The Urban Unit was established in 2006 as the Project Management Unit (PMU) of the Planning & Development Department, Government of Punjab, and was later transformed into an independent company in 2012, registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP). It is a multidisciplinary organization providing policy advisory and technical services to public and private sector organizations in housing and urban planning, transport, solid waste management, water and sanitation, urban economics, municipal finance, institutional development, capacity building, and service delivery improvement.