[1] PWD were competitive from the start, reaching the semi-finals of the Ayub Trophy in their first season.
Their most successful season was 1969–70, when they won four of their first five matches by large margins to reach the final of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy, but then lost to the powerful Pakistan International Airlines side that consisted entirely of Test players.
[2] When PWD returned to first-class level after a break they were less successful, winning only two out of 16 matches in the three seasons.
The highest total for Public Works Department was 714, made in an innings victory over Quetta in 1969–70.
[3] Rashid Israr made their highest individual score of 211 not out against Hyderabad in 1973–74.