• Source: 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 Officer who reports to the Chief Secretary and the Chief Minister. The position is deemed as one of the most important posts in Pakistan.
The current Commissioner Karachi Division is Syed Hassan Naqvi, an officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service.
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 seven districts within the division, thus seven 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.




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.
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:

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.
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






Districts Under Karachi Division






See also


Pakistan Administrative Service
Government of Sindh
Chairman Planning & Development Board
Commissioners of Sind in British India




References






External links


Commissioner of Karachi

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Siddi
• Negara Islam Irak dan Syam
• Daftar wilayah metropolitan menurut jumlah penduduk
• Mumbai
• Perjanjian Simla
• Commissioner Karachi
• Karachi District (South)
• Karachi
• Karachi Division
• Government of Sindh
• Nazimabad District
• Karachi Metropolitan Corporation
• Governor of Sindh
• Gulshan District
• Muhammad Iqbal Memon