed as one of the most important posts in Pakistan.[1][2][3]

Commissioner Karachi Division
Seal of Sindh
Provincial Flag of Sindh
Incumbent
Muhammad Iqbal Memon
since 4 October 2021
AbbreviationCK
Reports toChief Minister
ResidenceCommissioner House
SeatKarachi
AppointerChief Minister
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Pakistan
Formation1843; 178 years ago
Websitecommissionerkarachi.gos.pk

As of October 2021, the Commissioner Karachi Division is Muhammad Iqbal Memon an officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service with the elite rank of Grade-21.[4][2][1][3][5]

The Commissioner Karachi Division is the central authority within the entire Division, with all Deputy Commissioners serving within the jurisdictions of the Division reporting to the Commissioner. Currently there are 7 Districts within the Division, thus 7 Deputy Commissioners report to the Commissioner.

Commissioner Karachi is the Chief Controller of Civil Defense within the division, thus responsible for the law and order situation.[6]

Roles and powers of the Commissioner Karachi Division

The principal workplace of the Commissioner is the Commissioner Office, located in heart of Karachi Division. The official residence, known as Commissioner House, is near the Commissioner Office. The Commissioner is the chief executive who exercises the authority of the Government of Sindh in the division. In practice, the Commissioner nominates the Deputy Commissioners who serve as the top-executives of their districts.[7]

The Commissioner serves as the Chief Coordinating Officer between the Federal and Provincial Governments along with its allies, spearheading joint efforts of coordination.

The Commissioner Karachi is usually always in charge/Chairman of:[8]

  • Chief Controller Civil Defense
  • Chairman Divisional Oversight Committee
  • Chairman Divisional Task Force Committee
  • Chairman Anti-Corruption Committee (II)
  • Controller General Prices and Supplies
  • Chairman Karachi Task Force for Polio Eradication
  • Chairman Regional Transport Authority
  • Chairman Divisional Arms Board
  • Chairman Departmental Promotion Committee (IV), Sindh

Most of the land and revenue related powers of the Commissioner were given to Senior Member Board of Revenue under the Sindh Land Revenue Act, 1967. However the Commissioner still exercises control over all Revenue Officers in the division, along with being the competent authority to withdraw and transfer revenue cases from one officer to another, or can choose to dispose of them. The Commissioner can also dispose of cases pertaining to revenue entries blocked by the Board of Revenue.[9]

The Commissioner Karachi is also appointed as the Controller General/Inspector General of Prices and Supplies for Karachi Division. The role is entrusted in regulating prices of essential commodities. The Commissioner Karachi Division is also the custodian of religious and worship places in Karachi Division, and serves as the Chairman of Arts Council of Pakistan.

Unlike other Divisions across Pakistan, the Karachi Division only consists of the city of Karachi.

List of Commissioner Karachi
List of Commissioner's Karachi Division
No Name of Commissioner Karachi Starting term Ending term
1 Iftikhar Ali Shallwani[10] before August 2020 August 2020
2 Sohail August 2020[11] September 2020
3 Iftikhar Ali Shallwani November 2020[12] December 2020
4 Navid Ahmed Shaikh December 2020[13][14] October 2021
5 Muhammad Iqbal Memon October 2021[15] Incumbent

Districts Under Karachi Division
Districts Deputy Commissioner Population
Karachi Central District Taha Saleem 2,971,382
Karachi South District Irshad Sodhar 2,875,315
Karachi West District Zain Ansari 2,077,228
Karachi East District Asif Siddique 2,875,315
Malir District Zainal Mirani (addl.charge) 1,924,346
Keamari District Mukhtiar Ali Abro 1,829,837
Korangi District 2,577,556

See also

References
  1. "Meet-Commissioner Karachi Division". commissionerkarachi.gos.pk. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  2. "The Commissioners of Sindh List". Government of Sindh.
  3. "THE SINDH LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORDINANCE, 2001" (PDF). sindh.gov.pk. Government of Sindh.
  4. "Our Team - Commissioner Karachi Division". www.commissionerkarachi.gos.pk. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  5. "Iqbal Memon appointed new commissioner after major reshuffle". Daily Times (newspaper). 4 October 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  6. "Karachi's five entry routes closed for 30 days under Section 144". ARY News. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  7. "New deputy commissioners appointed". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  8. "About Us || Commissioner Karachi". commissionerkarachi.gos.pk. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  9. "The Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1967". punjablaws.gov.pk. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  10. "Pakistan: Senior public servant Iftikhar Ali Shallwani named new Karachi administrator". Gulf News (newspaper). 7 September 2020.
  11. "Sindh govt appoints Dr Sohail Rajput new Karachi Commissioner". Geo News. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  12. "Shallwani assumes charge of commissioner". Dawn (newspaper). 3 November 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  13. "Karachi gets new commissioner, administrator". Dawn (newspaper). 14 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  14. "Sindh govt appoints new administrator, commissioner for Karachi". Geo News. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  15. "Muhammad Iqbal Memon takes charge as Karachi commissioner". Samaa TV. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
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