Published on, Aug. 20 -- August 20, 2025 6:14 AM

Chief Minister of Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has launched a housing drive that stands out for its ambitious scale and remarkable speed of execution, reflecting her strong commitment to public welfare. Under Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar and its companion scheme Apni Zamin, the government has sought to align a deeply popular cause-secure housing for the poor-with a delivery mechanism designed to be visible, measurable, and fast. In doing so, she is attempting to distinguish her tenure from predecessors whose promises often collapsed under the weight of bureaucratic inertia and political overstatement.

The twin programmes mark a shift from merely providing constructed houses to addressing the deepe...