KARACHI: Caretaker Home Minister Sindh Brig. Retd. Haris Nawaz, assuring Association of
Builders and Developers of Pakistan (ABAD) to wipe out land grabbing from Karachi, has said
that ABAD is playing important role in running more than seventy allied industries related to
construction industry and strengthening national economy.
He was addressing a meeting with ABAD members here on Saturday at ABAD House.
Chairman ABAD Asif Sumsum, Senior Vice Chairman Ibrahim Habib, Vice Chairman Zeeshan
Siddiqui, Chairman Southern Region Mustafa Shaikhani, former chairmen of ABAD, SSP East
Irfan Bahadur, SP Jamshed Town Alina Rajpar, other senior Police Officers and ABAD
members were present on this occasion.
The Minister said that members of ABAD are playing pivotal role for strengthening the national
economy and providing jobs to thousands people and they need all out support to continue their
construction activities for which provincial government is taking all possible steps. He said that
the only city of Pakistan Karachi is capable of supporting the economy and the government is
taking every step to bring back glory of Karachi. He said that the caretaker government is
cracking down on cross border smuggling of dollars.
The Minister said that caretaker government is busy to control law and order in Sindh, especially
street crime in Karachi is largely controlled and action against narcotics is being taken will full
force.
Addressing the gathering Chairman ABAD Asif Sumsum said that if Sindh Police did not give
sacrifice, construction industry in the city may have closed down during 2011 to 2013. He said
that despite the resource constraint and adverse situation the Sindh Police is doing their best in
Karachi.
He said that construction industry is considered as the back bone of the national economy and it
is providing thousands of jobs and homes to people of this country and supporting almost a
hundred allied industries. But, he lamented that hurdles are being created against the construction
industry. Approvals of construction projects are delayed deliberately and bye laws are changed
overnight through notifications, he said adding that investment in construction industry comes to
a halt due to unnecessary changing in bye laws.
Asif Sumsum said that construction industry is most effected when there is no law and order. He
said that assurance of Minister to provide peaceful environment to builders and developers is
appreciable and we hope that the next elected government will also follow this path.
Earlier, Senior Vice Chairman Ibrahim Habib welcomed guest for visiting ABAD House and
Vice chairman Zeeshan Siddiqui thanked the guest.
