Peshawar: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan chaired 2nd meeting of land use and building control council in which formal approval was accorded to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Urban Policy 2030 along with its action plan. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has become first ever province across Pakistan having its own Urban Policy. Council also approved master plans for Mardan city, Wana urban areas (South Wazirstan) and urban areas of Miran Shah and Mir Ali (North Wazirstan).

Policy has been prepared by Urban Policy and Planning Unit and Sub-National Governance Programme after consultative effort spanning over 12 months.

Key components of urban policy include land use and floor area planning, affordable housing, economic an real estate development, municipal services and livability, traffic and mobility ease, tourism in cities and in Northern Zone, institutional capacity building to implement policy properly and strategic city management planning etc.

Published in The Daily National Courier, January, 19 2023

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