Editing Karachi (section)

===City planning===

The [[Karachi Development Authority]] (KDA), along with the [[Lyari Development Authority]] (LDA) and [[Malir Development Authority]] (MDA), is responsible for the development of most undeveloped land around Karachi. KDA came into existence in 1957 with the task of managing land around Karachi, while the LDA and MDA were formed in 1993 and 1994, respectively. KDA under the control of Karachi's local government and mayor in 2001, while the LDA and MDA were abolished. KDA was later placed under the direct control of the [[Government of Sindh]] in 2011. The LDA and MDA were also revived by the [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] government at the time, allegedly to patronize their electoral allies and voting banks.<ref name="Hasan">{{Cite journal |last=Hasan |first=Arif |title=Land ownership, control and contestation in Karachi and implications for low-income housing |url=https://pubs.iied.org/pdfs/10625IIED.pdf |journal=International Institute for Environment and Development United Nations Population Fund |access-date=6 April 2020 |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803054815/https://pubs.iied.org/pdfs/10625IIED.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> City-planning in Karachi, therefore, is not locally directed but is instead controlled at the provincial level.

Each District Municipal Corporation regulate land-use in developed areas, while the Sindh Building Control Authority ensures that building construction is in accordance with building & town planning regulations. Cantonment areas, and the [[Defence Housing Authority, Karachi|Defence Housing Authority]] are administered and planned by the military.