Rs25 Bn Allocated For Naya Pakistan Housing Project

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said Wednesday a decision had been taken in principle to declare construction sector industry and directed for early measures for its implementation, as he was told that Rs25 billion had been earmarked for the first phase of the Naya Pakistan Housing Project.
The premier observed this while presiding over a meeting on the construction sector, which was attended by Adviser on Finance Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, Chairman Naya Pakistan Housing Authority General (retd) Anwar Ali Haider, representative of the Association of Builders and Developers Muhammad Hasan Bakhshi and senior officers. The prime minister maintained that after having been given the status of an industry, the construction sector would also be provided with facilities enjoyed by other industries in Pakistan.