Quaid-e-Azam Business Park Sheikhupura

Quaid-e-Azam Business Park Sheikhupura (Urdu: قائد اعظم بزنس پارک شیخُوپُورہ) is an industrial park in Pakistan, spread over 1536 acres of land located on the M-2 Lahore-Islamabad Motorway near Sheikhupura. It has been designated as a special economic zone by the Pakistani government.[1]

The park is operated by the Punjab Industrial Estate Development and Management Company (PIEDMC).[2]

History

The business park had initially been named the Quaid-e-Azam Apparel Park; the name was changed in November 2019.[3]

In 2020, the Chief Minister of Punjab, Sardar Usman Ahmad Khan Buzdar said that the Quaid-e-Azam Business Park in Sheikhupura will go a long way in boosting industrialization in Pakistan and it would create approximately half million jobs while a labour colony will also be built in the Quaid-e-Azam Business Park at the land of 200 acres.[4]

In March 2020, Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan was scheduled to inaugurate the business park, but this was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Punjab Industrial Estates Development and Management Company (PIEDMC) claimed that more than 300 national and multinational companies had shown interest in establishing industrial units in the business park.[5] Quaid-e-Azam Business Park Sheikhupura was officially launched on 18th July 2020.[6]

In 2024, a delegation of industrialists met with the provincial Minister, Chaudhry Shafay Hussain. They were keen to set up a factory at the Quaid-e-Azam Business Park.[7]

Twelve industries are nominated as preferred industries for this industrial area: manufacturing services, auto parts, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, light engineering, plastics, information technology, electronics, food and beverages, logistics, mobile manufacturing and warehousing.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Quaid-e- Azam Apparel Park to be converted to multi facet Business Park". Pakistan Observer. 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  2. ^ "PIEDMC board approves uplift projects". The News International. 2025-02-12. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  3. ^ "PIEDMC - Punjab Industrial Estate Development and Management Company". Archived from the original on 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  4. ^ "Quaid-e-Azam Business Park to go a long way in boosting industrialization: CM". Dunya News. 2008-02-14. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  5. ^ "Over 300 firms want to set up industrial units in QABP". Daily Times. 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  6. ^ "Lack of long-term policies by previous govts holding Pakistan back: PM Imran". The Express Tribune. 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  7. ^ "Industrialists keen to set up factory at Quaid Business Park". The News International. 2024-12-21. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
  8. ^ "Did You Catch the Official Launch of Quaid-e-Azam Business Park, Sheikhupura?".
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