Construction & Real Estate

  In the quickly transforming commercial world, houses are no more just places offering shelter to mankind but it is becoming a serious issue to meet the affordable housing due to the changes in the traditional economic base of communities, population increases, changes in the number of units in the housing stocks, and the rising costs of new construction. In the altered situation, houses have become more and more significant …

  Hike in steel price may stall construction activity Utilization of Public Sector Development Program (PSPD) spending announced in Federal Budget 2014-15 worth Rs525billion, up 24 percent compared to previous one, is crucial for growth not only of the cement industry but other 48 industries allied to construction industry. However, it is important to mention that on one hand the implementation of development plan will help construction activity and allied …

  The absence of infrastructure is the single most important reason that discourages investment in the industrial sector development in Balochistan. It is the most backward province, which is also far behind from other provinces in road sector development. The province has a road network comprising about 25,099 kilometers, which is less than that of the other provinces. The existing road network in Balochistan is in a dire need of …

  Slums continue to increase in Pakistan’s major cities and towns as the property prices keep going up and there is no check hence major townships in the country have been converting into the slums home, to say precisely. It is unaffordable for common man to buy a property for his residence and if one resorts to banks for loan, the mark up on such loans is so high that …

  Karachi is the financial capital of Pakistan with most businesses, banks, various companies in the financial sector calling Karachi home. Being the business hub for Pakistan, it is estimated that at least 50,000 people a month travel to Karachi from various small towns and cities seeking jobs. Karachi is also the epic centre for various construction activities both commercial and residential. Karachi accounts for 54 per cent of the …

  The policy makers have once again realized the important of home, which is one of the basic needs of every individual in a civilized society as every one desire to have a decent place that is ones’ own house. However is painful to see that this genuine need remains a dream for millions of the people primarily due to economic disparity and unjust distribution of resources that has rendered …

  A major reason behind the rapid growth and expansion of slums around major cities in Pakistan is the skyrocketing prices of real estate. It is unaffordable for common man to buy a property for his residence. If one resorts to banks for loan, the mark-up on such loans is so high that he/she finds it almost impossible to payback the borrowed money. This dismal situation is promoting and encouraging …

  In November 2014, Pakistan and China signed 19 agreements and Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) to further boost the bilateral ties between the two countries in various fields, including energy and basic infrastructure sectors. Earlier a meeting between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his Chinese counterpart was held in Beijing where both the leaders discussed bilateral relations and the regional situation. The agreements signed between the two countries include solar …

  The use of below-par steel products appeared to be a major reason behind hundreds of deaths caused by a devastating earthquake that rattled Philippines’s island provinces of Bohol and Cebu on October 15, 2013. At least 222 people were reported killed and over 970 others wounded in the calamity, masterly, because of the collapsed building structures. Karachi too is believed to have gathered all the odds that, someday, may …

  Pakistan Ship Breakers Association (PSBA) welcomed the government’s decision to impose 15% Regulatory Duty (RD) on the import of all steel billets, steel bars and wire rods at a time when the country’s steel industry is trying its survival in the face of international competition. Steel melters, ship breakers and large scale re-rollers had approached the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), and relevant ministries on the rising difference between …