The federal government has decided to shut down Pakistan Public Works Department (PWD), said an official notice by the Prime Minister’s Office this week.
The notice stated, “The Prime Minister has been pleased to direct that Secretary Housing and Works will prepare a concrete plan for winding up of Pakistan Public Works Department (Pak PWD), in consultation with the Minister for Housing an Works and present it to the Prime Minister within a week’s time”.
Currently, the Pakistan Public Works Department (PWD) is managing development projects across the country valued at approximately Rs. 60 billion. Originally founded in 1854, it was renamed after Independence to the Pakistan Public Works Department.
Today, it operates as an affiliated department under the Ministry of Housing and Works.
A very good decision by Federal Govt. As it is one of the most corrupt and inefficient department of Federal Govt. The performance of PAkPWD is deteriorated day by day and no one in this department is paying any heed. It not only does substandard work but demands cost of work manyfold high. Its employees didn’t bother to come to office and have been taking salaries with 10-15% depositing back as bribe not to take any action against their absentees. Pakistan cannot afford such departments.