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'''Housing in Pakistan''' generally consists of three classes: '']'' houses ({{lang|hi|पक्का}}/{{lang|ur|پکّا}} ''pakkā'', {{lit|"ripe"}}), which are made of strong materials like brick and cement; ''katchi'' houses ({{lang|ur|کچی}} ''kachē'', {{lit|"unripe, semi-made, unsure"}}), which are made of less-permanent materials such as ] and ]; and semi-''pakka'' houses (these make up, which are a sort of mix of the ''pakka'' and ''katchi'' houses.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Pakistan - Housing|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Pakistan/Housing|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-21|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|archive-date=2021-07-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724043138/https://www.britannica.com/place/Pakistan/Housing}}</ref> Housing in Pakistan has always been insufficient due to a growing population (which is 241.49 million as per the ])<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-07 |title=Pakistan’s population soars to 241.49mln in digital census 2023 |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2023/08/07/pakistans-population-soars-to-241-49mln-in-digital-census-2023/ |access-date=2023-09-30 |language=en-US}}</ref> and accelerated by urbanisation combined with the housing problem being low-priority in the eyes of the government.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Story|first=Pakistan's Growth|date=2019-03-28|title=The Case of Affordable Housing|url=https://devpakblog.com/2019/03/28/the-case-of-affordable-housing/|access-date=2021-07-21|website=Pakistan's Growth Story|language=en|archive-date=2021-07-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721155403/https://devpakblog.com/2019/03/28/the-case-of-affordable-housing/|url-status=live}}</ref> Housing is an important element of ].
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== Housing shortage and deficit ==
] '''Low Cost Housing in Pakistan''' was initially based on the concept of providing ] to the ], without making enormous ]s. It was pioneered by ], a start-up construction company, that launched the "Low Cost Housing Society" in ] during the ].
Urban areas were facing a shortage of 4.4 million housing units in 2010, while the population is expected to grow by 40 million in 2030.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How to manage urban growth in Pakistan|url=https://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia/how-manage-urban-growth-pakistan|access-date=2021-07-21|website=blogs.worldbank.org|language=en|archive-date=2021-07-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721160608/https://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia/how-manage-urban-growth-pakistan|url-status=live}}</ref> Furthermore, this shortage is expected to grow due to a shortfall of 270,000 housing units per year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Affordable Housing in Pakistan|url=https://www.reall.net/data-dashboard/pakistan/|access-date=2021-07-21|website=Reall—Affordable Housing Charity|language=en-GB|archive-date=2021-07-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721160912/https://www.reall.net/data-dashboard/pakistan/|url-status=live}}</ref> In Pakistan, past trends indicate that the increase in housing stock (146 percent increase) lagged far behind the population growth (209 percent increase) during 1960-1998, leading to overcrowding in housing units. The growth of housing in urban areas was far more rapid as compared to rural areas; 253 percent and 115 percent respectively. The habitation density level equals more than three people per room, which is significantly higher than the tolerable crowding level proposed by the ]; 1.4 to 2.0 individuals per room.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Haq|first=Ms. Rashida|title=Quantity and Quality of Housing Conditions|url=https://bisp.gov.pk/SiteImage/Misc/files/Quantity-and-Quality.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=24 July 2021|website=]|archive-date=4 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704100224/https://bisp.gov.pk/SiteImage/Misc/files/Quantity-and-Quality.pdf}}</ref> Urban crowding, specifically, has been accelerated by people from less-developed rural areas moving to cities to achieve better qualities of life.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-03-18|title=How do we solve the housing crisis in Pakistan?|url=https://nation.com.pk/18-Mar-2019/how-do-we-solve-the-housing-crisis-in-pakistan|access-date=2021-07-24|website=The Nation|language=en|archive-date=2019-05-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503172048/https://nation.com.pk/18-Mar-2019/how-do-we-solve-the-housing-crisis-in-pakistan|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Housing finance in Pakistan ==
Al Azam built very low-priced ]- as well as ] accommodations in Karachi and ], using the ] system. It managed to keep prices down, without sacrificing quality, by:
Housing financing is an important driver of housing in Pakistan and many banks are offering loans for house construction.<ref>{{Citation |last=Malik |first=Sana |title=Appraisal of Housing Finance in Pakistan for Low-Income Groups: Concepts and Processes |date=2022 |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-88881-7_17 |work=Accessible Housing for South Asia: Needs, Implementation and Impacts |pages=297–308 |editor-last=Kundu |editor-first=Amitabh |access-date=2023-10-01 |place=Cham |publisher=Springer International Publishing |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-3-030-88881-7_17 |isbn=978-3-030-88881-7 |last2=Roosli |first2=Ruhizal |editor2-last=Ponce Dentinho |editor2-first=Tomaz |editor3-last=Magsi |editor3-first=Habibullah |editor4-last=Basu |editor4-first=Kanika}}</ref>
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During the ], Rukunuddin Construction Company followed Al Azam's footstep. The company, which was formed by a retired ] from the Pakistan Works Department (PWD), also introduced low-cost ] housing units, in addition to their regular low-priced apartments. The quality and safety of their units, however, were generally viewed as inferior.
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== See also ==
Maymar, another ] company, entered the market in the late 70s, with residential apartments and housing units that were probably the best ever built, and they were highly successful. As demand for better housing accommodation increased, Maymar moved ], leaving behind the low-cost housing sector.


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Construction firms, such as Cellrock and Abidi, entered the industry in the early ] to focus on low-cost prefabricated housing units. As the quality of their construction was substandard, these efforts proved unsuccessful, causing serious financial losses.
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The construction industry began to mushroom towards the end of the '70s. Most of the new companies joined the industry merely to make a quick profit, without regards for the ] and ] of their buildings. Monthly installments were also too costly for most of the general public. As a result of ] ] practices, public confidence in low-cost housing projects suffered after some low-cost buildings collapsed, due to poor construction and thieving of construction materials.
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* Daily Times (Sunday, November 24, 2002)
Firms such as Al Azam are nowadays very rare, as most construction firms still preoccupy themselves with traditional outdated modes of construction. As the general public becomes increasingly knowledgeable and affluent, housing and construction are increasingly focusing on high -end and high-quality deluxe housing, where profits are also better. Today, low-cost housing are largely confined to remote city and town areas, and are largely managed by the ].
* © 2007 Associated Press of Pakistan

* by Nadir Mansoor et al.
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A square full of middle-class apartment buildings in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi.
A square full of middle-class apartment buildings in Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi.

Housing in Pakistan generally consists of three classes: pakka houses (पक्का/پکّا pakkā, lit. '"ripe"'), which are made of strong materials like brick and cement; katchi houses (کچی kachē, lit. '"unripe, semi-made, unsure"'), which are made of less-permanent materials such as thatch and bamboo; and semi-pakka houses (these make up, which are a sort of mix of the pakka and katchi houses. Housing in Pakistan has always been insufficient due to a growing population (which is 241.49 million as per the 2023 Pakistani Census) and accelerated by urbanisation combined with the housing problem being low-priority in the eyes of the government. Housing is an important element of real estate in Pakistan.

Housing shortage and deficit

Urban areas were facing a shortage of 4.4 million housing units in 2010, while the population is expected to grow by 40 million in 2030. Furthermore, this shortage is expected to grow due to a shortfall of 270,000 housing units per year. In Pakistan, past trends indicate that the increase in housing stock (146 percent increase) lagged far behind the population growth (209 percent increase) during 1960-1998, leading to overcrowding in housing units. The growth of housing in urban areas was far more rapid as compared to rural areas; 253 percent and 115 percent respectively. The habitation density level equals more than three people per room, which is significantly higher than the tolerable crowding level proposed by the United Nations; 1.4 to 2.0 individuals per room. Urban crowding, specifically, has been accelerated by people from less-developed rural areas moving to cities to achieve better qualities of life.

Housing finance in Pakistan

Housing financing is an important driver of housing in Pakistan and many banks are offering loans for house construction.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pakistan - Housing". Encyclopedia Britannica. Archived from the original on 2021-07-24. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  2. "Pakistan's population soars to 241.49mln in digital census 2023". 2023-08-07. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  3. Story, Pakistan's Growth (2019-03-28). "The Case of Affordable Housing". Pakistan's Growth Story. Archived from the original on 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  4. "How to manage urban growth in Pakistan". blogs.worldbank.org. Archived from the original on 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  5. "Affordable Housing in Pakistan". Reall—Affordable Housing Charity. Archived from the original on 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  6. Haq, Ms. Rashida. "Quantity and Quality of Housing Conditions" (PDF). Benazir Income Support Programme. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  7. "How do we solve the housing crisis in Pakistan?". The Nation. 2019-03-18. Archived from the original on 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  8. Malik, Sana; Roosli, Ruhizal (2022), Kundu, Amitabh; Ponce Dentinho, Tomaz; Magsi, Habibullah; Basu, Kanika (eds.), "Appraisal of Housing Finance in Pakistan for Low-Income Groups: Concepts and Processes", Accessible Housing for South Asia: Needs, Implementation and Impacts, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 297–308, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-88881-7_17, ISBN 978-3-030-88881-7, retrieved 2023-10-01
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