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PM emphasises on creating job opportunities by promoting construction sector
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said Karachi being the commercial hub of country also had special importance in the development of construction sector.
He was presiding over a weekly meeting of the National Coordination Committee on Housing, Construction and Development in Islamabad.
The prime minister stressed that the development of construction sector, besides creating job opportunities, would also help recover the economic losses caused by the COVID-19 situation.
He directed to ease the administrative processes for investors.
The Sindh chief secretary informed the meeting that from April 17, 2020 to date, a total of 877 applications for housing and 10 for industrial projects were received, out of which 263 projects with a construction volume of 12 million square feet granted approval.
The Balochistan chief secretary told the meeting that a total of 1,067 applications for commercial and 2,033 for housing projects had received in the province so far and their processing is in progress.
The Capital Development Authority chairman informed the meeting that in order to facilitate the investors and online payment of fees, an agreement with One-Link had been reached.
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