KARACHI: Association of Builders and Developers of Pakistan (ABAD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Military Lands and Cantonments (ML&C) Karachi region to promote construction industry, a national daily reported on Friday.
The MoU was signed by ABAD Chairman Mohsin Sheikhani and ML&C Karachi Region Director Adil Rafi Siddiqui at the Cantonment Board of Clifton’s office. ML&C DG Maj-Gen Syed Hasnat Amir said that with the active participation and consultations of ABAD, unified building bylaws and one window operation have been unveiled. The decided procedures would be effective from Aug 14, 2020.
He also said that ML&C Karachi Region is the first authority to unveil unified building bylaws in line with suggestions of ABAD and building bylaws of Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) and Lahore Development Authority (LDA).
He said the sole purpose of MoU with ABAD is to promote the construction industry by facilitating builders and developers. Maj-Gen Hasnat said after the beginning of one window operation, no government department would blackmail builders and developers.
ABAD chairman Mohsin Sheikhani said almost all countries are giving due attention to the construction industry because this is the only industry which can generate thousands of jobs and immense growth to GDP as when the construction industry booms, more than 70 allied industries are also running in full swing.
He lamented that no attention has been given to the construction industry in Pakistan since the last 70 years and added that ABAD was demanding digitalization and one window operation for the construction industry for many years.
