Housing ministry to start new housing schemes in federal capital

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ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Housing and Works will soon start work on new housing schemes in the federal capital, including Thaliyan Housing Scheme on M-2 interchange.

This was said by the Minister of State for Ports and Shipping Chaudhry Jaffar Iqbal on Friday, while responding to a query in Senate on behalf of the minister for Housing and Works.

He said that that Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation (FGEHF) had made a joint venture agreement with M/s KS Developers and Builders (Pvt) Ltd in Mouza Moorat, Mouza Chohan and Mandowal on M-2 Motorway near Thaliyan interchange. for development of housing schemes on land measuring 7,000 to 10,000 kanals. He said that no fresh allotments had been made on basis of standard rent since 2013.

Iqbal said the Supreme Court had also given a verdict not to allot any house on standard rent, while adding that they were following the instructions of the Supreme Court in this regard.