Low-Cost Housing: Land allocated in Abbottabad, Haripur

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has announced the launch of a low-cost housing scheme for shelter less and homeless people in 11 districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. According to available information, a total of 294 and 214 kanal of land has already been acquired in Abbottabad and Haripur respectively for this project. Radio Pakistan reported. The federal ministry for housing has directed the deputy commissioners of districts concerned to expedite the process of the transfer of land to the housing foundation for the project. The project conceived in 1999, has yet to see the light of the day.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 6^th, 2016.