'Affordable' housing scheme launched

CHITRAL, May 29: The Northern Citizen Community Board (NCCB) extended its housing scheme to Shotkoh (Singor area) of Chitral. Major M. Peerzada of Pakistan Army Engineering Corps was chief guest on the opening ceremony.  The chief guest also handed over legal documents and keys of houses to its owners. Former MPA and chairman NCCB Saeed Ahmad said this was the first housing scheme where the middle class people can get plots and construct houses through easy installment. He said some 61 houses consisting of 30 kanal were under construction at Shotkoh while some 65 houses were allotted at Danin area. Professor Muhammad Dost also hailed the scheme.—GH Fraooqui]]>