Auqaf 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, 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 Punjab government. The Auqaf & Religious Department is headed by the Secretary Auqaf & Religious Affairs who is assisted by an Additional Secretary and Deputy Secretary.