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China to finance residential housing for low-income Pakistani federal employees

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Pakistan
Country	Pakistan
Start Date	May 01, 2008
End Date	Aug 29, 2030
Duration	8,155 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`35794`

Grant Description

In May 1, 2008, Federal Minister for Housing and Works Senator Rehmatullah Kakar declared that Pakistan Housing Authority (PHA) would construct 37,000 new residential housing units for low-income federal employees from grade 1 to 22, that would be given to dwellers on ownership rights. China would provide financial help for the construction of these residential units.

This had been pledged during a meeting with the Chinese Ambassador.

The Federal Minister also assured that PHA would construct 1 million houses for Government employees annually with the cooperation of China.

He further said that in the construction department a Chinese investment committee has already been established and other China based construction companies are showing their interest to construct the mega projects of residential units.

📋 Staff Comments

It was reported that in November 2008 Kakar signed a MoU for a housing project to be implemented under the Prime Minister's Housing scheme. Unclear whether this MoU refers to this particular project.

📚 Sources & References

PHA will construct new 37,000 residential units for federal employees: Kakar
PHA
Ministry of Housing and Work
MoU for constructing houses signed
PM`s housing scheme fails to meet targets
Non-entitled allotments cancelled: Kakar
Islamabad: Mega housing project in the offing
Pakistan wants China assistance in housing construction project
Islamabad: PHA to build 37,000 new houses
Islamabad: PHA to build 37,000 new houses Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.