The Ministry of Housing and Works (Urdu: وزارتِ عمل و اقامت کاری, wazarat-e- amal o Iqamat kaari ) is a cabinet level ministry of the Government of Pakistan headed by the Minister for Housing and Works, who must be an elected member of the Parliament of Pakistan.
The Ministry is responsible for acquisition and development of sites as well as construction and maintenance of Federal Government buildings.
It is actively involved in the coordination of civil works, budget, fixation and recovery of rents from Government owned / hired and requisitioned buildings.
[2] Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation was set up in March 1990 under the Companies Ordinance 1984.
It was tasked with implementation the self-financing housing schemes on ownership basis for Federal Government employees.