I understand where your coming from. I recently went house hunting in Multan and saw over 50 houses - nearly all of them were empty...and visited a lot of new development sites/societies again which were only 20% full. My point is our cities are expanding but we actually have a lot of houses and societies which are empty - this needs to be addressed otherwise we will end with a housing slump or ghosts towns as seen in Turkey.
Every Tom, Dick and Harry is putting their money into property - which has resulted in a massive housing boom. The government needs to introduce the green belt principle which is used in the UK and ensure that towns do not spread beyond what is necessary. The census should also be used to assess the housing issue.
I would even suggest that commercial units / factories which have been closed for years should be converted into housing to fulfill the housing need.
Would appreciate positive feedback
These new societies dont fill up in one day....
It takes years for areas to develop. It is normal for a housing society life.
The scale of things is different than what you or me hope in your mind. Different speeds for different stuff just like how we cant turn our GDP into a trillion in one night.
That should not be an issue.
Second... We're not a communist country.
Nobody has control over those factories or commercial units other than the property owners themselves, now what they want to do with it is up to them.
If you think theres a good money making chance, go for it.
Third, Yes.
We need the city govt authorities to set up town/city limits to control the lands worth, both in and out.
And only be expanded when the current area has developed to its full capacity.
Uncontrolled expansion is going to result in a economic crash for the field/area.