PM directs to end fraud with people in illegal housing projects
PM directs to end fraud with people in illegal housing projects
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed to take measures on emergency basis to end fraud with the people, especially exploitation of overseas Pakistanis, in illegal housing projects and constructions.
Chairing weekly meeting of the National Coordination Committee for Housing, Construction and Development in Islamabad on Thursday, he said a common man is deprived of his life-long earnings through these illegal housing schemes, which needs to be stopped immediately.
The Prime Minister said protection of citizens interest, especially the poor, in construction activities is top priority of the government.
Prime Minister was told that strategy for Ravi City project had been formulated which had the potential to bring in revenue of around $7.6 billion.
Imran Khan was told that Request for Proposal from two major firms had been received and is expected from another four.
Sindh Governor Imran Ismail, Special Assistant to PM Dr Shahbaz Gill, Chairman of Naya Pakistan Housing Authority Lt. General (Retd) Anwar Ali Hayder, Chairman of Ravi Urban Development Authority Rashid Aziz, Imran Amin and others attended the meeting.
During the briefing about the progress on the project, it was informed that an additional camp had been set up to accelerate the development work.
The prime minister was also apprised of the progress on Central Business District project.
It was told that both the federal and provincial governments would benefit from the project. The Civil Aviation Authority and Pakistan Railway are also likely to earn revenue from partnership.
The prime minister said the country had been banking upon the loans instead of exploiting the available huge resources thus facing a huge burden of payment of loan mark up.
Such resources should be used to uplift the institutions deteriorated during the previous governments, he added.
