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Housing In Pakistan
Housing in Pakistan generally consists of three classes: '' pakka'' houses (/ ''pakkā'', ), which are made of strong materials like brick and cement; ''katchi'' houses ( ''kachē'', ), which are made of less-permanent materials such as thatch and bamboo; and semi-''pakka'' houses (these make up, which are a sort of mix of the ''pakka'' and ''katchi'' houses. Housing in Pakistan has always been insufficient due to a growing population (which is 241.49 million as per the 2023 Pakistani Census) and accelerated by urbanisation combined with the housing problem being low-priority in the eyes of the government. Housing is an important element of real estate in Pakistan. Housing shortage and deficit Urban areas were facing a shortage of 4.4 million housing units in 2010, while the population is expected to grow by 40 million in 2030. Furthermore, this shortage is expected to grow due to a shortfall of 270,000 housing units per year. In Pakistan, past trends indicate that the increas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apartment Square Karachi Gulshan E Iqbal
An apartment (American English, Canadian English), flat (British English, Indian English, South African English), tenement ( Scots English), or unit (Australian English) is a self-contained housing unit (a type of residential real estate) that occupies part of a building, generally on a single story. There are many names for these overall buildings (see below). The housing tenure of apartments also varies considerably, from large-scale public housing, to owner occupancy within what is legally a condominium (strata title or commonhold) or leasehold, to tenants renting from a private landlord. Terminology The term ''apartment'' is favoured in North America (although in some Canadian cities, ''flat'' is used for a unit which is part of a house containing two or three units, typically one to a floor). In the UK and Australia, the term ''apartment'' is more usual in professional real estate and architectural circles where otherwise the term ''flat'' is used commonly, but not ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pucca Housing
Pucca housing (or pukka or pacca) refers to dwellings that are designed to be solid and permanent. This term is applied to housing in South Asia built of substantial material such as stone, brick, cement, concrete, or timber. The term ''pucca'' means "solid" and "permanent", from Hindustani / ''pakkā'', . It is contrasted with kutcha housing (/ ''kaččā'' ), referring to buildings of flimsy construction. Pucca homes are typically made of concrete, stone, clay tiles and/or metal, in contrast to older homes made of mud and organic material. These building methods are more costly and labor-intensive than the more traditional building methods. In India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ..., there is currently a large-scale effort to build pucca houses for people. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thatching
Thatching is the craft of building a roof with dry vegetation such as straw, water reed, sedge ('' Cladium mariscus''), rushes, heather, or palm branches, layering the vegetation so as to shed water away from the inner roof. Since the bulk of the vegetation stays dry and is densely packed—trapping air—thatching also functions as insulation. It is a very old roofing method and has been used in both tropical and temperate climates. Thatch is still employed by builders in developing countries, usually with low-cost local vegetation. By contrast, in some developed countries it is the choice of some affluent people who desire a rustic look for their home, would like a more ecologically friendly roof, or who have purchased an originally thatched abode. History Thatching methods have traditionally been passed down from generation to generation and numerous descriptions of the materials and methods used in Europe over the past three centuries survive in archives and early publi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bamboo
Bamboos are a diverse group of mostly evergreen perennial plant, perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily (biology), subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family, in the case of ''Dendrocalamus sinicus'' having individual stalks (Culm (botany), culms) reaching a length of , up to in thickness and a weight of up to . The internodes of bamboos can also be of great length. ''Kinabaluchloa, Kinabaluchloa wrayi'' has internodes up to in length. and ''Arthrostylidium schomburgkii'' has internodes up to in length, exceeded in length only by Cyperus papyrus, papyrus. By contrast, the stalks of the tiny bamboo Raddiella, ''Raddiella vanessiae'' of the savannas of French Guiana measure only in length by about in width. The origin of the word "bamboo" is uncertain, but it most likely comes from the Dutch language, Dutch or Portuguese language, Portuguese language, which originally borrowed it from Malay langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Pakistani Census
The 2023 Census of Pakistan was the detailed enumeration of the Pakistani population and the seventh national census in the country. It was conducted by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. It was also the first ever digital census to be held in Pakistan, including the first in South Asian history. The census was initially held from 1 March 2023 to 1 April 2023. However, enumeration was later extended several times until 30 May 2023, because of incomplete enumeration in large cities such as Karachi, Lahore, and Faisalabad, where people are more mobile and therefore harder to count, and in remote and rural Balochistan. The extension was also used by PBS officials and census takers for quality reviews, to check if all households and people were properly counted in each area. The 2023 census recorded a total population throughout the country of 241,499,431 (excluding Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir). Background The Constitution of Pakistan requires that a population census be h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Real Estate In Pakistan
Real estate in Pakistan is a growing sector of the economy of Pakistan. Real Estate Demand Demand for residential properties in Pakistan grew in 2010, leading to increased interest among real estate developers and investors. Since prices have exceeded 10 million PKR, new housing developments are often aimed at the upper middle class. To assist the real-estate sector, the Government of Pakistan announced a reduction in interest rates on mortgage loans in 2012. In 2017, the housing gap in Punjab, one of the largest provinces of Pakistan, was around 2.3 million units, this figure is expected to reach the figure of 11.3 million units by the end of 2047. The prominent factors causing the shortages includes rural-to-urban migration, population growth, lower interest rates, and tax incentives, the poor quality of available properties, and the subsidy schemes, like Roshan Apna Ghar, Mera Ghar Mera Pakistan, etc., in urban areas of the country. According to report the population i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is the Earth, global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations, UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the stated purpose of maintaining international peace and international security, security, to develop friendly Diplomacy, relations among State (polity), states, to promote international cooperation, and to serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of states in achieving those goals. The United Nations headquarters is located in New York City, with several other offices located in United Nations Office at Geneva, Geneva, United Nations Office at Nairobi, Nairobi, United Nations Office at Vienna, Vienna, and The Hague. The UN comprises six principal organizations: the United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly, the United Nations Security Council, Security Council, the United Nations Economic and Social Council, Economic and Social Council, the International Court of Justice, the United Nations Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benazir Income Support Programme
The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) is a federal unconditional cash transfer poverty reduction program in Pakistan. Launched in July 2008, it was the largest single social safety net program in the country with nearly Rs. 90 billion ($900 million) distributed to 5.4 million beneficiaries in 2016. The program distributed Rs.19,33 8 (or approx. $195) per annum distributed per month in the year 2016. The stipend is linked to the Consumer Price Index and is paid through a smart card. The Department for International Development of the United Kingdom is the largest foreign backer of the program, providing $244 million (or 27%) of the total funds in 2016 with the Pakistani Government providing the rest. A separate ministry, Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety (PASS), was established and BISP was made part of the Poverty Alleviation and Social Security Division. History The Benazir Income Support Programme was established in 2008 by Yousaf Raza Gillani who took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan Islands Development Authority
The Pakistan Islands Development Authority (); abbreviated as PIDA) was an agency of Federal government of Pakistan responsible for islands of Pakistan located in the Arabian Sea along with the Sindh and Balochistan coastal belt. The authority was dissolved after the presidential ordinance that established it failed to pass through the parliament within the stipulated time. Formation The Pakistan Islands Development Authority was formulated via a Presidential ordinance on 2 September 2020, and a month later, it appeared in the news. The Pakistan Island Development Authority Ordinance 2020''' appeared on the website of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs on the 2nd of the previous month. The 25-page ordinance provided for the development of islands off the coasts of Balochistan and Sindh. The Pakistan Island Development Authority was set up, with Imran Amin as its first chairman. The federal government intended to build modern cities on all these uninhabited islands off the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naya Pakistan Housing & Development Authority
Naya Pakistan Housing & Development Authority (NAPHDA) is a national construction organisation of the Government of Pakistan. NAPHDA is responsible for the planning, development, construction and management of real estate projects across the country. Lieutenant General Anwar Ali Hyder, HI(M) (Retd.) served as initial chairman of the NAPHDA. In March 2025, Captain (retd) Zafar Iqbal, DG of the Federal Government Employees Housing Authority (PGEHA) was appointed Chairman. History According to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), as of 2015 there was significant gap between housing demand and supply in major cities, with an estimated shortage of approximately 4.4 million units. This deficit was projected to worsen if then trends persisted, with the five largest cities in Pakistan expected to account for 78 percent of the overall housing deficit by 2035. In 2020, SBP estimated that the total housing deficit in 2020 stood at 10.3 million units, with urban areas facing a revised shor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federal Government Employees Housing Authority
Federal Government Employee Housing Authority (FGEHA) provides eligible Federal Government employees with quality affordable housing in major cities of Pakistan in a secure, healthy, and decent environment. Also working in partnership with the public and private sectors, the FGEHA provides families with housing choices and opportunities. The Federal Minister for Housing & Works, Riaz Hussain Pirzada is the Chairman of FGEHA Executive Board. The Director General of FGEHA is Capt.(R) Muhammad Zafar Iqba History Federal Government Employee Housing Authority (earlier FGE Housing) Foundation) was established as a cell in Ministry of Housing & Works in 1989. Later on, it was registered with the Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan as a Public Limited Company on 26th March 1990 under Companies Ordinance, 1984. The erstwhile FG Employees Housing Foundation has been established as Federal Government Employees Housing Authority through Ordinance promulgated on 12th July, 2019 by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Housing In Pakistan
Housing in Pakistan generally consists of three classes: '' pakka'' houses (/ ''pakkā'', ), which are made of strong materials like brick and cement; ''katchi'' houses ( ''kachē'', ), which are made of less-permanent materials such as thatch and bamboo; and semi-''pakka'' houses (these make up, which are a sort of mix of the ''pakka'' and ''katchi'' houses. Housing in Pakistan has always been insufficient due to a growing population (which is 241.49 million as per the 2023 Pakistani Census) and accelerated by urbanisation combined with the housing problem being low-priority in the eyes of the government. Housing is an important element of real estate in Pakistan. Housing shortage and deficit Urban areas were facing a shortage of 4.4 million housing units in 2010, while the population is expected to grow by 40 million in 2030. Furthermore, this shortage is expected to grow due to a shortfall of 270,000 housing units per year. In Pakistan, past trends indicate that the increas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
