The Association of Builders and Developers of
Pakistan (ABAD) urged that instead of stopping work at Gadani Ship-Breaking
Yards, proper safety measures be ensured at these yards.
ABAD leadership, in a statement here,
expressed sorrow over the recent tragic fire incident at a vessel in Gadani
ship-breaking yards. ABAD Chairman Mohsin Sheikhani, Senior Vice Chairman
Muhammad Hassan Bakshi and Southern Region Chairman Muhammad Ayoob said that the
rates of steel bars used in construction were increased by Rs 15,000 per ton
due to closure of work at Gadani ship-breaking yards.
The builders were facing hardship to continue
work on their ongoing projects due to shortage of steel in local market. They lamented
that almost twenty thousand people associated with Gadani ship-breaking yards,
directly or indirectly, lost their jobs. They called for lifting Section 144
imposed at Gadani ship-breaking yards so that ship breakers could resume their
work.
Source: Hellenic
shipping news. 19 November 2016
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