Prime Minister dissolves Pak PWD for its poor performance

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has dissolved the Pakistan Public Works Department known as Pak PWD for its poor performance.
Pakistan Public Works Department (Pak PWD) owes its origin to pre-partition days and the system of government. After the independence, a gigantic task of rehabilitation of refugees and establishment of offices/ residences was entrusted to it which was successfully copied with the office accommodation in AM Area Karachi and Central Government Residences in Martin Clayton Jahangir Road and Pakistan Quarters are still in service and reminds the job accomplishment in most tiring conditions.
Pak PWD has also played a vital role in the construction of Roads, Bridges, and Airports, few examples include the re-modeling of Jacobabad Airport, Dhok Matcal Bridge Priwadhai and carriageway from Zero Point to Faizabad Islamabad, the renovation of Flag Staff House Karachi, Renovation of GPO Lahore, Construction of Custom House Karachi, etc.
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, said communication directed for the immediate dissolution of the Pakistan Public Works Department (Pak PWD) due to years’ long poor performance and corruption.
The prime minister issued a directive during a high-level meeting held on reducing the government expenditures and the size of its infrastructure, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release.
During the meeting, the prime minister observed that Pak PWD as a department had failed to achieve its objectives and asked for alternate mechanisms for the development projects which were tasked to Pak PWD.
The meeting was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal, Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb, Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Khan Cheema, PM’s Adviser on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah, Minister of State for Finance and Revenue, Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Jehanzeb Khan and other relevant senior officials.
For the reduction of government expenditures, the prime minister was apprised of a report compiled by a committee headed by Chairman Deputy Planning Commission Jehanzeb Khan.
The committee had recommended for abolishment of certain government entities and merger of others.
The prime minister directed the committee for finalization of further recommendations.