ISLAMABAD, June 28: Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) will start development work on Housing Scheme Zone-V, Islamabad after clearance from the Capital Development Authority.

Chairing a meeting of the OPF board of governors, here on Friday, the minister for labour, manpower and overseas Pakistanis Owais Ahmed Ghani said this scheme would accommodate maximum number of overseas Pakistanis who had been waiting for residential plots in Islamabad.

He said all matters relating to the development of the scheme were being ensured to be transparent.

He also directed the OPF that all arrangements for the start of development work should be made available to avoid further delay.

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