national

August 21, 2020

Delay in uniform policy for govt depts hampers construction activities

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan’s ambitious construction package, containing incentives to boost up economic activity, has hit snags in Punjab because of delay in issuance of a uniform policy by the provincial government for private housing schemes located in the jurisdiction of official development authorities.“Different development authorities, which regulate the housing schemes, have different bylaws,” an official told The News, and stressed that uniformity of bylaws was...