The federal government has also decided to extend the Naya Pakistan Housing Programme to the cities of Islamabad and Quetta. He said work on housing projects in Islamabad and Quetta under the scheme will commence by the end of March. Many private and public sector companies in China have contacted Pakistan for investments in the low-cost housing project,” he said. He said 12 cities in Punjab have been finalised for the housing project while a task force has been set up for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The housing ministry told the participants that housing projects are also being launched in the Kuchlak area of Balochistan.

Source: The Express Tribune March 13, 2019 03:55 UTC