The Punjab Local Government and Community Development (LG&CD) Department has submitted a data report on public toilet facilities to the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday, revealing that 127 out of 1,420 existing public toilets across the province are non-functional.
The report was filed in response to a petition by the Judicial Activism Panel (JAP) against the government.
Previously, the court directed the LG&CD secretary to appear in person to explain the implementation status of provincial sanitation directives.
According to the report, Section 183 of the Punjab Local Government Act, 2025, mandates local governments to provide, maintain, and clean separate public latrines and urinals for each sex at proper locations.
To check compliance, a specialised technical committee conducted a province-wide data collection exercise covering all 229 local governments of Punjab. The committee used the Punjab Municipal Development Fund Company dashboard and compiled its findings on June 15, 2026.
The consolidated data shows that 1,293 public toilets are functional. The total number of facilities includes 672 for males, 568 for females, five for transgender persons, 10 for persons with disabilities, and 114 combined units.
During the proceedings, JAP counsel Azhar Siddique argued that the existing public toilets are insufficient for the population of Punjab.
Siddique stated that the government failed to meet international standards to establish public toilets proportionate to the population.
Following the arguments, Justice Raheel Kamran directed the petitioner’s counsel to file a written rejoinder to the government’s report by the next hearing.
