PM shares vision on future cities

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday shared his vision for future cities, allowing buildings to rise vertically and allow for more green spaces as Pakistan is one of the most environmentally-threatened countries.He said that the government was in the process of making laws to ensure construction of buildings as per international safety standards. In messages on social media, the prime minister wrote that avoiding large sprawling built-up areas would also allow easier provision of amenities to our urban dwellers. “My vision for our future cities: to allow buildings to rise vertically & allow for more green spaces as Pak is one of the most environmentally-threatened countries. Avoiding large sprawling built-up areas will also allow easier provision of amenities to our urban dwellers,” he wrote.Another tweet, he said, “Our arable land is being eaten up by housing societies and has grave consequences for our food security in the future. Also, we are in the process of making laws to allow buildings, built to international safety standards, to go as high as in other cities across the world”.

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