Housing Ministry Abolishes 709 Vacant Posts in Pak PWD

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Islamabad: The Ministry of Housing & Works has issued a notification to abolish 709 long-vacant posts in its attached department, the Pakistan Public Works Department (Pak PWD).

Following the Federal Cabinet’s decision on rightsizing the federal government and based on recommendations from the High-Powered Committee, the Secretary Housing & Works, under delegated financial management powers, approved the declaration of 889 posts as dying and the permanent abolition of 709 vacant posts.

The notification includes the removal of positions such as Architect, Assistant Architect, Assistant Financial Advisor, Deputy Assistant Director (Horticulture), Sports Officer, Assistant Librarian, Assistant Private Secretary, Senior Draftsman, Upper Division Clerk, Junior Clerk, Junior Draftsman, Computer Operator, Model Maker, Office Assistant, Naib Qasid, Farash, and Chowkidar.

Most of these posts were declared redundant due to the digitalization of systems, leading to the formal termination of regular appointments in these roles.