The federal government has decided to restructure Islamabad’s local governance system by dividing the capital into three separate town corporations. Under the proposed model, based on the Punjab local government system, each town will have one mayor and two deputy mayors, replacing the existing Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI). Mayors and deputy mayors will be elected indirectly by union council chairmen rather than through direct public voting. Each town corporation will have administrative and financial autonomy to improve service delivery. Sources say several functions of the Capital Development Authority, including sanitation, drainage, and development projects, will gradually be transferred to the new town administrations. The tenure of mayors is proposed to be four years, with fresh local government elections expected after legal amendments
