DURING the election campaign Imran Khan had announced that if elected his government would construct five million affordable homes. The media update is that the government has announced two phases of this project in 18 to 19 cities.

In Karachi, construction cost is very high, and it is going up by the day. A large part of the salary of a government employee or a worker in the private sector goes into monthly rents. Most houses, especially flats, lack fresh air. People have been living in such houses for generations.

If government is really serious about solving the housing problem, it should announce the project for Karachi and make speedy progress.

Munzeer Hassan
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Published in Dawn, January 22nd, 2019