The Urban Unit - The Urban Sector Planning & Project Management Unit Pvt Ltd

The Urban Sector Planning and Management Services Unit Pvt. Ltd. (The Urban Unit) is a knowledge based organization striving to inculcate the sense of proportions among key stakeholders to manage rapid urbanization and improve the standard of living of the people of Pakistan. It has been able to change and redefine the narrative of development in the country; from dogmatic adherence of rural development models towards harnessing the benefits of agglomeration, industrialization and creation of 'system of cities' for accelerated economic growth. The highly qualified and professional staff of the Company is working towards realizing the gains of urbanization in the province of the Punjab as well as Pakistan; developing and implementing the products, models and solutions, for sustainable, inclusive and prosperous cities.

The Urban Unit was established in 2006, as a Project Management Unit (PMU) of the Planning and Development Department under the Government of Punjab. In 2012, the PMU was transformed into independent private sector company, registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) and fully owned by Government of the Punjab. Its mandate is to give policy advice and services to public and private sector organization in the areas that include inter alia Housing & Urban Planning, Urban Transport, Solid Waste Management, Water & Sanitation, Urban Economics & Municipal Finance, Institutional Development, Capacity Building, and Services Delivery Improvement.