Rawalpindi Metropolitan Corporation
Pakistani municipal authority
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Metropolitan Corporation Rawalpindi (MCR) (Urdu: راولپنڈی میٹروپولیٹن کارپوریشن) is a municipal authority established under the Punjab Local Government Act 2022 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.[1] MCR comprises 46 Union Councils in Rawalpindi city, Pakistan. The Union Councils elect their own chairman, who are in turn responsible for electing Rawalpindi's Mayor and Deputy Mayors.[2]
بلدیہ عظمی راولپنڈی | |
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| Abbreviation | MCR |
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| Type | Metropolitan Corporation |
| Purpose | |
| Headquarters | Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
| Location | |
Region served | Rawalpindi |
| Vacant | |
| Vacant | |
| Website | Punjab Government |
The Metropolitan Corporation Rawalpindi is in-charge of many tasks in the city of Rawalpindi, such as waste management, environmental preservation, and construction projects, to name a few. Since its establishment, it has been determined that the Rawalpindi Corporation will take over the responsibilities for planning, the building control section, sanitation, road maintenance, the environment, water supply, play areas, the sports directorate, and all municipal services.[citation needed]
List of mayors of Rawalpindi
Following is the list of mayors in recent time.
| # | Mayor | Party | Term start | Term end | Ref | Deputy Mayor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raja Tariq Kiani | PPP | 2001 | 2005 | Javed Ikhlas | ||
| 2 | Javed Ikhlas | PML-N | October 2005 | 2010 | [3] | ||
| 3 | Sardar Naseem Khan | PML-N | October 2010 | 2016 | [4] | ||
| 4 | Sardar Mohammad Naseem | PML-N | December 2016 | [5] | Chaudhry Tariq Mahmood | ||