ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday performed groundbreaking ofLDA City Naya Pakistan Apartments in the Punjab capital under Naya PakistanHousing program.

A total of 35,024 apartments will be constructed under the project beinginitiated by Lahore Development Authority in collaboration with NayaPakistan Housing and Development Authority, according to the government.

According to Punjab Minister for Housing, Urban Development and PublicHealth Mian Mehmood-ur-Rasheed, the provincial government had assigned alldevelopment authorities in Lahore and other big cities of the province tobuild housing units for the low-income people and 35,000 apartments wouldbe constructed by the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) in different partsof the metropolitan.

Addressing a ceremony in Lahore, PM Khan reaffirmed the determination totransform Pakistan into a welfare state as per the State of Madina’sprinciples of rule of law and compassion.

“This is a defining moment for the country as the war has been wagedagainst the mafias to bring them under the ambit of law,” Khan said, whilenoting that only those nations move forward where there is rule of law.

The mortgage facility has been introduced after the passage of foreclosurelaw to ensure low cost housing for the poor and fixed income groups, thepremier said while expressing his satisfaction over the increased activityin the construction industry saying the cement sale witnessed recordincrease last month.