Auqaf and Religious Affairs

Auqaf & Religious Department is headed by the Secretary Auqaf & Religious Affairs who is assisted by the Additional
Secretary and the Deputy Secretary with their ancillary staff. Secretary Auqaf & Religious Affairs also acts as Chief
Administrator, Auqaf. The Auqaf Organization is a self fund generating body. The basic funding is received from
shrine donations, leases of agricultural lands and rents from commercial and residential properties. The funds
generated are utilized for education, medical facilities, social welfare, academic scholarships and the upkeep of
important religious monuments and holy places. The Auqaf Organization comprises of the following six Directorates:
Directorate of Administration
Directorate of Estate
Directorate of Finance
Directorate of Religious Affairs
Directorate of Projects
Directorate of Health Services
History
Mosques and Shrines have been not only a source of inspiration and spiritual guidance but also the
platform of religious learning and propagation of Islam through liberal humanitarian and mutual
brotherhood teaching of the saints. Undoubtedly, these humble seats of mosques and shrines of saints
have a pivotal role in spreading the message of Islam.

Most of these Shrines and Mosques were waqf, the management of which was with a voluntary local
organization. With the passage of time, decay and deterioration set in the running affairs of these holy
shrines and important mosques and there was a need to restore their sanctity. As a constitutional
obligation of an Islamic state to bring about improvement in the administration and management of Waqf,
Auqaf Organization was constituted as legal entity through the Punjab Waqf Properties Ordinance, 1979.

Functions
Administration of the Punjab Waqf Properties Ordinance, 1979.
Mosques, shrines and other religious institutions under the control of the Chief Administrator of
Auqaf, Punjab, except Historical monuments.
Religious Trusts
Central Auqaf Fund.
Muslim graveyards taken over by the Chief Administrator of Auqaf, Punjab under section 7 of the West
Pakistan Waqf Properties Ordinance, 1979.
Charitable and Religious Endowments.
Preparation and implementation of religious education schemes.
Management of and repairs of Badshahi Mosque, Lahore.
Punjab Auqaf Academy, Jamia Hajveria, Markaz Maaraf e Aulia.
Religious Education Schemes.
Publication of books on Islamiat.
Printing and Publication of the Holy Quran including administration of the publication of the Holy
Quran (Elimination of Printing & Recording Errors) Act, 1973.
Budget under grant No. 31-Miscellaneous-749-649-others.
Hajj Affairs coordination with the Federal Govt.
Administration of Data Darbar Hospital, Lahore.
Service matters except those entrusted to S&GAD.
Purchase of stores and capital goods for:
Ittehad Bain-ul-Muslimeen Committee
Muttehida Ulema Board
Quran Board

Welfare Services
Auqaf Department maintains 1 Hospital and 14 dispensaries in the Punjab. An amount of Rs. 28 million per
annum is being spent on health care at Data Darbar Hospital, Lahore as well as 14 Dispensaries where
poor and needy patients are treated free of cost. The Data Darbar Hospital, is a full-fledged hospital with
95 indoor beds.

Dispensaries Lahore
Data Shifakhana at Darbar Hazrat Mian Mir Sahib.
Data Shifakhana at Darbar Hazrat Madhoo Lal Hussain Sahib.
Data Shifakhana at Darbar Hazrat Bibi Pak Daman.
Data Shifakhana at Darbar Hazrat Miran Hussain Zinjani Sahib.
Data Shifakhana at Darbar Hazrat Takia Lehri Shah, Ichhra.
Data Shifakhana at Darbar Hazrat Shah Abdul Maali.
Data Shifakhana at Masjid Wazir Khan.
Data Shifakhana at Shahdara Town. (Takia Kakay Zais)
Data Shifakhana at Shah Kamal Colony (Auqaf).

Dispensaries outside Lahore (headed by medical officer/dispenser)
Darbar Hazrat Baba Farid-ud-Din, Pakpattan headed by medical officer
Darbar Hazrat Bahaud-din Zikria, Multan headed by medical officer
Darbar Hazrat Kh. Ghulam Farid, Kot Mithan headed by dispenser
Darbar Hazrat Ali-ul-Haque, Sialkot headed by dispenser
Mauza Bahanwala, Liaqatpur headed by dispenser
Model Mosque, Company Bagh, Sargodha headed by dispenser

Jahez Committee
Hajvari Rafi Committee at the Shrine of Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh, Lahore provide:
Jahez to about 25 poor girls every month.
Grant of Rs.300,000/- month.

Important Mosques
Badshahi Masjid, Lahore.
Jamia Masjid, Wazir Khan, Lahore.
Jamia Masjid Muslim, Outside Lohari Gate, Lahore
Jamia Masjid Nila Gumbad, Lahore
Jamia Masjid Railway road, Sheikhupura
Markazi Masjid, Usmania, Gole Chowk, Okara
Jamia Masjid Sunehri, Dabbi Bazar, Lahore
Jamia Masjid Ghousia Chowk Pakistan, Gujrat
Jamia Masjid Maulvi Muhammad Din, Gujrat
Jamia Masjid Afghana, Jhelum
Markazi Jamia Masjid, rawalpindi
Jamia Masjid Gole Chowk, Sargodha
Jamia Masjid Block No.2, Sargodha
Jamia Masjid Company Bagh, Sargodha
Shahi Masjid, Chiniot
Jamia Masjid Katcheri Bazar, Faisalabad
Jamia Masjid Nizamat Near Railway Station, Rahim Yar Khan
Jmia Masjid Bostan-e-Aziz Near Railway Station, Bahawalpur
Jamia Masjid Al-Sadiq, Bahawalpur
Jamia Masjid Nawab Ali Muhammad, Multan
Jamia Masjid Haroon Abad, Distt. Bahawalnagar
Jamia Masjid Allah Abad, Rahim Yar Khan
Jamia Masjid Do Darwaza, Sialkot
Jamia Masjid Noor-ul-Masajad, Chichawatni, District Sahiwal

Important Darbars
Darbar Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh, Lahore
Darbar Hazrat Pir Makki Sahib, Lahore
Darbar Hazrat Baba Bulley Shah, Kasur
Darbar Hazrat Mian Mir Qadri, Lahore
Darbar Hazrat Mian Sher Muhammad, Shariqpur Sharif, District Sheikhupura
Darbar Hazrat Shah Muhammad Ghous, Circular Road, Lahore
Darbar Hazrat Aishan Sahib, Lahore
Darbar Hazrat Madho Lal Hussain, Lahore
Darbar Hazrat Shah Abual Muali, Lahore
Darbar Hazrat Nau Lakh Hazari, Shah Kot
Darbar Hazrat Shah Jamal Qadri, Lahore
Darbar Hazrat Shah Chiragh near High Court, Lahore
Darbar Hazrat Imam Ali-ul-Haq, Shah Sialkot
Darbar Hazrat Nausha Gunj Bakhsh, Ranmal Sharif, Distt. Gujrat
Darbat Hazrat Shah Daula, Gujrat
Darbar Hazrat Bhiri Shah Rehman, Distt. Gujranwala
Darbar Hazrat Jee Baba, Attock
Darbar Hazrat Bibi Pak Daman, Lahore
Darbar Hazrat Sakhi Sarwar, D.G. Khan
Darbar Hazrat Khawaja Ghulam Farid, Kot Mithan Sharif, Distt. Rajanpur
Darbar Hazrat Baba Farid-ud-Din Ganj Shakhar, Pakpattan
Darbar Hazrat Hai Sher Dewan Chawali Mashaikh, Burewala, District Vehari
Darbar Hazrat Dawood Bandgi, Shergarh, Distt. Okarak
Darbar Hazrat Badshahan, Khushab
Darbar Hazrat Kh. Noor Muhammad Moharvi, Chishtian, Distt. Bahawalnagar
Darbar Hazrat Muhammad Panah Kamir, Distt. Sahiwal
Darbar Hazrat Mahboob-e-Subhani, Uch Sharif, Distt. Bahawalpur
Darbar Hazrat Dars Mian Wadda, Lahore
Darbar Hazrat Miran Husain Zanjani, Chah Miran, Lahore
Darbar Hazrat Shah Inayat Qadri, Fatima Jinnah Road, Lahore
Darbar Hazrat Haq Bahoo, Kalar Kahar
Darbar Hazrat Abdul Qadir Jillani, Kot Sadhan District Jhang
Darbar Hazrat Baha-ud-Din Zakriya, Multan
Darbar Hazrat Darbar Hazrat Shah Rukn-e-Alam , Multan
Darbar Hazrat Musa Pak Shaheed, Multan 36.
Darbar Hazrat Shah Shams Sabzwari, Multan
Darbar Hazrat Kh. Khuda Bukhsh, Khairpur Tameali, District Bahawalpur