Prime Minister Imran Khan has launched the Naya Pakistan housing scheme (NPHS) and work on it has been initiated. According to the initial plans of NPHS 135,000 housing units would be constructed in the first phase across the country. In the initial phase of the scheme, 110,000 housing units will be constructed in Balochistan for the fishermen and the government employees whereas 25,000 units will be built in Islamabad and Rawalpindi at four sites for the government employees.
While addressing the inauguration ceremony of the project he said that Housing did not feature high on his priority list originally but an incident changed his way of thinking about the industry. “My first priority was health, education and employment,” said Khan, adding that the country is facing shortage of 10 million houses but the salaried class finds it difficult to own houses. While terming it an ambitious target, Khan said that it is the responsibility of a welfare state to reduce poverty and raise the living standards of poor segment of society.”
NPHS envisages building low cost housing for the poor people of Pakistan. PM also alluded to a recent meeting with a Chinese construction giant China Silk Road Group Ltd. They have offered to build prefabricated homes in affordable prices. This means that they can build one floor in one week. “We will give them land, they will swiftly construct flats and all slums will get converted into high-rises,” the PM added.
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