At the top of Pakistan’s property ladder sits the army, which has developed vast housing estates in all major cities. One army-run estate in Lahore was designed for the families of disabled soldiers or soldiers killed in service. But Mr. Sharif serves in Saudi Arabia as the head of some vague force that will supposedly rid us of terrorism. Before he was elected prime minister, Mr. Khan promised to build five million low-cost houses if he came to power. A special federal commission was set up (after Mr. Khan took office) just for the purpose of regularizing that arrangement.

Source: New York Times May 28, 2019 05:26 UTC