- Municipal Committee Kasur
History
History and background of the Municipal Committee
MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE MURIDKE
The City of Kasur is a town of considerable antiquity. It is situated 53 KM from Lahore upon Ferozpur Road. It is built upon the high bank. The city of Kasur is an aggregation of fortified hamlets called as Kots, small in itself but together forming a considerable town. The names are Kot Ghulam Muhammad, Kot Murad Khan, Kot Usman Khan, Kot badar Din Khan etc. Some Historians opine that Kasir is the Persian word and is plural form of “Kasr” (Kot). During the early Mughal era Kasur was the colony of pathans. When the sikh rose to power in 1763 they experienced great resistance and a large number of Pathans embraced martyrdom on these occasions.
In 1794 two pathans, Nazim-ud-Din and Kutab-ud-Din again expelled the Sikhs from Kasur and re-established the pathan Rule until 1807 when at last Kutab-ud-Din was forced to give way before Ranjit Singh and retire to his territory at mandot beyond to Sutlej River. After the Sikhs the area was taken over by the British. Kasur’s claim to fame is because of Sufi Saint Hazrat Baba Bullay Shah known for his unmatchable poetry in Punjab. His shrine is situated in the center of Kasur City. There is also a joint check post at Ganda Singh, which was constructed in 1959 for holding joint flag hoisting ceremony. The flag hoisting ceremony takes place at evening daily, which is worth seeing.
In 1867 the Kasur Municipality was constituted and remained a Tehsil of Lahore District. It was raised to District level w.e.f. 1st July, 1976. Initially the District comprised of sub divisions namely Kasur & Chunian. In 1992 another sub division was created with its headquarters at Pattoki. Tehsil Municipal Administration, Kasur, has been established under section 49 of the Punjab Local Government Ordinance 2001 and is defined in section 2 (xxxiii) as “Tehsil Municipal Administration, includes the Tehsil Nazim and the officials and employees of the Tehsil Municipal Administration specified in section 49”.
In 2017 Tehsil Municipal Administration, Kasur was Municipality constituted. Municipal Committee Kasur has established on 01.01.2017 under the Punjab Local Government Act, 2013. Then Municipal Committee Kasur has been declared / notified as Municipal Corporation, Kasur on 05.11.2019 under the Punjab Local Government Act, 2019. Now Municipal Committee Kasur has been declared / notified as Municipal Committee, Kasur on 16.11.2022 under the Punjab Local Government Act, 2022.