ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Housing & Works, Rehmatullah Khan Kakar has said that upcoming mega housing projects would open unprecedented investment opportunities for the local and foreign construction companies besides generating tremendous socio-economic activities in the country. He said this while talking to a delegation from Malaysian NAMFATT Corporation headed by its Vice President Dao Jaffery, Keng Keong currently on a visit to Pakistan.

The Minister said that the government is launching mega housing projects constructing one million houses annually for the poor, needy and shelter less under “Prime Minister Houses for All” program. He said that Pakistan Housing Authority would start six pilot housing projects in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Quetta, Multan and Larkana within a week for construction of the houses in the country.

The Minister said that the Malaysia has made tremendous socio-economic development in a short span of time and the government would welcome Malaysian NAMFATT investment in the upcoming housing activities with a view to learn a lot from each other’s experiences in the housing and construction fields.

Vice President of NAMFATT briefed the Minister about his company’s involvement in mega housing projects in various countries including construction of 6500 affordable apartments in Thailand. Secretary, Housing & Works Samiul Haq Khiliji, MD, Pakistan Housing Authority and Senior Officials were also present on the occasion. -SANA

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