Following the revival of the commissionerate system in the province, the new logo of recently restored Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) had to be introduced on official documents, causing losses to the provincial exchequer in terms of the new stationery items bought.
This is not the first time that the exchequer will bear additional expenses. A few months back, a huge amount of money was spent on the renovation of offices for administrators, commissioners and deputy commissioners after they replaced nazims.
Earlier in July this year, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)-led Sindh government had revived the commissionerate system of 1979 in Sindh but the ruling party was compelled to withdraw the decision as a reconciliatory move with the coalition partner, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement.
Development work in the city and resolution of public complaints were the core issues they had to be overlooked for the sake of ‘reconciliation’.
Furthermore, the administrative jurisdictions of the densely-populated city were also changed twice within three months, causing severe confusion among the masses.
According to the division, South district includes Saddar, Lyari and Jamshed Town (former), Central district Liaquatabad, North Karachi, Gulberg and North Nazimabad, Malir district Malir, Gadap and Ghazi Barohi Union Council and Jaffer-e-Tayyar society, East district Shah Faisal, Landhi, Gulshan, Korangi and some part sof Malir and West district Baldia, SITE, Gadap and Orangi.
The offices of deputy commissioners of all five districts and district municipal corporations are being set up at their old locations of 2001.
