Minister for Housing & Urban Development Mian Mehmood-ur-Rasheed has said that launching of Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme is a reflective of welfare state which would provide housing units to low-income strata. The Minister was addressing a ceremony held in connection with Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme.
Mian Mehmood-ur-Rasheed said that 2.5 million housing units would be built in Punjab under this scheme and all the stakeholders would be taken into confidence in this regard. Initiation of housing units across the province is a revolutionary step by the Punjab government and this scheme would soon be extended to the rural areas phase-wise. Minister Housing said that according to the instructions of Prime Minister Imran Khan, proposals regarding high-rise style of construction are also being considered in Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme. He said that Punjab Government is also attaching high importance to the construction of new cities in the province in accordance with the vision of Prime Minister and has sought the services of Urban Unit for the preparation of a feasibility report in this regard.