PM orders survey to boost Apna Ghar Scheme

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has instructed provincial chief secretaries to carry out a detailed survey of properties that could be used as security for Apna Ghar Scheme loans, according to Dawn. He made the call at a meeting on the Access to Finance Plan 2026-2028, where he called cheap housing for lower and middle income groups the government's leading priority.

Officials briefed the meeting that the scheme has received 147,504 applications, of which 53,127 have been approved, with the approved loan value standing at Rs313.42 billion. Disbursements have reached Rs45.43bn across 8,739 applicants. A plot identification system is being built for mortgage eligibility, starting with Islamabad, and well-known housing developers will be brought into the process.

Bank lending to agriculture reached Rs1.268 trillion in August 2026, against a target of Rs2tr by June 2028. Lending to small and medium enterprises was Rs1.067tr as of August 2026, with the same June 2028 target. The Zarkhez-e app has drawn 35,838 loan applications, of which Rs7.35bn has been approved and Rs1.96bn disbursed.