An Analytical Study of the Laws Relating to Housing Industry in Pakistan

The current article is an attempt to explore whether the present legal framework of Pakistan is capable enough to achieve the goal of housing for all or whether it needs to be strengthened and if needs to be strengthened how it should be amended. A large number of citizens in Pakistan are deprived of this basic necessity of life i.e. housing.

To suggest suitable amendments in the legal framework by making a critical analysis by which the weaker segment of the society can be provided the basic necessity of housing and how the goal of housing for all can be achieved in Pakistan. The current study adopts a qualitative research technique with special reference to critical analysis of the regulatory regime of the housing industry in Pakistan.

Different Acts, Treaties, International Conventions, Governing rules and regulations, case laws, and legal authorities have been explored as primary sources. Furthermore, a comparison is made between Pakistan domestic laws and the laws of international jurisdictions to suggest improvements in the domestic legal framework while following the international best practices.

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