PESHAWAR: The provincial housing department on Tuesday decided to increase quota of minorities and widows from 0.5 per cent to one per cent in all the future residential housing schemes.

The decision was taken at the 26th meeting of the department chaired by provincial housing minister Dr Amjad Ali.

The meeting discussed 13 agenda items and reviewed progress on decisions taken at the previous meeting.

They also decided to allot land for establishing a paraplegic centre in Jalozai Housing Scheme and provision of all the needed facilities for physically-challenged persons.

The participants decided to conduct next draw of Pakistan Housing Authority through Punjab Information Technology Board.

The meeting also approved construction of a regional facilitation centre, besides approving issuance of allotment letters of Jalozai Housing Scheme.

Published in Dawn, September 29th, 2021