Pakistan, June 3 -- A National Assembly standing committee has recommended legislation to establish a Federal Government Real Estate Management Authority, aimed at improving the management and economic utilisation of state-owned properties across Pakistan.

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The recommendation was made during a meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat, chaired by Malik Ibrar Ahmad. The committee unanimously approved the proposed bill without amendments and forwarded it for passage by the National Assembly.

Members of the committee highlighted concerns over widespread encroachments on government land and the failure of many public entities to generate adequat...