It is responsible for the provision of clean drinking water, hygiene facilities, and a healthy environment to the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The department also plans, executes, and maintains the supply of drinking water and sanitation schemes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
[1][2] Pakhtoon Yar Khan is the current minister of public health engineering.
[2][5] The department has been assigned different functions related to public welfare.
[2] Asia Saleh Khattak currently heads the 14-member KP assembly committee on the Public Health Engineering Department.