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A high-level meeting was held at Civil Secretariat on Friday to review the progress made on Naya Pakistan Housing Project. Provincial Minister for Housing & Urban Development Mian Mehmood-ur-Rasheed, Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakht, Chief Secretary Yousaf Naseem Khokhar, Advisor to CM Dr Salman Shah, SMBR Shaukat Ali, Chairman P&D Habib-ur-Rehman Gillani, Secretary Finance Abdullah Sumbal, Secretary Housing Naseem Sadiq, DG Punjab Housing & Town Planning Agency Liaqat Chatha and General Secretary Punjab Housing Taskforce Atif Ayub attended the meeting.

The meeting took a detailed review of different matters including acquiring land in different districts and release of funds for the project.

Housing Minister Mehmood-ur-Rasheed said that identification of suitable land-spots in different districts is continued and added that a number of options are being reviewed to ensure participation of the private sector and other stakeholders.

Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakht said that foolproof financial management is being made for the success of Naya Pakistan Housing Project so that the project of providing houses to low-income families may not be limited to papers only. The Chief Secretary said that Naya Pakistan Housing Project is a leading priority of the Punjab government and instructions have been issued to the concerned authorities to further expedite the scope of work on this project.

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