The Upper House of the Parliament on Wednesday passed the Defence Housing Authority Islamabad Bill, 2013 with the object of carrying out schemes and projects of land development for the welfare of the bereaved families of martyrs, war injured, disabled and other persons of the defence forces.
The bill was moved by Minister for Law and Justice Farooq H Naek, which was unanimously passed by the House. The National Assembly has already passed the bill. Now after signatures of President Asif Ali Zardari, it became law.