[1][2][3] The current Commissioner Karachi Division is Syed Hassan Naqvi, an officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service.

Commissioner Karachi is the Chief Controller of Civil Defense within the division, thus responsible for the law and order situation.

The Commissioner is the chief executive who exercises the authority of the Government of Sindh in the division.

However the Commissioner still exercises control over all Revenue Officers in the division, along with being the competent authority to withdraw and transfer revenue cases from one officer to another, or can choose to dispose of them.

The role is entrusted in regulating prices of essential commodities.