Editing Lahore (section)

== Government ==
===Metropolitan Corporation===
Under Punjab Local Government Act 2013, Lahore is a [[metropolitan area]] under the authority of the Metropolitan Corporation Lahore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lahore.gop.pk/MunicipalCorporation.php|title=Metropolitan Corporation Lahore|website=lahore.gop.pk|access-date=24 September 2017|archive-date=20 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220201642/http://www.lahore.gop.pk/MunicipalCorporation.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Metropolitan Corporation Lahore is a body consisting of nine deputy mayors (one from each zone in the district) and the city's mayor – all of whom are elected in popular elections. The Metropolitan Corporation approves zoning and land use, coordinates urban design and planning, sets environmental protection laws, and provides municipal services.

====Mayor====
{{main|Mayor of Lahore}}
As per the Punjab Local Government Act 2013, the [[Mayor of Lahore]] is the elected head of the Metropolitan Corporation of Lahore. The mayor is directly elected in municipal elections every four years alongside 9 deputy [[List of towns in Lahore|town]] mayors. Mubashir Javed of the [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] was elected mayor of Lahore in 2016. The mayor is responsible for the administration of government services, the composition of councils and committees overseeing [[Lahore District|Lahore City District]] departments and serves as the chairperson for the meeting of the Lahore Council. The mayor also functions to help devise long-term development plans in consultation with other stakeholders and bodies to improve the condition, livability, and sustainability of urban areas.

=== Neighbourhoods ===
{{further|List of zones in Lahore}}
[[Lahore District]] is a subdivision of the Punjab, and is further divided into 9 administrative zones.<ref name="NRB2">{{cite web |url=http://www.nrb.gov.pk/local_government/city_district_government.html |title=City District Governments |access-date=18 February 2009 |publisher=National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005024105/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/local_government/city_district_government.html}}</ref> Each town in turn consists of a group of union councils, of which there are 274 total.<ref name="NRB3">{{cite web |title=City District |url=http://www.nrb.gov.pk/city_district/index.html |access-date=18 February 2009 |publisher=National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013065059/http://www.nrb.gov.pk/city_district/index.html |archive-date=13 October 2008}}</ref>

{{Lahore City District}}