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That one man is Mr Muhammad Ali Khan, founder and CEO of Al Azam Private Limited, and this is his determination, commitment, and vision chronicled.
Al Azam’s origins go back to 1964 when two talented and visionary minds, the late Sardar Amir Azam, former rehabilitation minister of Pakistan, and Muhammad Ali Khan, joined forces to create a construction company that would uplift the standard of life of the middle class with low-cost housing projects in Pakistan.
Tragedy struck after a decade of consistent growth with the untimely and sudden demise of Sardar Amir Azam in 1976, leaving Muhammad Ali Khan alone at the helm. Focused and determined as ever, now in charge of the legacy of Sardar Amir Azam as well, Muhammad Ali Khan continued to practice the same style of management incorporated at the time of founding Al Azam – a style based on mutual trust with clients, ease of communication, and smooth collaboration across locations and departments.
Muhammad Ali Khan was a visionary in the truest sense. His unmatched knack for predicting future trends and appreciating the need for innovation culminated in a critical yet timely decision. He started grooming and empowering the next generation of leaders with the induction of Ashraf Muhammad Ali, current CEO, and Imtiaz Muhammad Ali, current COO of Al Azam Private Limited, in 1986.
The new inductions marked the start of a transition and transformation of the company with a broadened vision but with the same values and principles intact. Muhammad Ali Khan passed away in 2008 after witnessing his vision diversify into sugar, textiles, trading, information technology, and professional education. Today, Al Azam continues to lead the industry in the adoption of modern technology to improve construction efficiency and enhance project controls.
Over the years, Al Azam has grown from strength to strength, laying each brick with stronger ethics and morals. The development has been multi-faceted and richly diversified across the verticals of residential, commercial & retail, mass transit, and industrial, to name a few. What the company does speaks volumes more than what it professes. The multifarious range of projects it has accomplished till now imbibes its passion for thinking beyond conventions and actualizing the widest dream into an immediate tangible experience. No wonder Al Azam is well recognized as a specialist in utilizing avant-garde technology and providing super value to its clients.
The company’s growth and profitability are maintained through innovation, technical enhancement, and adaptability. Its profitability is directed towards sustaining growth and providing satisfactory returns to clients, partners, and suppliers. Al Azam’s commitment to growth is firmly linked to its commitment to supplying reliable, amicable, and professional service to its valuable clients, supporting local businesses and social activities, being friendly to the environment, and being proactive in the socio-economic backgrounds within which it operates. The company’s strength emanates from its distinct culture, strong and close relationships with its clients, employees’ competence and loyalty, entrepreneurial and flexible management, capability, dynamism, focus on quality and safety, and commercial acumen.
It’s not usual for a company to live many lifetimes in one lifetime, but Al Azam has done just that. The speed and success at which Al Azam broke new ground is a testament to how it played a key role in shaping Karachi’s skyline and the construction industry as a whole. The company has a legacy to maintain, especially after the overwhelming success of Atrium Shopping Mall. The people, investors, and business community have come to expect excellence from Al Azam, and everything par excellence is what Al Azam aims to deliver now and in the future.
Practicing change is the only constant adage; Al Azam Private Limited has a history of identifying and welcoming change. This constant has not only helped the company keep up with the changing trends and requirements but also cemented its status as a trendsetter. Besides welcoming new minds, tech, quality benchmarks, and global innovations, Al Azam has always been at the forefront of introducing new and exciting concepts in Pakistan.
From successfully delivering the first 3D cinema in the metropolitan city of Karachi to the construction of the Atrium Shopping Mall, Al Azam has practically demonstrated its vision and strength of magnificently merging contemporary construction and the evolving needs of society.
Saying the future is exciting would be a gross understatement as far as Al Azam Private Limited is concerned. The company has identified many existing gaps and has already embarked on filling the vacuum with never-seen-before innovations. Among the many undertakings, one is strategically focused on taking intercity commutes to a new level of convenience and providing a unique commercial prospect to shoppers and the business community in Pakistan, especially Karachi.
The fundamental premise of this idea stems from Karachi Bus Terminal (KBT), owned and managed by Al Azam Private Limited. KBT is the only authorized and legal bus terminal on the M-9 Motorway holding the official Type B and Type C licenses to operate a general terminal and cater to all types and brands of transportation service providers. Currently, the terminal sees around 250 to 300 buses arriving and leaving from the terminal, with an estimated footfall of 20 to 25 thousand commuters daily. Building on its promise of making life expedient for people, Al Azam plans to execute a novel vision in the same space.
The final form of this idea or vision will be named The Hub, and it’s going to be a fusion, a merger, a zone unlike any other in Pakistan. The Hub, a mammoth spread across 14 acres of pristine real estate, will seamlessly marry commerce with convenience by transforming KBT into Pakistan’s first international standard bus terminal, hosting a state-of-the-art shopping mall and ultra-modern corporate office spaces.
As per the most conservative estimates, The Hub will see more than 100 thousand people arrive and leave daily for different cities of Pakistan from the terminal, delighting them with the next level of comfort, luxury, and entertainment. Besides providing commuters and operators with a comfortable place to wait, rest, shop, discover business prospects, and entertain themselves, The Hub will also encompass warehouses, cargo spaces, spare parts market, ticketing services, and every imaginable convenience.
A one-of-a-kind zone where the only licensed bus terminal on the M-9 Motorway meets top-notch entertainment, exciting shopping, and unparalleled commercial opportunities.
Karachi Bus Terminal is an Integrated Transport Terminal also known as KPBT providing intercity transport services all over Pakistan. The terminal is used by multiple transportation companies to all Sindh, KPK, Punjab and Balochistan-bound customers. KBT consists of ticket kiosks, waiting areas for passengers, and restrooms for traveler’s convenience.
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