SUKKUR: Inaugurating dis­tri­bu­tion of forms in Sindh for ‘Naya Pakistan Housing Progr­amme’ here on Monday, Gover­nor Imran Ismail said the PTI government had fulfilled its commitment to give five million houses to people and now the dream of owning one’s own home would come true.

After inaugurating the issu­ance of forms from the mobile van of the National Database & Registration Authority (Nadra) in the dep­uty commissioner’s office, he said the event was held there to give message to the people of Sindh that “Sindh is our land and we were all born here on this soil.”

He said Prime Minister Imran Khan wanted to give a message to the people of Sindh that this scheme would be run with honesty and if they saw any irregularity, they should report it to Nadra.

He said the provincial govern­ment and local administration by treating this scheme as their own should extend necessary help as everyone here — either from the government or the opposition — belonged to Sindh. The people of Sindh should benefit from this scheme, he said.

The governor said that that under the ‘Naya Pakis­tan Hou­sing Progra­mme’, the housing facility would be available to every person without any discri­mi­nation of caste or religion and everybody was required to sup­port the government in this plan. He said it was a welfare project and not a political gimmick. People should avoid creating hurdles in it, he added.

Talking to reporters on the occasion, Governor Ismail said that after two months of registration process, a deci­sion would be taken about the number of houses as per need of Sukkur.

In reply to a question, he said: “We cannot give subsidy for everything just for saving our vote bank as was done by the past governments.”

Present on the occasion were Sindh PTI president Ameer Bakhsh Bhutto, MPA Haleem Adil Shaikh, Shaharyar Khan Mahar, Syed Tahir Hussain Shah and Mobeen Ahmed Jatoi.

Earlier, Nadra Director Gene­ral Naveed Jan Sahibzada gave briefing to the governor in the conference room of the DC office Sukkur on the form and regis­tration process.

Traders’ delegation

A delegation of office-bearers of the Sukkur Small Traders Association led by Haji Mohammad Jawed Memon met the governor at the circuit house of Sukkur.

Talking to the team, Mr Ismail said programmes of development and people’s welfare projects had been started in Pakistan under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan.

He said people should extend support to the government.

The trade leaders assured their complete support while the governor said problems of Sukkur’s small traders would be resolved on priority. A branch of Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) would be opened soon in Sukkur, he added.

Published in Dawn, October 23rd, 2018

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