Bilawal Bhutto realising dreams of the poor: Umar Rehman Malik
Abdullah Jan
Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Umar Rehman Malik this week said that PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was realising the dreams of the poor.
“People’s Housing Initiative is a game changer; transforming climate tragedy into opportunity, dignity, and empowerment. Under Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s leadership, PPP is bringing the vision of ‘Roti, Kapra aur Makan’ to life,” he said in a statement.
Umar Rehman Malik said 2.1 million homes, a million jobs, and historic land ownership for women is a powerful stride toward a happier, more prosperous, and resilient Pakistan where women are truly empowered with homes of their own.
Earlier, Bilawal posted on X that he spent a day doing “what I love most, meeting the incredible beneficiaries of the People’s Housing Initiative. This is the largest housing project in the world for victims of climate catastrophe, with 2.1 million homes under construction.”
He added: “The initiative will create up to a million jobs, fuelling economic recovery alongside humanitarian support. And by granting land ownership to women in each household, we’ve achieved the largest asset transfer in Pakistan’s history since land reforms, empowering generations to come.”
Bilawal Bhutto visited several villages in Hyderabad district to inspect the houses constructed by the provincial government under its Sindh People’s Housing for Flood Affectees (SPHF) initiative.
Accompanied by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and others, Bilawal Bhutto reviewed the basic facilities available at the sites and distributed ownership certificates to the beneficiaries.
Speaking on the occasion, he said that the PPP-led government had not only fulfilled its promise of rebuilding homes for flood survivors but taken a transformative step by awarding ownership rights in the name of women from the affected families — ensuring that an entire generation is empowered to move forward.
He said that a large number of houses had been completed, and these homes had now become valuable economic assets for the flood-affected families.
“These homes will now be a great asset for you, an economic asset. You will be able to pass them on to your children in the future. These houses and this roof over your heads will remain yours forever — no one will be able to take them away from you,” he said.
