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Introduction to Farooq, Khan & Mirza

Welcome to FKM, a distinguished law firm ranked by the Legal 500, Chambers and Partners, IFLR 1000, and Asia Law. With a dynamic team of exceptionally skilled lawyers working at FKM’s offices in Islamabad and Karachi, our firm stands as one of the fastest growing law firms in Pakistan, achieving remarkable success in both contentious and transactional legal practice.

About Us

Introduction to Farooq, Khan & Mirza

Welcome to FKM, a distinguished law firm ranked by the Legal 500, Chambers and Partners, IFLR 1000, and Asia Law. With a dynamic team of exceptionally skilled lawyers working at FKM’s offices in Islamabad and Karachi, our firm stands as one of the fastest growing law firms in Pakistan, achieving remarkable success in both contentious and transactional legal practice.

Key Highlights

TRANSACTIONAL
  • Civil Aviation Authority, Pakistan and International Finance Corporation in relation to PPPs at the three (03) largest international airports in Pakistan, namely, Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad airports.
  • Frontier Works Organization and Superhighway Construction Operation and Rehabilitation Engineering Company (Private) Limited in the conversion and rehabilitation of the existing 4-lane Karachi-Hyderabad Superhighway (M-9), which is regarded as the second largest transportation sector PPP project in Pakistan’s history.
  • Karachi Water and Sewerage Board and Local Government Department, Government of Sindh in the setting up of a desalination plant of 5-15 MGD capacity to supply water to users in the South of Karachi on a PPP basis.
  • Frontier Works Organization, Sultan Mahmood & Company and Sialkot Kharian Infrastructure Management (Private) Limited in the Sialkot (Sambrial)-Kharian Motorway PPP project as transaction advisors with continuing legal support.
  • Frontier Works Organization and Motorway Operations and Rehabilitation Engineering (Private) Limited, ongoing legal support in the Lahore-Islamabad Motorway (M-2) transaction after having provided its input on bid documents, feasibility study/financial model, negotiation and closing of all project documents (including the concession agreement), financing agreements and security documents.
  • Frontier Works Organization and Punjab Ring Road Infrastructure Management Engineering (Private) Limited, ongoing legal support in the Lahore Ring Road (Southern Loop) project on a DBFOT basis after having provided its input on bid documents, feasibility study/financial model, negotiation and closing of all project documents (including the concession agreement), financing agreements and security documents.
LITIGATION AND ARBITRATIONS
  • Frontier Works Organization – Successfully challenged procurement of M-6 Motorway Sukkur to Hyderabad resulting in retendering of the project.
  • Sinohydro Private Limited – Successfully defended encashment of guarantees in relation to Project for Additional Carriageway of Allama Iqbal International Airport.
  • Sardar Muhammad Ashraf D. Baloch Pvt Ltd in recovery of Rs. 4 billion in arbitration matters concerning construction projects since 2020. These projects include the construction of Sub-Section III of the Ormara-Pasni Section of the Makran Coastal Highway Project and the rehabilitation of the Sarhad Bypass.
  • Matracon Pakistan Pvt Ltd – Successfully challenged tax assessment and recovery of Rs. 2.9 billion pursuant to KP Sales Tax Act 2022.
  • Sardar Muhammad Ashraf D. Baloch Pvt Ltd – Successfully challenged tax assessment and recovery of Rs. 3.7 billion pursuant to Punjab Sales Tax Act 2012.
  • Lilley International Pvt Ltd in recovery of Rs. 150 million through successful award and attachment of bank accounts of the National Highway Authority and issuance of TOC and DLC in relation to a construction dispute.
  • Guarantee Engineers Pvt Ltd in recovery of Rs. 50 million plus markup in relation to the project for construction of Emigration Tower for the Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment.
  • Successfully challenged unilateral recoveries by the National Highway Authority on the basis of Audit Para Objections of the Public Accounts Committee through a Writ Petition, securing a landmark judgment which has positively impacted the entire construction industry.

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