HYDERABAD, Dec 17: The director of Town Planning Department Tahir Ahmed said on Monday that according to relevant laws no private housing scheme and commercial building could be launched or advertised without prior approval of the department, resports our bureau.

He referred to an advertisement, which appeared in a section of press on Dec 7 about “Green View Shelley’s Farm Houses” in Gharo, Thatta, which had not been approved by the department.—Bureau