KARACHI: Arif Yousuf Jeewa was unanimously elected the Association of Builders and Developers of Pakistan (ABAD) chairman for 2017-2018 on Wednesday.
Fayyaz Ilyas, Sohail Warind and Altaf Tai were also elected senior vice chairman, vice chairman and southern region chairman of the organisation, respectively. Sajid Saeed was elected northern region chairman and Saleem Memon was elected Hyderabad sub-region vice chairman. The election of new office-bearers was held during the annual general meeting of the ABAD held simultaneously in Karachi, Lahore and Hyderabad. The meeting was attended by a large number of members of the organisation. The meeting unanimously approved all new members of the central executive committee and regional executive committee from the allied penal, who were elected unopposed. The new office-bearers of the ABAD will take charge of their offices on October 1. Newly elected ABAD Chairman Arif Yousuf Jeewa, after the election, said that he was grateful to all members of the ABAD for electing new team of the ABAD unanimously. He vowed to work tirelessly to resolve issues of members and for the betterment of the ABAD without any discrimination. He said that the unity shown by the ABDAD members for the election of new office-bearers would prevail forever. Meanwhile, ABAD Outgoing Chairman Mohsin Sheikhani said that during his term the ABAD had experienced a number of turbulences, including property valuation, FBR taxation and last but not least the ban on construction of high-rise and multi-storey buildings. “But, with the grace of Allah the Almighty, we were able to tackle these issues and I hope that much of them will be resolved in near future as we have put in place a strong foundation on legal grounds.” He hoped that the team of ABAD under Chairman Arif Jeewa will work hard for the solution of problems facing the organisation. Outgoing Senior Vice Chairman Muhammad Hassan Bakshi and Southern Region Chairman Muhammad Ayoob also welcomed new office-bearers and assured them of all possible support for running affairs of the ABAD and for the betterment of construction industry.
