Infrastructure Development in Pakistan

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Sukkur-Multan section of KLM worth Rs 259.35 billion
OPPORTUNITIES | ADMIN | JULY 4, 2014 9:36 AM



Executive Committee of National Economic Council chaired by the Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has approved 12 projects worth Rs 440 billion, including Rs 259.353 billion for the construction of Sukkur-Multan section of Karachi-Lahore Motorway (KLM). An official said that some additional projects, which were not on the agenda, were also taken up by the meeting.

The ECNEC approved Rs 6.499 billion for the acquisition of land for establishment of free trade zone at Gwadar. The meeting was told that 2281 acres of land would be acquired for the establishment of a free trade zone at the Gwadar port; out of which 1627 acres of land would be acquired from private land owners. The Finance Minister directed that Planning Development and Reform Division should monitor physical progress as well as the results that these projects envisaged to achieve.

Dar said that submission of the PC-4 must be a regular exercise. The meeting was informed that 10 percent cost of Karachi-Lahore Motorway (KLM) Project”s construction of Sukkur-Multan section (387 km) would be provided through Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) and the rest of cost would come as credit financing through government of China. The project will be completed by 2017; its executing agency is NHA. The project envisages construction of a 387 km-long, six-lanes Sukkur-Multan section of 1148 km Karachi-Lahore Motorway, including the construction of bridges, interchanges, nullahs etc.

The ECNEC also approved the project for land acquisition, affected properties” compensation and relocation of utilities for construction of 959km Karachi-Lahore Motorway (KLM) with a rationalised cost of Rs 51 billion. The ECNEC approved the raising of Balochistan Constabulary project at a rationalized cost of Rs 5.146 billion with an FEC (Foreign Exchange Component) of Rs 200 million to assist police and district administration in maintenance of law and order in Balochistan by recruiting 6,000 additional personnel and merging 4,000 reserve police men to make 10,000-strong force of Balochistan constabulary.

9,700 projects completed by ERRA for Earthquake affectees
OPPORTUNITIES | ADMIN | JULY 7, 2014 7:23 AM


The Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) has so far completed 0.6 million houses and around 9,700 other projects to facilitate quake-hit communities of 2005 earthquake.
These were completed out of total 14,513 projects planned for rehabilitation of affected persons.
ERRA sources said currently over 3,100 projects are under various stages of construction whereas about 1700 projects have not yet been launched due to funds shortage. It has been decided that projects having progress of more than 50 percent should be assigned priority.
The sources said the funds allocated by government of Pakistan were Rs.98.24 billion of which Rs. 59.48 billion were spent by foreign donors and sponsors on their projects and added ERRA facilitated and monitored their completion.
Moreover, in Rural Housing Programme international consortium provided Rs. 76 billion for reconstruction of about 600,000 houses as the funds utilization was under their supervision.
The success of the Programme was recognized by United Nations through prestigious Sasakawa Award.
The sources said the ERRA is holding ISO certification for the transparency of functioning and systems.

KPK review Rs81bn NHA projects in progress
OPPORTUNITIES | ADMIN | JUNE 20, 2014 10:17 AM


Federal Minister for Communications Dr. Arbab Alamgir Khan Khalil has said that work on construction projects worth 81 billion rupees is going on under NHA in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

He said that the country’s economy depends much on the commercial traffic plying on these roads and 260.000 kilometers of the highways network is under the NHA.

He expressed these views in his introductory remarks during a high level meeting, chaired by Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Barrister Syed Masood Kausar, convened to review ongoing development projects under NHA in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The meeting was also attended by Chairman NHA Syed Muhammad Ali Gardezi, Additional Secretary Communications Amjad Nazeer, Provincial Secretary C&W Zahid Arif, concerned officials of NHA and representatives of the provincial government.

Arbab Alamgir Khan told the Governor KP that out of these important construction projects, the Luwari Tunnel is the most important which will be completed with a sum of Rs18 billion and 43 % of these projects have already been completed, whereas for the rest of the projects, the Prime Minister has approved Rs2 billion more.

The Minister said that the 32-km long Peshawar Northern Bypass will be completed with a sum of Rs19 billion and its first phase will be opened for traffic in April this year.

He also told that Khushalgarh Bridge will be completed with a cost of Rs1.5 billion and similarly, Mansehra-Burhan Expressway will cost a huge sum of 45 billion rupees; work on its first phase is ongoing and this is being constructed with the aid of Asian Development Bank.

He said that payment under land acquisition has already been made to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, however, we need another 500 million rupees for this project, he said.

The Federal Minister categorically denied the impression that any funds allocated for projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been shifted to any other province and said that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been given its due share of funds under the Public Sector Development Program.

Arbab Alamgir Khan said that the Ministry of Communications is planning a number of other development projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

On this occasion, the Governor KP Barrister Syed Masood Kausar, while talking to the participants, appreciated the efforts of Arbab Alamgir Khan in ensuring completion of development projects in the country in general and in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in particular and said that Arbab Alamgir Khan is the only Minister who is making hectic efforts for completion of all these projects in time.

The Chairman told the Governor that the Peshawar-Torkham Highway is being constructed with a sum of 4 billion rupees. The Chairman told the Governor that works on 11 mega projects is going on in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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Naluchi Bridge, Muzafarrabad

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Second shipment of 20 rail engines arrive Karachi seaport

KARACHI: The second shipment of twenty railway engines for Pakistan Railways has been unloaded at the seaport here, Geo News reported.

Railway officials told that in all 58 railway engines were purchased from China, whose second shipment has now arrived in Pakistan. Officials said that out of the 20 engines 18 have already been unloaded from the ship on the rail track.

Following completion of the legal formalities at the port, Railways department would get the engines cleared and acquire its possession within two/three days.

 

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everything is tyota
how many car companies u guys have their??
i guess tyota is a boom over pakistani market
do u guys have refurbished option like bangladesh or all are new?


btw @Topic nice pics i sea good development going on there new airport and metro

 

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Renovated Mehran Park, Hyderabad

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Danyor bridge, Karakoram Highway

 

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Roads in Islamabad

Kalma Chowk, Lahore

Dadar Valley, Mansehra

 

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everything is tyota
how many car companies u guys have their??
i guess tyota is a boom over pakistani market
do u guys have refurbished option like bangladesh or all are new?


btw @Topic nice pics i sea good development going on there new airport and metro

yupe there are many Toyota running here as well as Suzuki.. Toyota Honda and Suzuki assembles in Pakistan watch
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everything is tyota
how many car companies u guys have their??
i guess tyota is a boom over pakistani market
do u guys have refurbished option like bangladesh or all are new?


btw @Topic nice pics i sea good development going on there new airport and metro

Pakistan is an emerging market for automobiles and automotive parts offers immense business and investment

opportunities. The total contribution of Auto industry to GDP in 2007 is 2.8% which is likely to increase up to 5.6% in the next 5 years. Total gross sales of automobiles in Pakistan were Rs.214billion in 2006-07 or $2.67 billion. The industry paid Rs.63 billion cumulative taxes in 2007-08 that the government has levied on automobiles.There are 500 auto-parts manufacturers in the country that supply parts to original equipment manufacturers (PAMA members). Auto sector presently, contributes 16% to the manufacturing sector which also is expected to increase 25% in the next 7 years, as compared to 6.7 percent during 2001-02.Vehicles’ manufacturers directly employ over 192,000 people with a total investment of over $ 1.5 billion. Currently, there are around 82 vehicles’ assemblers in the industry producing passengers cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, buses, tractors and 2/3 wheelers. The auto policy is geared up to make an investment of $ 4.09 billion in the next five years thus, making a target of half a million cars per annum achievable.


Government of Pakistan had undertaken two major initiatives in the form of National Trade Corridor Improvement Program (NTCIP) and Auto Industry Development Program (AIDP) for the development of the automotive industry in Pakistan.

Engineering Development Board (EDB) is actively implementing the AIDP to increase the GDP contribution of the automotive sector to 5.6%, boost car production capacity to half a million units as well as attract an investment of US$ 3 billion and reach an auto export target of US$ 650 million.

Automotive engineering is a driving force of large scale manufacturing, contributing US$ 3.6 billion to the national economy and engaging over 192,000 people in direct employment.

The Auto parts manufacturing is $ 0.96 billion per annum. The demand for auto parts is highest in the motor cycle industry which is 60%, then is for cars which constitutes to 22% and the rest 18% is consumed by trucks, buses & tractors. This demand is met by Imports which caters 22% while the remaining 78% is supplied by the local manufacturers.

Due to the increase in demand for sophisticated machinery, the government has allowed duty free import of raw

Honda Civic

material, sub components, components assemblies for manufacturers & assemblers. Total import bill of machinery stands at $2.195 billion in the current fiscal year of 2007-08 which is 12.77% higher than that of the preceding year.

The impressive growth in the machine tools and automation sector is directly proportional to the growth of the automotive industry which has become the fastest growing industry of Pakistan and contributes $3.6 billion annually to the country’s GDP.

The aftermarket for spares has also witnessed immense expansion over the same period, with imported parts playing an important role in meeting local demand. The spare parts market is given further impetus by a total vehicle population of approximately 5.4 million

Pakistan has the second highest number of CNG-powered vehicles in the world with more than 1.55 million cars and passenger buses, constituting 24% of total vehicles in Pakistan with improved fuel efficiency and conforming to the latest environment regulations.

According to Government Board of Investment,

Automotive Industry No of UnitsNumber2001-022002-032003-042004-052005-062006-072007-082007-08
Cars5164,00040,60162,89399,263126,817160,642176,016164,71084,308
Jeeps2------3,2981,590932
Light Vehicles432,5008,49112,17414,08923,61329,58119,67221,354
Trucks517,5001,1411,9542,0223,2044,5184,4104,9933,135
Buses53,90010991,3401,3801,7628259931,146662
Tractors350,00024,33126,50136,10343,74649,43954,61053,60759,968
Motor Cycles55733,000133,334176,591327,446571,145744,875839,2241,057,751493,592

VISION 2012: The Future of Pakistan Auto Industry

Product2007-8VISION 2012
Cars (nos.)164,710500,000
2 wheelers1.06 million1.7 million
Investment (Billion)98225
Contribution to GDP (%)2.85.6
Contribution to manufacturing sector (%)1625
Direct Employment192,000500,000
Gross sales turn over (Billion)214600

Decline in Sales and Revenue

Unfortunately, the recent downward trend in auto sales (cars + LCVs) continued as auto sales stood at 27,034 units for July-September 2008, showing a decline of 44 percent year-on-year, the data released by Pakistan Automobiles Manufacturers Association (PAMA) shows. (Link)

Automobile grew from 2001-2007, the industry and the government of Pakistan fixed a target of over half million units’ production by the year 2011-12 that now seems out of reach. The industry slightly fell short to achieve the targeted productions in 2006-07 when 1,95,688 cars were manufactured against a target of 2,26,620 units. However, there was some growth in production that year. In 2007-08 the production declined to 1,87,634 units against a projected target of 2,66,543 units. In the current fiscal year they said the production is expected to decline to 1,50,107 units that are half the projected target of 3,13,486 units.

Despite an additional levy of 5 per cent excise duty, the revenues from automobile sector would decline by over 25 per cent this year due to declining demand. The industry paid Rs.63 billion cumulative taxes that the government has levied on automobiles. This year, despite additional duty the sector would hardly contribute Rs50 billion in the national exchequer.
Automobile Manufacturers and Vendors concerns
Automobile manufacturers and auto-parts’ vendors have warned the government that despite an additional levy of 5

Chevrolet Assembly Port Qasim

per cent excise duty, the revenues from automobile sector would decline by over 25 per cent this year due to declining demand.

The Pakistan Association of Auto Parts and Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM) and Pakistan Automobile Manufacturers Association (PAMA) in a joint presentation have suggested various steps that should be taken by the government to arrest the slowdown in sales. The two associations appealed to the government to withdraw the 5 per cent excise duty on cars and impose a ban on import of used parts instead of allowing their import after imposing 30 per cent redemption duty.

They asked the government to place stringent checks on auto-parts imported commercially or as semi knock out kits. They proposed the introduction of non-tariff measures to curb the import of parts that are being manufactured in Pakistan. They pointed out that the 50 per cent duty has failed to stop the import of these parts as the import prices are easily manipulated by the importers. Moreover, import under SRO 63 attracting 50 per cent duty should not be allowed under FBR’s CARE system. They have also appealed for special incentives for the auto sector including lower mark-up on loans and a waiver of 35 per cent L/C margin.

The two associations pointed out that investment in the automobile sector has frozen at Rs98 billion and is expected to remain at the same level by 2011-12.

Honda Atlas Cars Pakistan Ltd

Honda Atlas Cars Pakistan Limited is a joint venture between Honda Motor Company Limited Japan, and the Atlas

Group of Companies, Pakistan. The company was incorporated on November 1992 and joint venture agreement was signed on August 1993. The ground breaking ceremony was held on April 17, 1993 and within a record time of 11 months, construction and erection of machinery was completed. The first car rolled off the assembly line on May 26, 1994. Official inauguration was done by President of Pakistan, Sardar Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari. Mr Kawamoto, President of Honda Motor Company Limited Japan was also present to grace the occasion. The company is listed on Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad Stock Exchanges. In July 1994, car bookings started at six dealerships in Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad. Since then the Dealerships Network has expanded and now the company has sixteen 3S (Sales, Service and Spare Parts) and thirty 2S (Service and Spare Parts) Pitstops network in all major cities of Pakistan. Since the commencement of production in 1994, the company has produced and sold more than 150,000 cars till Oct, 2008. All dealerships are constructed in accordance with the standards defined by Honda World over.

Indus Motor Company

Indus Motor Company (IMC) is a joint venture between the House of Habib, Toyota Motor Corporation Japan (TMC), Daihatsu Motor Company Ltdvehicles in Pakistan through its dealership network. The company was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in December 1989 and started commercial production in May 1993. The shares of company are quoted on the stock exchanges of Pakistan. Toyota Motor Corporation and Toyota Tsusho Corporation have 25 % stake in the company equity. IMC’s production facilities are located at Port Bin Qasim Industrial Zone near Karachi in an area measuring over 105 acres. Indus Motor company’s plant is the only manufacturing site in the world where both Toyota and Daihatsu brands are being manufactured. IMC’s Product line includes 6 variants of the newly introduced Toyota Corolla, Toyota Hilux Single Cabin 4×2 and 4 versions of Daihatsu Cuore.

Altis

Toyota Tsusho Corporation Japan (TTC) for assembling, progressive manufacturing and marketing of Toyota vehicles in Pakistan since July 01, 1990. IMC is engaged in sole distributorship of Toyota.

Pak Suzuki Motor Company

Pak Suzuki Motor Company Ltd (PSMCL), established as a joint venture between Suzuki Motor Corporation of Japan (SMC) and Pakistan Automobile Corporation (PACO) Govt. of Pakistan in 1983. Started commercial operations with production (S.O.P.) of Suzuki FX in 1984. In 1992, started production of MARGALLA at new Plant. In 1997, started production of 1300cc BALENO replacing Margalla. In 2001, launched the CNG version of MEHRAN, RAVI and BOLAN. By 2005 capacity expansion up to 80,000 vehicles per year were completed. In 2006, capacity expansion up to 120,000 vehicles per year was completed and production of 1300cc/1600cc car LIANA and BALENO commenced. In 2007, the third

phases of capacity expansion up to 150,000 vehicles per year were completed. Amalgamation of Suzuki Motorcycle Pakistan Ltd into Pak Suzuki Motor Company Ltd took place and new land of 120 acres was acquired for further expansion adjacent to current plant. In 2008, the company started exporting Suzuki LIANA to Bangladesh. Pak Suzuki acquired a land of 25.22 acres at Lahore for setting up PDI centre, Spare Parts Ware-house, Regional Office and other related facilities.

Nexus Automotive

Chevrolets were sold in Pakistan well into the 1970s, after which the automotive regime was changed and Chevrolet

gradually withdrew to its home market in the United States. In 2004, after an absence of three decades, Chevrolet was re-introduced in Pakistan. Once again, a global brand with a product line-up suited to developing markets such as Pakistan, Chevrolet has made a successful return to the country. Working with Nexus Automotive, General Motors’ partner in Pakistan , Chevrolet can once again be seen on roads all over the country. Today, Nexus Automotive assembles the 1000cc Chevrolet Joy at Port Qasim (Sindh), and imports a broader line-up of cars, including Aveo, Optra, and Colorado (coming soon) from the General Motors global network.

Al-Ghazi Tractors

Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited (AGTL) was incorporated in 1983. In 1991 the project was offered for privatization, and

Al Ghazi Tractors

acquired by Al-Futtaim Group of Dubai who took over the management control of AGTL in December 1991. Ever since AGTL is a case study of rollicking corporate success. 50.02% shares of the company are held by Al-Futtaim Industries Co. LLC and 43.17% shares are held by CNH Global NV, with whom Al-Ghazi Tractors Limited has signed an Industrial Collaboration Agreement for manufacture of New Holland brand tractors. The Agreement is valid till April 2016. With expansions carried out in 2005, the plant is now capable of producing 30,000+ tractors per year in a single shift – the most enduring competitive edge being the quality of our tractors, which are robust
and sturdy and carry a local content as high as 92%. AGTL was the first automobile company in Pakistan to earn the ISO-9002 Certificate.

Dewan Motors

Dewan Farooque Motors Limited has one of the most advanced automobile assembly plants of South Asia. Located at

Dewan Motors

Dewan City, Sujawal, Thatta, with a total project cost of Rs. 1.8 billion, the plant is built on an area of 42,000 square meters. Selection of the site reflects the commitment of Dewan Group towards building of a prosperous Pakistan and its contribution to national wealth. The project has provided direct employment to over 700 personnel. The plant is the first automobile manufacturing unit in Pakistan to be independently invested by 100% Pakistani investors. The annual capacity of the plant is 10,000 units on a single shift basis. The groundbreaking ceremony for the plant was held in June 1999, and the first Kia Classic rolled-out in a record time of six months. Today the modern state-of-the-art plant is rolling-out cars every day. This is the first and only automobile assembly plant in Pakistan with state of art robotic equipment. Dewan Farooque Motors Limited has technical collaboration and license agreements with the following Korean companies:
Hyundai Motor Company – December 25th 1998
Kia Motors Corporation – July 27th 1999

Ghandhara Industries

The Ghandhara Industries Limited is a public limited company quoted on the Stock Exchanges and registered under the Companies Act, 1913 (now companies Ordinance, 1984). It was established in Karachi by General Motors Overseas Distribution Corporation U.S.A. in 1963 Lt. Gen. M. Habibullah Khan Khattak acquired these facilities from General Motors and renamed it Ghandhara Industries Limited. The Government of Pakistan nationalized Ghandhara Industries Limited in 1972 and renamed it National Motors Limited. In 1992 M/s. Bibojee Services (Pvt) ltd. acquired it under Privatization Policy of the Government, and adopted its original name Ghandhara Industries Limited w.e.f. 27-11-1999. The major business activities of the company comprise of progressive manufacture, assembly and marketing Isuzu truck and bus chassis and fabrication of Bus and Load bodies. Ghandhara industries Ltd have a product range of ISUZU medium-duty vehicles (F-Series) & light-duty Vehicles (N-Seies) in Pakistan.

Hino-Pak Motors Ltd

Hino Motors Japan and Toyota Tsusho Corporation in collaboration with Al-Futtaim Group of UAE and PACO Pakistan formed Hinopak Motors Limited in 1986. In 1998, Hino Motors Ltd., and Toyota Tsusho Corporation obtained majority shareholding in the company after disinvestments by the other two founding sponsors.

Adam Motor Company

We would do great injustice if we fail to mention, the only large scale effort made by a Pakistani to achieve what others

failed to implement or even envision.Mr.Feroz Khan, founder of the Adam Motor Company, Ltd. was an automobile assembler based in Karachi, Pakistan. They were notable for producing the Revo, which was Pakistan’s first homegrown company to assemble a decent car. Together with styler Mehmood Hussain, Chief Engineer N. A. Salmi and two fresh graduates from NED, Khan designed and manufactured Pakistan’s first car. In fact, Khan invested in the latest software programs to train his team using Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM). Khan is also Chairman and CEO of Omar Jibran Engineering Industries and has twice been Chairman of Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts and Accessories Manufacturers. All their vehicles used Made in China components due to lack of a modern manufacturing industry in Pakistan. Initially Adam Motor was involved in assembling cheap Made in China light trucks, followed by a Made in China four-wheel drive off-road vehicle. Later they started manufacturing the Revo. The 800CC version of the Revo costs Rs. 269,000 (about $4,500) and the 1050 model is Rs. 369,000 (about $6,200). The Revo has also been built in accordance with EU safety regulations.

 

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Rawalpindi Metro

 

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Center Point, Karachi

 

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Naluchi Bridge, Muzaffarabad

Parking plaza, Allama Iqbal town, Lahore

Lahore August 03, 2014: Open auction of 10 shops of Parking Plaza at Moon Market, Allama Iqbal Town and 18 commercial as well as residential plot of different housing schemes of Lahore Development Authority will be held tomorrow (on 05 August 2014) at LDA Community Centre, 239-A New Muslim Town, at 10:00 A.M.

A total of 67 shops have been constructed in this 10 storey parking plaza where two floors have been exclusively reserved for shopping purpose. It can accommodate 400 vehicles and 500 bikes at a time. A rooftop restaurant will also be constructed which will offer a bird’s eye view of the surroundings.

The plots to be auctioned by LDA are situated in Gujjar Pura, Mustafa Town and Sabazazar and Fruit and Vegetable Market Allama Iqbal Town.

Nishat Hotel, Lahore

Credit: Ahmed Rashid Ahmed ssc

 

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MUZAFFARABAD | Naluchi Cable Stayed Bridge

 

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Qainchi

 

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Islamabad Rawalpindi Metro

 

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Islamabad Rawalpindi Metro