ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Ishaq Dar Saturday chaired a meeting to discuss matters relating to completion of Kohsar Block (New Pakistan Secretariat) project and subsequent allocation of office space to different ministries and departments. According to a statement, the Housing and Works secretary and Public Works Department (PWD) director general told the minister that construction work had been substantially completed and efforts were afoot to finish the remaining work related to heating, ventilation and air-conditioning and installation of lifts by May 2017. The meeting was also briefed on various aspects of interior designing and partitioning of space for allocation to different departments. The minister directed officials concerned to expedite work on the project. He said a meeting of the Allotment Committee would be called soon to allocate space to different ministries so that they could plan their activities for shifting accordingly.