Government
Multan is heading to ne a capital of a new province with a mew name, May be Multan Province, Saraiki Province or South Punjab Province. Matter is taken up by the president of Pakistan. Since the introduction of the local government system in 2001 the city has been governed by a Nazim (Mayor). But now Administrators who are government servants have the powers of Nazims. Multan is spread over an area of 3,721 square kilometers, comprising four tehsils: Multan City, Multan Saddar, Shujabad and Jalalpur Pirwala. In 2005 Multan was reorganised as a City District composed of six autonomous towns:
- Bosan
- Shah Rukan e Alam
- Mumtazabad
- Sher Shah
- Shujabad
- Jalalpur Pirwala
- Multan Cantonment
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