Governor houses, other heritage buildings: body formed to deliberate best public use

Prime Minister Imran Khan has constituted a 13-member committee headed by Federal Minister for National History & Literary Heritage Division, Shafqat Mahmood, to deliberate on various options to make the best possible public use of heritage buildings like Governor Houses and state guest houses, etc.
Spokesperson of the National History & Literary heritage Division Jamil Ahmed told media persons that the first meeting of the committee shall be held on Monday (27th August) in the National History & Literary heritage Division, Islamabad in which various options shall be discussed to make the best possible use of these old and historical buildings.
The Prime Minister in his maiden speech to the nation emphasized the need for taking austerity measures that affect the welfare of the nation. He specifically mentioned the need to utilize heritage buildings like Governor Houses, state guest houses, etc, for public use.
With this objective, he has set up a committee headed by the Federal Minister for National History & Literary heritage Division, Shafqat Mahmood and including a number of experts in the field of architecture, visual arts and designing, etc.
The minister soon after taking charge of the assignment held meeting with Secretary NH&LH Division and advised him to invite experts for the meeting.
The committee shall consist of the following members: Shafqat Mahmood, Minister for National History & Literary heritage Division, Chairman; Nayyar Ali Dada, architect (Lahore), member; Rashid Rana, artist (Lahore), member; Shamoom Sultan, businessman (Karachi), member; Omar Hasan, architect/ educator (Lahore), member; Faisal Khan, scientist (Peshawar), member; Omar Khan Afridi, retired civil servant (Peshawar), member; Naeem Safi, designer (Peshawar), member; Akram Dost Baloch, visual artist (Quetta), member; Muneeza Hashmi, media (Lahore), member; Adeela Suleman, visual artist (Karachi), member; Samar Ali Khan, architect (Karachi), member; Engineer Aamir Hasan, Secretary National History & Literary heritage Division, member.