{"id":63764,"date":"2020-04-07T16:36:22","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T11:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=63764"},"modified":"2020-04-07T16:36:23","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T11:36:23","slug":"steel-industry-requests-permission-resume-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/steel-industry-requests-permission-resume-operation.html","title":{"rendered":"Steel industry requests permission to resume operations to assist construction sector"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Karachi: Pakistan Association of Large Steel Producers Secretary General Syed Wajid Bukhari recently intimated a request to Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan to allow the steel industry to resume its operations on account of its crucial linkage to the construction sector \u2014 a news source reported. As per the publication, this request has come in the wake of the PM\u2019s recent announcement regarding the opening of the construction industry from April 14 onward. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sindh-govt-seeks-punjab-model-construction-industry-revival.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Sindh govt seeks Punjab model of construction industry revival (opens in a new tab)\">Sindh govt seeks Punjab model of construction industry revival<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bukhari also took the opportunity to praise the construction\npackage, saying that it would provide a stimulus to the economy, and open up\njob opportunities for the country\u2019s workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The secretary general further stated that steel was the backbone of the construction industry, and urged the government to allow the sector to be operational once again; especially the steel mills that have labour colonies for their workforce within the premises of their plants. He added that in his opinion, about 70% to 80% of the steel industry could become functional once again by taking proper safety precautions against the spread of novel coronavirus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/construction-sector-relief-package-withholding-tax-on-building-materials-abolished-stamp-duty-reduced.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Construction sector relief package: Withholding tax on building materials abolished, stamp duty reduced (opens in a new tab)\">Construction sector relief package: Withholding tax on building materials abolished, stamp duty reduced<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Bukhari said that any delay in opening up\nsteel mills would ultimately delay production, which would in turn delay the government\u2019s\ninitiative to revive the construction sector. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi: Pakistan Association of Large Steel Producers Secretary General Syed Wajid Bukhari recently intimated a request to Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan to allow the steel industry to resume its operations on account of its crucial linkage to the construction sector \u2014 a news source reported. As per the publication, this request has come in the wake of the PM\u2019s recent announcement regarding the opening of the construction industry from April 14 onward. Read: Sindh govt seeks Punjab model of construction industry revival Bukhari also took the opportunity to praise the construction package, saying that it would provide a stimulus to the economy, and open up job opportunities for the country\u2019s workforce. The secretary general further stated that steel was the backbone of the construction industry, and urged the government to allow the sector to be operational once again; especially the steel mills that have labour colonies for their workforce within the premises of their plants. He added that in his opinion, about 70% to 80% of the steel industry could become functional once again by taking proper safety precautions against the spread of novel coronavirus. Read: Construction sector relief package: Withholding tax on building materials abolished, stamp duty reduced&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":63768,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15012],"tags":[25508],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-63764","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-allied-industries","8":"tag-steel-industry-requests-permission-to-resume-operations-to-assist-construction-sector","9":"cat-15012-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Steel industry requests permission to resume operation - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Karachi: Pakistan Association of Large Steel Producers Secretary General Syed Wajid Bukhari recently intimated a request to Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/steel-industry-requests-permission-resume-operation.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Steel industry requests permission to resume operation - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Karachi: Pakistan Association of Large Steel Producers Secretary General Syed Wajid Bukhari recently intimated a request to Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/steel-industry-requests-permission-resume-operation.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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