private industry real estate gated community hospitality founded bahria town foundation founder malik riaz hussain headquarters rawalpindi pakistan products town commercial area plots house villa restaurants hotel golf clubs hospitals revenue us 10 billion 2015 total assets us 20 billion 2015 number of employees 550 000 2016 website http www.bahriatown.com bahria town officially bahria town pvt. ltd. is pakistan based privately owned real estate development company which own s and develops real estate project s in across pakistan . it is the largest private real estate company in asia . 1 bahria town has establishments in islamabad phase 2 to 7 and enclave rawalpindi phase 1 safari villas and phase 8 lahore murree and karachi . 2 peshawer quetta multan bahwalpur hyderabad sukkur nawabshah mardan naran and mirpur . 3 most of these communities are large towns in their own right its oldest community in rawalpindi spans over 45 000 square acres . 4 the under construction bahria town karachi spans over 44 000 acres is the largest privately owned residential community in the country . 5 combined its projects have the capacity to home over a million people . 6 apart from gated towns the company owns several shopping complexes including the mall of lahore and the mall of islamabad chain of cinemas under the brand of cine gold a chain of supermarket s under the banner of green valley premium hypermarket and skyscraper s including the bahria icon tower which is the tallest in the country . 7 8 the group employees over 21 000 people . 9 other bahria projects include the under construction starwood golf club in islamabad and pakistan s first formula 1 racing track . 10 11 the company also owns the grand jamia mosque lahore which is the seventh largest in the world and is constructing the third largest mosque in karachi . 12 13 the under construction bahria sports city stadium when completed will also be the largest in the country . 14 15 bahria projects usually house upper middle and high income pakistanis these communities have private security ability to restrict access to non residents and are energy independent from the national grid . 16 17 bahria gated communities are home to private schools including those operate by the company private hospitals hotels and commercial avenues . 18 bahria has been featured by international news agencies 19 globalpost claimed that in 2013 bahria houses some 100 000 people in rawalpindi alone . 20 newsweek calls it as pakistan s gateway to paradise . 21 on october 6 2011 los angeles times refereed bahria as functioning state within a non functioning one . 22 regardless of that bahria has been subject to controversies it is referred to as a symbol of inequality blamed for illegal encroachment of forests and illegal alliance with military . 22 contents 1 islamabad rawalpindi 1.1 bahria town rawalpindi 1.2 bahria enclave islamabad 2 lahore 2.1 bahria town lahore 2.2 mall of lahore 3 karachi 3.1 bahria icon tower 3.2 bahria golf city karachi 3.3 opal 225 karachi 3.4 hoshang pearl 4 energy 5 recognition and awards 6 controversies 7 see also 8 references 9 external links islamabad rawalpindi edit houses in bahria town are usually identical shown here are villas in rawalpindi . eiffel tower replica in bahria town phase 8 rawalpindi main article bahria enclave islamabad see also developments in islamabad bahria town rawalpindi edit the original project the gated community has over 100 000 people and has series of projects . it is divided into various phases and smaller projects . cine gold bahria golf city sheraton golf & country club 23 sheraton hotel bahria garden city pakistan s first golf course community bahria hamlets awaami villas golf view residencia the sanctuary mall consisting of 2 bed luxury apartments safari villas bahria greens business district commercial main commercial center civic center launched in 2006 so far the largest commercial project in the community green valley hypermarket bahria enclave islamabad edit bahria enclave islamabad is a housing scheme launched by bahria town in july 2011 . it is located approximately 8 km 15 minutes drive from chak shahzad the park road & the kuri road with access from kashmir highway lehtrar road & islamabad highway . on january 31 2012 capital development authority approved the plan for development of jinnah avenue in zone iv . 24 the construction project of four lane road would link main kuri road to kuri model village and is awarded to bahria town . 25 lahore edit see also grand jamia mosque lahore and mall of lahore mosque in bahria lahore . bahria town lahore edit it is a flagship gated community in lahore . the community is home to the grand jamia mosque lahore which is the seventh largest mosque in the world which has a total capacity of 70 000 people . 26 mall of lahore edit the mall of lahore is a large state of the art multi purpose shopping mall complex in lahore punjab pakistan consisting of a wide range of designer brand outlets . with an area of 650 000 square feet and over 70 stores it is the largest shopping complex in lahore and also one of pakistan s largest . the shopping centre is a project of the real estate company bahria town . 27 the chief executive officer of this mall is ali ahmad riaz malik . the location of mall of lahore is central . it is conveniently accessible by people of lahore . the presence of various domestic and international brands make it an attraction and a must visit by visitors from other cities . security is tightly maintained and that is a driving place for families to stop and shop unlike open shopping areas in other parts of lahore . 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 karachi edit see also grand jamia mosque karachi ; bahria icon tower ; and bahria town karachi bahria icon tower under construction march 2016 includes residential and commercial plots bahria apartments and bahria homes in addition to exclusive block for overseas residents . situated 9 km from toll plaza on karachi hyderabad super highway . bahria town karachi is the most prestigious project of bahria town ever . the bahria town is planned excellently to counter all the problems faced by karachiites . it is going to have the widest 18 lane bouleward in world named jinnah avenue with a majestic grand gate house towering higher than 110 feet . bahria icon tower edit bahria icon tower is a skyscraper under construction in karachi by bahria town . the skyscraper after its completion would be the tallest building in pakistan . the project was initiated in 2008 after the approval of kbca and the excavation . creation of haul routes and foundation works have been undertaken . it is expected to be completed by the end of 2016 . the bahria town icon tower is a multi use commercial building project . it will be 853 ft. tall and is being constructed on a 1.45 hectares 3.58 acres area plot located opposite to the bin qasim park in clifton karachi . the structure has been designed as a skyscraper with seven basement parking floors split upper and lower ground floors and 59 office tower floors as well as a luxury hotel st regis karachi . arcelormittal provides sections decking and their expertise in steel construction . around 2000 tn of w sections and 72 000 sqm of decking will be supplied by arcelormittal for this iconic skyscraper in pakistan s largest city . 35 bahria golf city karachi edit just like bahria town s lahore and islamabad projects of golf city it also has launched golf city karachi project which is south asia s first 27 hole pga standard golf course community . the concept of this one is also same just like lahore and islamabad s projects because in this housing scheme bahria town is offering luxurious houses to overseas pakistanis . prices of these houses are much higher than the usual prices of bahria town s other projects . moreover some sources say that this project is inspired by emirates hills dubai project . 36 opal 225 karachi edit situated opposite avari towers hotel between raja ghazanfar ali road and dr. daud pota road . opal 225 is a complex of modern mix used buildings including residential and commercial facilities . it will include apartments office spaces shopping mall and a five star hotel le meridian karachi along with movie theater and a spa . it will have 45 stories and will be completed by 2017 . 37 38 hoshang pearl edit on january 18 2013 42 floor hoshang tower project was approved by sindh high density development board . the tower which costs an estimated rs 2 billion is under construction on hoshang road . it will be 2.24 million square feet wide and around 130 meters tall . the building will have three basements and nine parking floors . bahria town owns and is building the structure . 39 40 energy edit unlike other housing societies in pakistan bahria produces its own electricity and sells it to its resident through the bahria town electric supply company . bahria town projects in rawalpindi and lahore were running respectively 12 and 9 megawatts of generation units of their own . bahria town also has constructed 3 grid stations with its own resources and also provides underground lines to its residents.there is no load shedding in bahria town projects . 41 recognition and awards edit after success at national level bahria has been featured by international magazines and news agencies referred to as the prosperous face of pakistan . according to emirates 24 7 bahria town is where pakistan s new middle class takes refuge from the taliban attacks and endless power cuts that plague the rest of the country . 19 globalpost claimed that in 2013 bahria houses some 100 000 people in total . 20 newsweek calls it as pakistan s gateway to paradise . 21 on october 6 2011 los angeles times refereed bahria as functioning state within a non functioning one . 22 regardless of that bahria has been subject to controversies it is referred to as a symbol of inequality blamed for illegal encroachment of forests and unholy alliance with military . 22 controversies edit bahria has been subject to controversies it is referred to as a symbol of inequality blamed for illegal encroachment of forests and unholy alliance with military . 22 ayesha siddiqa a civilian military analyst and author of military inc inside pakistan military economy 42 alleges that those links have allowed him to acquire land in some cases returning a percentage to senior officers as developed plots . 43 chief executive of bahria town ali riaz malik has submitted his statement regarding the arsalan iftikhar son of chief justice of pakistan iftikhar muhammad chaudhry suo moto case in the supreme court of pakistan that bahria town was not behind any allegations against arsalan and that the court s proceedings were not aimed at investigating the affairs of bahria town . the written reply also said that if any statement were made against bahria town or against its administration then the organisation would have the right to respond to it . 44 in april 2016 malik riaz hussain s son ahmed ali riaz was named in the panama papers . 45 see also edit bahria enclave islamabad developments in islamabad references edit asia s largest real estate builder bahria town website . retrieved 2013 04 23 . malik riaz chief executive of bahria town april 14 2005 . housing boom a solution to pakistan s problems . speech given at the nab conference in islamabad . daily times . retrieved may 24 2009 . bahria town in quetta bing images . bing.com . retrieved 2016 04 12 . dawn.com 2012 06 10 . profile