Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday shared his vision for Pakistan’s urban centres and said the government would encourage vertical construction to increase green spaces and protect the country’s arable land.
“My vision for our future cities: to allow buildings to rise vertically and allow for more green spaces as Pak is one of the the most environmentally-threatened countries,” the premier said in a series of posts on Twitter.
My vision for our future cities: to allow buildings to rise vertically & allow for more green spaces as Pak is one of the the most environmentally-threatened countries. Avoiding large sprawling built-up areas will also allow easier provision of amenities to our urban dwellers. pic.twitter.com/pYLgjpeHMc
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) March 2, 2019
“Avoiding large sprawling built-up areas will also allow easier provision of amenities to our urban dwellers.”
He elaborated further in a second tweet: “Our arable land is being eaten up by housing societies and has grave consequences for our food security in the future.”
“Also, we are in the process of making laws to allow buildings, built to international safety standards, to go as high as in other cities across the world.”
Our arable land is being eaten up by housing societies and has grave consequences for our food security in the future. Also, we are in the process of making laws to allow buildings, built to international safety standards, to go as high as in other cities across the world. https://t.co/bvKcFpmF1U
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) March 2, 2019
Earlier this month, PM Imran approved rules facilitating the construction of high-rise buildings in Islamabad.
With his decision, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) received an executive nod to formulate rules and regulations — apart from amending existing ones — for the construction of high-rises in the city and to re-designate existing buildings accordingly.