Sindh Governor Ishratul Ebad and Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah approved construction of Hoshang Tower in a Diplomat Board meeting on Thursday. Both leaders said on account of safety and parking of tower, the board would not give exceptions for fool proof security of tower. The meeting was attended by Provincial Minister for local government Agha Siraj Khan Durrani, Principal Secretary Noshad Sheikh, Administrator Karachi Muhammad Hussain Syed, Sindh Buliding Control Authority Director General Manzoor Qadir and other state officials. The briefing was given during the meeting on the 42-story-building which will consist of three basements and nine parking floors and the covered estimated area of the building will be 224,700 square yards, with an estimated cost of Rs 2 billion. Its estimated total length is one hundred and thirty meters.
Both leaders emphasised ensuring the approved parking floors in the building. They said the building would be an asset for the city. They said important features such as fire safety and fire exits would be made for any possible mishap in the building. The building will have its own water supply system and construction would follow international best practices, they said.
