Punjab Auqaf and Religious Affairs Department

Auqaf and Religious Affairs Department is a department of Government of Punjab, Pakistan. It handles the administration of 534 shrines, 534 masjids, 76,625 acres of land, 1,403 commercial/domestic properties, employes 2,789 employees, runs a 120-bed hospital at Data Darbar, 16 dispensaries in Punjab, organizes 11 zones. and acts as a liaison between the Auqaf Organisation and Government of Punjab.[1] The Auqaf & Religious Department is headed by the Secretary Auqaf & Religious Affairs who is assisted by the Additional Secretary and the Deputy Secretary.[2] The department is governed under the (i) Music in Muslim Shrines Act, 1942, (ii) Punjab Waqf Properties Ordinance, 1979., (iii) Punjab Pakistan Waqf Properties (Accounts) Rules, 1982, (iv) Punjab Waqf Properties (Administration) Rules, 2002 and (v) The Punjab Publication of Holy Quran (Elimination of Printing and Recording Errors) Act, 2010.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Havens of corruption!". The Nation. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  2. ^ Auqaf and Religious Affairs | Punjab Portal
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  4. ^ "Punjab Pakistan Waqf Properities (Accounts) Rules, 1982 | Notification". auqaf.punjab.gov.pk. Government of Punjab.
  5. ^ "THE PUNJAB WAQF PROPERTIES (ADMINISTRATION) RULES, 2002" (PDF). auqaf.punjab.gov.pk. Government of Punjab, Pakistan.