Punjab Auqaf Facilitation Desks for Zaireen, Zonal Office Numbers and Shrine Shoe and Parking Fees

A family travels from Rahim Yar Khan to Pakpattan for the Urs and loses an elderly relative in the crowd. Or a visitor at Data Darbar wants to know who to tell about a shoe keeper charging Rs 50. Both need the same thing: the right Auqaf office and its number.

The Auqaf and Religious Affairs Department manages 548 shrines and 437 mosques in Punjab, according to its own FAQ page. We read its facilitation centre, offices and FAQ pages on 8 November 2026. Below you will find every desk and zonal office number and the fixed fees. We did not visit a desk.

Four Auqaf facilitation desks guide zaireen

Auqaf says it set up facilitation desks to guide and help tourists and zaireen at four sites. Two are in Lahore, at Data Darbar and Badshahi Masjid. The others are at Darbar Hazrat Baba Fariduddin in Pakpattan and Darbar Hazrat Bahauddin Zakariya in Multan.

The desk itself has no separate number on the Auqaf site. The phone numbers above are for the Auqaf office at the same site or zone, from the department's offices page. Visit the desk in person inside the shrine complex.

Every Auqaf zonal office and phone number

The Auqaf head office is at Aiwan-e-Auqaf, Shah Chiragh Building, near the Lahore High Court, on 042-99210872 and 042-99210873. Below it are zonal offices in Lahore, Gujranwala, Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Pakpattan, Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bahawalpur and Kot Mithan.

The Data Darbar Hospital, also run by Auqaf, has its own numbers: 042-37248602, 042-37248603 and 042-37248607.

Shoe keeping costs Rs 10 a pair at Auqaf shrines

Auqaf's FAQ page says Rs 10 is the notified rate for keeping each pair of shoes. For parking, it gives Rs 10 and Rs 20 for a cycle, a motorcycle and a vehicle. The page's wording on parking is unclear, so read it as Rs 10 for a cycle and up to Rs 20 for the others.

If a contractor asks for more, you can complain. Follow these steps:

1. Note the shrine, the gate, the time and the amount you were asked to pay.
2. Tell the facilitation desk, if the shrine has one.
3. Call the zonal office for that shrine from the table above.
4. If nothing changes, call or write to the head office on 042-99210872.
5. For a complaint that stays unresolved, file it on the Pakistan Citizen Portal against the Punjab Auqaf Department.

Auqaf services a visitor can use

Beyond the desks, Auqaf's site lists langar distribution at Data Darbar and a live viewing camera. It also lists 15 dispensaries at shrines and mosques, and online donation. A family visiting a big shrine can use the dispensary for minor illness and the desk for lost people or directions.

• Langar: distributed at Data Darbar, Lahore.
• Dispensaries: 15 sites, including Mian Mir, Bibi Pak Daman and Masjid Wazir Khan in Lahore, plus Multan, Pakpattan, Kot Mithan, Bahawalpur, Sialkot and Sargodha.
• Live viewing: a live camera page on auqaf.punjab.gov.pk.

Pakistani zaireen going abroad have a separate system. For visits to India's shrines, see the Religious Affairs ministry's ziaraat scheme.

Plan a crowded Urs visit

The largest crowds come at the Urs of the shrine's saint and on Thursday evenings. Agree a meeting point near the facilitation desk before you go in. Save the zonal office number on every phone in the group.

Keep children's names and a parent's phone number in their pocket. Leave valuables at home and use the official shoe stand, which should charge only the notified rate. If someone goes missing, go straight to the desk or the Auqaf office at the shrine, then to the police post there.

Common questions

Where are the Auqaf facilitation desks in Punjab?

There are four: Data Darbar and Badshahi Masjid in Lahore, Darbar Hazrat Baba Fariduddin in Pakpattan and Darbar Hazrat Bahauddin Zakariya in Multan.

What is the Auqaf head office phone number?

The Auqaf head office at Shah Chiragh Building, The Mall, Lahore, lists 042-99210872 and 042-99210873.

How much is shoe keeping at Data Darbar?

Auqaf's FAQ page gives Rs 10 per pair of shoes as the notified rate at its shrines. Report anyone charging more to the zonal office.

How many shrines does Punjab Auqaf manage?

Its FAQ page says 548 shrines and 437 mosques are under the department's administrative control.

What is the Data Darbar zone office number?

The Auqaf offices page lists 042-37230537 for the Data Darbar zone, at the darbar of Hazrat Data Gunj Bakhsh in Lahore.

Is there an Auqaf office for Kot Mithan?

Yes. The offices page lists the Khawaja Ghulam Farid Darbar office in Kot Mithan, District Rajanpur, on 0300-7483445.

How we verified this

What we checked, where we read it, and what we could not confirm.

Last checked 8 November 2026. The desks are from the Auqaf facilitation centre page, the addresses and phone numbers from the offices page, and the fees and shrine counts from the FAQ page. The complaint steps and Urs advice are ours. We did not visit a desk or call the offices.