Builders, developers stop work on all projects in protest

Builders, developers stop work on all projects in protest

KARACHI: Builders and developers have announced to stop construction work on all their projects from Friday, November 26, 2021 against the declaration of null and void to approved projects.

Mohsin Shekhani, Chairman, Association of Builders and Developers Pakistan (ABAD) in a statement said that work at all the approval projects in Karachi will stop functioning.

“Despite the approvals of the buildings and projects from all the government agencies they stand null and void,” he said.

He urged the government to tell the builders and developers, who are the final authority from the get approval.

Shekhani said that ABAD is against the illegal encroachments and illegal constructions. “Illegal projects if constructed it is a duty of government agencies to check and give NoC,” he added.

ABAD is following approvals strictly. But despite approvals and getting permission the moves to shatter the confidence of the people, he added.

“We are backstabbing the overseas Pakistani and local investors who have invested millions of rupees,” he said. Confidence of Overseas and local investors would be perturbed, he added.

From Friday work at projects in Karachi, Hyderabad and other cities will be halted, he announced.

Slowly the work in other parts of the countries will also be stopped, Shekhani added.