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Since Pakistan is one of the most environmentally-threatened countries, the prime minister wants vertical construction of buildings and more green spaces.

Islamabad (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 2nd March, 2019) Prime Minister Imran Khan is back in business after tensions have somewhat diffused with India.

Taking to Twitter, the prime minister gave his vision for the future cities of Pakistan.

Since Pakistan is one of the most environmentally-threatened countries, the prime minister wants vertical construction of buildings and more green spaces.

“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.

In his second tweet, he raised concern over how arable land is being used by housing societies, threatening food security in future.

He said that he will soon table laws to allow construction of high-rise buildings.

“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,” he said.