Minister for launching of low-cost housing scheme for poor.

KARACHI -- Sindh Minister for Human Settlements and Special Development Ghulam Murtaza Baloch has asked the concerned officers to identify the land at a suitable location for launching a low-cost housing scheme for poor people of the province.

He was presiding over a meeting of Sindh Katchi Abadies Authority here at his office on Thursday.

Secretary Human Settlements and Special Development Baqaullah Unar, SKKA Director General and regional directors also attended the meeting.

The meeting was informed that there were 1429 katchi abadies in Sindh, out of which 578 were in Karachi, 418 in Hyderabad, 87 in Mirpurkhas, 89 in Sukkur, 113 in Larkana, while 144 are in Shaheed Benazirabad.

It was further told that the total area of these settlements was almost 26,458 acres.

It was further disclosed that 467 settlements were such which were...