* SSP, ASP, SP, three ACs among those accommodated against rules
* 75,000 employees wait over years to get flat but one made it within two months

By Atif Khan

ISLAMABAD: Housing and Works Minister Rahmatullah Kakar has admitted in the Senate that this government has allotted 208 flats out of turn.

Answering a question by Muhammad Talha Mahmood, the minister said out-of-turn allotments have been made in almost all categories of flats.

The Capital Development Authority would initiate construction work of an interchange and underpass at Islamabad Highway in December this year, said a senior CDA official here Saturday.

“Both the projects are in planning phase and work would be started soon after the designing likely to be completed within three months,” he said.

By Noor Aftab
The Art and Craft Village along the Kashmir Highway next to the Rose and Jasmine Garden would be inaugurated on November 1, a senior CDA official told ‘The News’ here.

Spread over an area of 20 acres, the site will feature a cluster of craft-shops, children’s park area, residence of craftspeople, hostel for students, green areas, food courts, design centre, research and development centre, open-air theatre, studio for artists and exhibition hall.

ISLAMABAD, Sept 23: The Ministry of Housing and Works on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with two foreign companies to build houses and flats in major cities of the country.

The two foreign companies, German Impro and Canadian Star Development Corporation, would construct 200,000 residential units under the Prime Minister’s Housing Scheme.

Under the agreement, both the companies would invest $500 million in the first phase and intend to invest two billion euros.