PM inaugurates new housing scheme for underprivileged

Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated another housing scheme for the underprivileged in the Nowshera district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday.

"The underprivileged and labourers deserve to have their homes and it is the government's responsibility to provide that," the premier said while addressing the foundation-stone laying ceremony of the Jalozai apartments project.

The project is part of the government's Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme, aimed at facilitating low-wage earners to own properties.

"We are providing a subsidy of Rs300,000 on each of the houses while the buyer would pay easy mortgage installments to get ownership rights," the premier said, adding that the scheme will be expanded to other parts of the province.