Senate Standing Committee on Housing and Works Reviews Pak PWD Employees’ Salary Issues and Constantia Estate Murree

Islamabad: A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Housing and Works was held on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at the Parliament Lodges, Islamabad, under the chairmanship of Senator Nasir Mehmood.
The meeting was attended by Senators Jan Muhammad, Khalida Ateeb, and Hidayat Ullah Khan.
The Committee reviewed the compliance report on directions issued during its previous meetings held in Quetta on November 21, 2025, and Lahore on December 18, 2025.
The Committee discussed in detail the issue of non-payment of salaries to ten (10) employees of the Pakistan Public Works Department (Pak PWD) Maintenance Staff Establishment, whose salaries have remained unpaid since July 1, 2025. Emphasizing the urgency of the matter, the Committee directed that outstanding salaries be paid immediately and that these employees be adjusted with effect from the same date as other Pak PWD employees in Balochistan who were absorbed in various departments.
The Committee was informed that salaries are being paid regularly to employees adjusted in different organizations, including 1,493 employees in the Capital Development Authority (CDA), 970 in the Estate Office, 95 in the Ministry of Defence, 1 in the Federal Shariat Court, 60 in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 116 in the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), 35 in the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), and 90 in the Controller General of Accounts (CGA). In total, approximately 2,860 employees are receiving salaries without interruption. However, around 173 employees are awaiting budget allocation from the Finance Division for the current financial year, while the verification process of 83 IB employees is ongoing.