KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shahhas said that the government would soon initiate new housing schemes under which 0.15 million houses would be provided to low-income people. This he said while addressing a high level meeting at Sindh Chief Minister's House here on Monday. He said: "We are committed to provide residential facilities to homeless people. A provincial Housing Authority would be formed for this purpose." Qaim Ali Shah said that annual demand of new houses in the province rose by 58,000 houses per annum. A comprehensive strategy would also be devised to provide residential facilities in rural areas at par with the towns, he added.The chief minister said that work in this regard would soon be launched by the government in collaboration with private sector. A package will also be prepared to provide residential houses at low rates, he added.The meeting was attended among others by Sindh Chief Secretary Fazalur Rehman, Local Government Secretary Aftab Ahmed Memon, Additional Chief Secretary Nazar Hussain Mahar and Finance Secretary Ghulam Ali Pasha.
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