Preparations finalize to give special status to Islamabad: sources

ISLAMABAD: Preparations have been finalized to give the status of special administrative unit to capital city of Islamabad, sources said.

Government sources said that a new administrative model has been proposed to be introduced in the capital city.

“Islamabad will be made an ideal administrative unit,” according to sources.

“Mayor will be the administrative head, while the number of elected representatives of the city proposed to be between 25 to 30,” sources said.

The expansion in the geographical limits of the city also included in the new administrative plan.

Sources said that the proposal of including some parts of Haripur and Rawalpindi in Islamabad federal territory is also under consideration.

The next local government elections in Islamabad will be held under the new system.

A plan to include Gwadar or other ports in Islamabad’s administrative structure has been relinquished, according to sources.