Suthra Punjab has opened more than 1,700 daily-wage jobs across Hafizabad and Pindi Bhattian, giving job seekers in the two tehsils a fresh chance of temporary work. The Suthra Punjab Agency in Hafizabad will fill 1,703 positions through walk-in interviews, and candidates will not need to sit a written test or apply through a central portal. They can simply walk into the interview venue with a handwritten application and their documents, and selection will be decided through an interview and a medical examination.
The drive covers a wide spread of roles, from sanitary workers and drivers to supervisors, inspectors and fleet staff, and appointments will run for 85 days at first. Any extension beyond that will depend on a decision by the competent authority, so the jobs are best seen as short-term work rather than permanent government employment. Even so, the scale is considerable for a single district, and hundreds of households in the two tehsils could see some income from it.
The hiring is part of a much larger programme. Suthra Punjab was launched in December 2024 under Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif to bring organised waste collection and street cleaning to districts that had no proper cleanliness system of their own. It now covers all 36 districts and 141 tehsils of Punjab, and reports collecting more than 50,000 tonnes of waste every day with a workforce of over 140,000 people. A dedicated Suthra Punjab Authority was set up under an Act passed in early 2026 to run the programme, and the district agencies that carry out the work recruit sanitary workers, drivers and other staff on temporary daily-wage terms, which is the pattern this Hafizabad drive follows.
Available Posts and Tehsil-Wise Vacancies
Sanitary workers make up the largest share, with 1,109 posts across the two tehsils, and drivers come next with 420. The rest include 94 helpers, 36 sanitary supervisors, 19 dump site staff, 18 fleet staff and seven sanitary inspectors, adding up to the full 1,703 vacancies.
Hafizabad tehsil accounts for the larger share, with 1,020 positions, while Pindi Bhattian has 683. In Hafizabad the agency needs 678 sanitary workers, 238 drivers, 59 helpers, 21 sanitary supervisors, 12 dump site staff, eight fleet staff and four sanitary inspectors. In Pindi Bhattian the figures are 431 sanitary workers, 182 drivers, 35 helpers, 15 sanitary supervisors, 10 fleet staff, seven dump site staff and three sanitary inspectors. The split shows the hiring is spread across both tehsils rather than concentrated in the district headquarters, which should make it easier for Pindi Bhattian residents to find work closer to home.
Education and Experience Requirements
The requirements are modest, as befits daily-wage work, though they vary from role to role. Candidates for sanitary supervisor or sanitary inspector must have passed Matric, while drivers must hold a licence for the category of vehicle they will drive. The categories named cover motorcycles, cars, light transport vehicles, heavy transport vehicles and agricultural vehicles, so drivers with different experience can apply for the category matching their licence.
Sanitary workers and helpers need no formal qualification, but they must know how to carry out cleaning and sanitation duties. Fleet staff need relevant experience, with openings for supervisors, mechanics, electricians and helpers, while dump site staff must also have experience, with roles for supervisors, gardeners and sanitary workers. In each case the agency wants people who can start without lengthy training, which fits the short window for the interviews.
Age Limit and Medical Fitness
The upper age limit for every post is 60 years, so the openings are available to a wide age range, including older workers who may have struggled to find other work. Applicants must also meet the education, experience or licensing requirement for their chosen post, and they must be physically fit. Fitness will not be taken on trust, as a medical board will examine each selected candidate before an appointment is confirmed.
Interview Dates and Venue
Walk-in interviews will be held at the DC Office District Complex in Hafizabad from November 16 to November 25, 2026, between 10 in the morning and 5 in the evening. The last date for applying through the walk-in process is November 25. Selection consists of the interview and the medical examination, and candidates will receive no travelling or daily allowance for attending, so those coming from Pindi Bhattian and nearby areas should plan their travel and costs in advance.
How to Apply for Suthra Punjab Agency Jobs
Applicants should prepare a handwritten application clearly naming the post they want, and bring it to the interview venue with their original computerised national identity card, one photocopy of it and two recent passport-size photographs. They should have all documents ready before setting out, since a missing document could cost them their chance on the day. They should also be prepared to wait, as walk-in interviews for so many posts are likely to draw long queues, especially in the opening days. For many applicants the 85 days of work will be a welcome spell of income, even if the job is temporary.
