Prime Minister Imran Khan says 88,000 housing units will be completed this year under Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme.

He was addressing the inaugural ceremony of PHA Officers Residencia at Kurri Road and PHA Apartments at I-16-3 in Islamabad on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Imran Khan says government has started mortgage scheme for the salaried class keeping in view shortage of housing facilities in the country.

The Prime Minister said banks have been asked to provide housing loans so that people can have their own house by paying easy installments. He said housing projects worth 124 billion rupees have been started in last few months, while banks have approved loan worth 40 billion rupees for this purpose.

Imran Khan congratulated the Ministry of Housing for completing housing projects in three years, which had been delayed for 12 years.