LAHORE: In the light of increasing population and growing demand of low-income housing, Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar has urged relevant authorities to speed up the construction of the Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme. The CM issued the aforementioned directives as he presided over a meeting at his office on Thursday[...]

ISLAMABAD: The Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme has secured additional Rs30 billion as the government released a total of Rs257 billion for development projects under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2019-20, according to a statement from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) spokesperson Ahmad Jawad. The earmarked amount for the Naya Pakistan Housing[...]

LAHORE: Abu Dhabi based company Muhammad Umer Bin Haider Holding Group has expressed their interest in developing low-cost houses for the Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme in partnership with the Punjab Ministry for Housing. The talks transpired in a meeting between provincial minister Mian Mahmoodur Rasheed and head of the UAE[...]

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday passed the directive to his economic team for promotion and facilitation of the construction sector and small businesses as a primary focus for economic activity and employment creation in the country. Presiding over a meeting of the government’s economic team, the Prime Minister[...]

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Tuesday said the federal cabinet has approved an agreement between the Ministry of Housing and Akhuwat Islamic Microfinance to build five million housing units for low-income people. In a press conference to share the[...]

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar approved Rs500 million for the Punjab Housing & Town Planning Agency in a high-level meeting at the CM office on Monday. The meeting also included a progress brief for the attendees on the Naya Pakistan Housing Project for low-income persons. A detailed briefing[...]

LAHORE: A four-member World Bank delegation, led by Global Director Sameh Naguib, called on Minister for Housing and Urban Development Mian Mehmood-ur-Rasheed and held a discussion regarding the provision of technical assistance for the construction of low-cost houses under Naya Pakistan Housing Project. The delegation was briefed by the minister[...]

Islamabad: National Assembly Standing Committee Chairman on Cabinet Secretariat Syed Amin-ul-Haq on Monday presented the committee’s report on the Naya Pakistan Housing and Development Authority (NPHDA) Bill 2019 in the National Assembly. The NPHDA Bill was unanimously approved on September 26 by the Standing Committee. The report on the bill,[...]

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (B&MGF) has signed an MoU with the government in to support Ehsaas initiative with an amount of 200 million dollars. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by both parties in a meeting held in New York. Prime Minister Imran Khan and Bill Gates, co-chair[...]

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat unanimously approved the NPHA Bill on Thursday. The committee applauded the initiative taken by the government to provide low-cost housing and was confident in the positive impacts of the project on housing and real-estate development in the public sector. The meeting[...]