LAHORE - The balloting of the LDA City Naya Pakistan Apartments project was held at CM’s Office on Monday with Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar in the chair.
The CM pressed the computer button for balloting the 13,277 applications for the allotments of 2000 apartments. Provincial Ministers Mian Mahmood-ur-Rasheed, Mian Aslam Iqbal, Murad Raas, SACM Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, Sadia Sohail MPA, Vice-Chairman LDA SM Imran, Chief Secretary, DG LDA, DG PITB, Secretary Information and others were also present.
The CM stated that successful applicants will approach Punjab Bank, or its nominated banks for letters of comfort. = The value of an apartment is around Rs 2.7 million and the successful candidates could also submit a separate application for the subsidy to NAPHDA. The successful candidates will submit a ten percent down payment while others will deposit a 21 percent down payment, he said. The rest of the payment will be paid in an easy monthly installments after occupying the apartment, he added.
The CM expressed the satisfaction that the dream of occupying an own house is being materialized as 2,000 apartments will be allotted to LDA, federal and provincial government employees in the first phase. “The submission of more than 13,000 applications is a huge public trust over this project which has been designed on a no-profit, no-loss basis”, he averred, adding that the apartments will be handed over to allottees in a short period and the building standard will be better than any other private housing scheme. He said 60 per cent area had been reserved for the green belt, parks, footpaths and roads while there will be a separate parking facility for every apartment block along with a commercial area.
The CM further stated that community centres, schools, dispensaries and mosques will also be constructed while the electrification system will be underground. More than 35,000 apartments will be constructed under this scheme, he said.
VC OPC CALLS ON CM PUNJAB
Vice-Chairperson Punjab Overseas Pakistanis Commission (OPC), Waseem Akhtar Ramay called on Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar at his office to brief about the steps taken for the expatriates Pakistanis’ welfare. The CM approved the establishment of Sahulat Markaz of Board of Revenue at OPC head office in GOR-I and appreciated the enormous work done to facilitate the applicants.
Similarly, a consultative unit will also be established at the Commission to assist in legal and revenue matters, the CM added and directed to send the summary for the promulgation of an Ordinance to constitute OPC special courts at the earliest. Meanwhile, an OPC mobile application will be developed soon to guide the overseas Pakistanis about the legal or illegal status of housing societies in the province, he affirmed.
The CM said the overseas Pakistanis are a valuable asset of the country and their role in strengthening the economy cannot be ignored. The provincial government will ensure the protection of their properties and legal rights, he assured.
Waseem Akhtar apprised that every effort was being made to resolve the complaints of the overseas Pakistanis and the Commission was fully active under the leadership of CM Usman Buzdar to fulfil the mission of Prime Minister Imran Khan. A comprehensive strategy has been evolved to solve the difficulties of the Pakistanis living abroad, he added.
CM DIRECTS TREATMENT OF 10-YEAR-OLD GIRL
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has taken notice of a video about her face ailment of 10-year-old Maryam from Bahawalpur that went viral on social media. The CM announced the Punjab government will bear expenditures of her treatment and directed to constitute a medical board for the treatment of Maryam.
The Punjab government will take every step for her treatment as she is like my daughters, he added.
DC Bahawalpur Irfan Ali Kathia met with the family and presented gifts to Maryam. He assured them of extending every possible support on behalf of the chief minister.
