Pakistan, Oct. 6 -- Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Monday received the prestigious UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award for Punjab's flagship 'Apni Chhat, Apna Ghar' housing project at a ceremony held in Muscat, Oman.

The CM was presented the award at the historic Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre during a special ceremony marking World Habitat Day, where her arrival as a special state guest was warmly welcomed, said a handout issued here.

Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Anaclaudia Rossbach welcomed Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif and other participants at the ceremony.

As the chief minister received the Scroll of Honour Award, the hall reverberated with applause. She ...