I own a 5 Marla commercial plot in Sector "C" of Bahria Town Lahore where construction of 3 stories (G+2) & a basement is allowed. Permitted heights of Basement & Upper building are 12 ft & 40 ft respectively.
To make the building safe against earth quake I intend to go for Frame Structure instead of Load bearing walls design.
I will be obliged if some expert brother could kindly advise on the difference in cost of construction of Frame Structure & Load Bearing Walls or advise some other cost effective method of construction which is safe against earth quake.
I have limited budget but What bothers me the most is loss of life in earth quake. 
