50,000 homes along Pakistan's main North South Aretery M-1

Posted on 11 November 2008. Tags: Housing Colony, M1, Pakistan

The new government has found its bearings and has started to plan projects. First came the news that the Daimer Bhasha Dam is being built and wil be completed by 2012. Now the housing schemes have been announced.

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Housing and Works will construct 50,000 housing units along Islamabad-Lahore Motorway (M-1) for low-income group of society, said Federal Minister Rehmatullah Kakar while talking to PTV on Sunday. He said the ministry had selected land near Fateh Jang for the project to resolve housing problems of the homeless people of the federal capital and its suburb areas. The minister said that under the Prime Minister’s programme, one million housing units would be constructed across the country annually with the aim to provide shelter to the poor. 50,000 houses to be built along M-1

The M1 is the main North South artery connecting the capital to Lahore and beyond. These housing colonies along the motorway will do a lot to aleviate the problems of the poor

The project has been launched in Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore and Quetta while the project will be launched in Faisalabad, Multan, Larkana and other cities soon. Kakar said a number of world-renowned foreign companies as well as local firms had shown their interest to invest in the housing sector. A UK-based company will invest Rs 60 billion in Lahore and Faisalabad housing projects, he added. The Minister said an agreement was signed with a Malaysian company to construct houses at Kuri Road, Islamabad. He said 50 percent housing units had been allocated for government servants while 50 percent would be given to general public through computerized balloting. app. 50,000 houses to be built along M-1

One Response to “50,000 homes along Pakistan's main North South Aretery M-1”

navid says:

November 12, 2008 at 6:12 pm

finally we see some action by the new government to improve the life of low income pakistani’s….and finally they have decided to build a dam!!….its a step forward,hope to hear more in the future,dams are needed…to stop damage caused by indian dams in occupied kashmir to our crops…..the indians even refused to pay for damages which they had caused by releasing too much water in to the rivers……
and if i ever had the chance to give zardari some advice…it would be…dont be a sell out and be a true leader of the people, a true leader like zulfiqar ali bhutto…..understand the people of pakistan…visit destinations across the country,visit the people…understand the people and their needs…a true pakistani is one which stands on the line of controle and shouts to the otherside…we will liberate you!, to the kashmiris in ocupied kashmir.dont let other peoples interests be a priority over pakistani interests…and as once mr.bhutto himself said …. we will build a better pakistan,a greater pakistan,
one has to remember weopons alone dont make a great country,but unity of the people is much stronger than any weopon….to be a true pakistani,grab the soil in your hands and feel the blood which has been spilt for this soil…as onli then will u feel what your forefathers felt…and understand why pakistan is so important.

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