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Pakistan Public Works Department (Urdu: پاکستان پبلک ورکس ڈیپارٹمنٹ) was a federal government department under Ministry of Housing and Works. It was based in Islamabad, and had sub-offices in all the major cities of the country.

History

The Public Works Department was established in 1854 during British India by Lord Dalhousie to oversee and implement construction projects in the region.

After the formation of Pakistan in 1947, it was renamed Pakistan Public Works Department (PWD). The department operated under the Ministry of Housing and Works and at its peak employed around seven thousand personnel.

In June 4, 2024, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif ordered the abolition of PWD owing to poor performance and widespread corruption. On July 5, Closure of Pakistan PWD officially commenced. Pakistan Infrastructure Development and Asset Management Authority will be created under a special Act to replace Pak-PWD.

References

1. ^ "پی ڈبلیو ڈی کے خاتمے کا فیصلہ: کیا حکومت نے ہوم ورک مکمل کیا ہے؟". Independent Urdu. June 18, 2024.
2. "Abolition of Pak PWD is a step towards removing rot eating our system: PM". 2024-06-04. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
3. "PM directs immediate abolishment of Pak PWD". 2024-06-03. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
4. "Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Pakistan".
5. "Govt. Commences Closure of Pakistan PWD". ProPakistani.
6. "New authority to replace Pak PWD". The News International. Retrieved 2024-07-21.

External links

• Pak. PWD Islamabad

v t e Ministry of Housing and Works
Minister: Akram Khan Durrani
Departments	Estate Office Federal Government Employees Housing Authority PHA Foundation Public Works Department
Ministries of the Federal Government of Pakistan

• Pakistan federal departments and agencies
• Public works ministries
• 2024 disestablishments in Pakistan