Yousaf Ali

Administrator Auqaf & Religious Affairs, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Government of Khyber pakhtunkhwa

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Auqaf Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Peshawar was established in 1949 with an aim to promote religious education, harmony among the public, looking after the needs of Auqaf Masajid to provide serene atmosphere to the Muslims of this Province. We have by the Grace of Almighty Allah, achieved this goal/ milestone by providing excellent Masajid in different parts of this Province and especially in Peshawar District. The Department is running Schools and Darul Ulooms to impart quality education to the population of this region in order to develop socio, economic and religious harmony by providing quality teaching while strengthening the identity of the students at national and international level. Beside this, the Department is looking after the historical Masajid and well known Shrines in the province also. Auqaf Department through Quran Board carries the sacred duty of keeping close eye on printing and publishing of the Holy Quran free from all type of errors. The department successfully arranges conferences on regular basis to bring the different sects of the society on one table to promote the culture of dialogue. It also organizes Naat and Qirrat competitions and hold Seeratun Nabbi Conferences. Participation in Mefile Shabina is another sacred function of the Department too. To help the poor the department extends its support to the poor of this province through charity fund on regular basis. The Department has appointed District and Tehsil Khateebs in almost all district/ tehsil of the province to unite the people and play the role of a bridge between the state and the general masses. The department performs all these sacred duties through generation of revenue from waqf properties. The Department today continuous its forward march never looking back, committed to excellence in all sphere of its given parameters.