Pakistan Public Works Department (Urdu: محکمہَ کارہائے عامّہ پاکستان) is a Federal Department under Ministry of Housing and Works. Its headquarters is located in Islamabad, Pakistan, and sub-offices in all the major cities of the country. PWD is in operation since pre-independence days. On June 4, 2024, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif ordered the abolition of PWD owing to poor performance and widespread corruption.^[1][2][3]

Functions of Pakistan PWD

• Acquisition and development of Federal Government lands
• Maintenance of all federally owned Government Building and their furnishing except those financed from Defence budget
• Construction of federally financed Government Offices and residential accommodation
• Management of Federal Lodges
• To act as technical adviser to Federal Government in Engineering matters

The Pakistan PWD operates through

• Public Sector Development Programme
• Deposit Works
• Maintenance Works
• Sustainable Development Goals Achievement Program

Planning, Administration and Architecture constitute the organizational structure.