Progress on housing projects reviewed

Islamabad: Federal Minister for Housing Sardar Talib Hassan Nakai has said that the government would explore all possibilities to provide accommodation to the masses.
He was chairing a meeting held here on Thursday to review the progress on the various projects of the ministry. Managing Director R B Phulpoto and other officials of the Pakistan Housing Authority Foundation (PHAF) were present in the meeting. Federal Minister Sardar Talib Hassan Nakai and Minister of State Malik Nauman Ahmad Langrial were briefed by the MD PHA on completed, ongoing and future projects.

The MD informed the meeting that PHA is running on self-finance basis and its sole source of revenue is sale of apartments. The meeting was also informed that PHA has completed two projects in Landhi, one in Gulshan-e-Johar and one in G-11/4 of Islamabad.

The PHA has accomplished a number of projects in Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, and Peshawar and some of the projects are under development in Islamabad (Kuri Road), Lahore, Karachi, Quetta and Turbat.PHA, an authority responsible to develop and construct apartments for citizens belonging to every section of society, registered as PHA Foundation in January 2012.

The minister expressing concern over the speed of work on ongoing projects by PHA, started either solely or joint venture, instructed the officials to take immediate measures to expedite the pace on the projects to facilitate the allottees.