ISLAMABAD: Talon Group of UAE taking interest in PM housing scheme

A delegation of Talon Group of the UAE on Wednesday called on Minister for Housing & Works Rehmatullah Kakar and expressed keenness to participate in the upcoming housing scheme in Pakistan.

The delegation, headed by its Chief Executive Paul Kerman Shahchi, exchanged views on the modalities, financing and other issues of common interest related to the construction of housing units/flats under the Prime Minister’s Housing for All Programme.

The minister expressed gratitude to the UAE delegation for its interest of participation in the upcoming mega housing scheme. He said there existed a lot of potential for the local and foreign companies in the construction of one million housing units in the country annually under the Prime Minister’s Housing Programme and the government would provide all-out cooperation in this regard.

Secretary Housing Sami-ul-Haq Khilji explained the salient features of the upcoming housing scheme, which would be provided to the poor, needy government servants as well as to the general public at affordable cost
Source: The News, 30/10/2008