Construction & Real Estate

  Upto 30 to 35pc regulatory duty on steel products required to provide level-playing field to local industry While the influx of Chinese steel in the country is hurting the local industry, the widening price difference is also causing surge in imports. Not only the private sector, but the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) is also facing a stiff challenge due to Chinese imports. The PSM is finding it very difficult …

  Pakistan has seen a surge in imported steel products including steel billets, bars, wire rods and flat sheets. Approximately 250,000 tons of steel billets, bars and wire rods were imported in 2014, which posted a 40% increase over the quantity imported in 2013. These steel products are being used in critical applications in the country’s infrastructure such as high-rise buildings, bridges, and dams. Since Pakistan occupies a dangerous position …

  The importance of Pak-China cooperation in infrastructure development can be best understood if one goes through the Indian opposition of Chinese support for Gwadar port. Although, India itself is helping Iran in construction of Chabahar port, located at a distance of around 70 kilometers from Gwadar. It seems that India is fully aware of the fact that Pakistan offers the shortest and cost effective route to Central Asia via …

  Heavy taxes may stall investment in real estate sector Interview with Mohammad Hanif Gohar – Chairman, Association of Builders & Developers of Pakistan  (ABAD)   Profile Mohammad Hanif Gohar is the Chairman of Gohar Group of Companies since 1988. He is a man of exemplary vision and enterprise, having led the Group for three decades, to international shores and having proven the competency and capabilities of the Pakistani housing, …

  Interview with Mr. Tufail Ahmed Sheikh – COO, Safe Mix Concrete Ltd Profile Mr. Tufail Ahmed Sheikh is currently serving Safe Mix Concrete Limited in the capacity of Chief Operating Officer. He has an extensive experience of ready mix concrete industry spanning an appreciable period of over nine years. He also has to credit a couple of years’ experience of working as Marketing Manager in Dewaan Salman Fiber Limited …

  Saudi Pak Real Estate Limited takes great pride in launching its project of Saudi Pak Houses at Paragon City, Burki Road, Lahore. Saudi Pak Real Estate Limited is the wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Pak Industrial and Agricultural Investment Company Limited (Saudi Pak). Established in 1981, Saudi Pak is a joint venture between the Government of Islamic Republic of Pakistan and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It enjoys strong and …

  Interview with Saad Muhammad Arshed Malik – MD, Lamudi-Pakistan Saad Arshed Malik, Managing Director Lamudi-Pakistan while giving an overview of the vision and scope of Lamudi especially in the property and real estate sector said that Lamudi’s vision is to bring ease of access to people wherever they are in Pakistan in terms of property searching. Our objective is to help individuals in the property markets to find their …