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style, and was built in partnership with Qamardin Jaffer Valliani and both their brothers and partners Ahmedali Mahomed Hashwani and Tajdin Jaffer Valliani by their Partnership Qamardin & Others. It has 12 floors, and is 129 feet in height.
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succeeding his grandfather, when he appointed Qamardin as Honorary Architect for life for various projects throughout Pakistan.
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appointed Qamardin Mahomed Hashwani as his Honorary Architect for Pakistan. His appointment for Pakistan was reaffirmed by
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between 1946 and 1955 by Qamardin & Co. It was the tallest building in Karachi until the construction of the
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Qamardin Jaffer Valliani: Procurement for building Qamar House & facilities maintenance management till 2002
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Sindh Government Recognition 15 April 2011 National Heritage Monument, EFU House (Qamar House)
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From inception in 1948 till 2002 Qamar House was initially owned by four original partners of
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While Qamar House was being built its recognition spread beyond Pakistan. On 5 July 1957
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building by the AKFED (Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development) in 1968.
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Heritage of Sindh website Published in 2017, Retrieved 16 February 2018
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architectural style by Qamardin Mahomed Hashwani in 1945 and built on
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Qamar House was designed by Qamardin Mahomed Hashwani in 1945 in the
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erected in colonial prepartition times, and in the vicinity of the
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Profile of EFU House (Qamar House) on Heritage of Sindh website
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It was acquired by EFU in 2002 to be the head office for
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EFU House is located in Karachi
M. A. Jinnah Road
Karachi
Coordinates
24°50′52″N 66°59′39″E / 24.8477°N 66.9942°E / 24.8477; 66.9942
Eastern Federal Union
EFU Life
efuinsurance.com/conventional/company/about-efu.php
Qamar
Karachi
Art Deco
Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road
Habib Bank Plaza
Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road
Karachi Port Trust Building
Merewether Clock Tower
Art Deco
Aga Khan III

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