Development in Pakistan

[russellpeters]

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Yea Gandhara airport sounds better. anyway nice work! there were huge discussions on SSC Pakistan. the most popular name appeared to be Gandhara.

[A1Kaid]

^ We need to completely stop naming cities and places after people. Keep original and unique city names instead of naming every other thing Jinnnah, Benazir or Bhutto lol

Or "Islamabad" the city has nothing to do with Islam though I do like the "Islo" sounds like "Oslo". Pakistan doesn't name it's cities or buildings very well, its a shame. We have idiots in Government.

[Omar1984]

UAE-funded Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Bridge to open next week




The UAE-funded Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Bridge, which was built in the Pakistan’s Swat region to link a large number of cities and villages on the two banks of the Swat River, will be opened early next week under directives from the President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

In December 2010, the foundation stone was laid for the US$ 12.4 million project to replace the original, 40-year-old bridge which had been destroyed by the country’s worst floods.

The Shaikh Khalifa Bridge, 330 metres long, 10 metres wide and 6 meters high, is part of the UAE’s development and humanitarian efforts to support friendly countries.

“The new bridge which accommodates more than 5000 vehicles a day will serve 70000 people in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province north-west of Pakistan,” Director Pakistan Assistance Program Abdullah Khalifa Al Ghafli said.

The highest internationally recognized architectural and technical standards and specifications were used in construction of the project. All the metal components of the bridge were manufactured in the UK. Special anti-erosion, anti-rust and humidity-resistant concrete was used to build the anti-earthquake structure which is also resistant to floods.

UAE-funded Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Bridge to open next week

[Omar1984]

New block of University of Peshawar.
Still Under Construction

[DRaisinHerald]

Or "Islamabad" the city has nothing to do with Islam though I do like the "Islo" sounds like "Oslo". Pakistan doesn't name it's cities or buildings very well, its a shame. We have idiots in Government.

Islamabad is fine, as it is it's original name. I'm talking about cities like Faisalabad, who's original name was Lyallpur or "Shaheed Benazirabad", who's real name is Nawabshah. And there's the MQM obsession of renaming Karachi to Jinnahpur

[Omar1984]

Ankara to help Islamabad in rapid mass transit

Islamabad The Greater Municipality of Ankara, the sister city of Islamabad, would extend its full cooperation to the Federal Capital of Pakistan, Islamabad, in the areas of rapid mass transit, solid waste management and development of ‘Ankara Park’ here.

This was decided in a meeting of Prime Minister’s Task Force on Islamabad Chairman Faisal Sakhi Butt and Mayor of Ankara Melih Gokcek held in Ankara, says message received here on Friday.

The two sides agreed to develop further cooperation on the issues of common interest including provision of decent public transport facilities, upgradation of the civic services and improvement of the cultural and recreational facilities in line with needs of the modern metropolitans around the world. The chairman PM Task Force on Islamabad invited Mayor of Ankara Melih Gokcek to Islamabad during which formal agreements to this effects are likely to be signed.

During the meeting the Mayor of Ankara said that it is indeed appropriate that our capital cities, Islamabad and Ankara, have already embarked on a long-term partnership to link municipalities, city governments, business and cultural communities and citizens.

“I believe that this Sister City relationship between Islamabad and Ankara will foster strong bonds across culture, politics and business. It is a relationship between cities, but more importantly, a relationship between the people of these cities,” said Melih Gokcek.

Gokcek said that he is happy to see that finally Islamabad is being represented by the resident of the city and assured that the Ankara Municipality would assist in running the decent transport facility to redesign and construct a modern park at the site as a gift to the people of Islamabad. He also offered architectural and technical assistance to the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to redesign and develop other parks and playgrounds in the capital city.

He said the exchange of technical experts and social and cultural delegations would cement the brotherly ties between the two countries.

Speaking on this occasion Prime Minister Task Force on Islamabad Chairman Faisal Sakhi Butt said that Pakistan highly values its relations with Turkey which are rooted in history and common culture. We consider ourselves as the same nation living in two different geographical regions. He said that primary purpose of my visit is to observe and admire Turkey’s glorious past, learn from its dynamic present and visualize its unlimited future. Its people are no longer satisfied with being merely rich and prosperous, but envision for their country a role and a mission in the region and far beyond. Consequently, Turkey is not only the envy of many of its neighbours, but has also become a beacon of hope and inspiration to many countries, particularly in the Islamic world.

He said that the concept of interactions between city managers across the globe has proved to be a wonderful idea to learn from each others’ success and failures beyond the diplomatic barriers. He said that he in the capacity of Chairman Prime Minister’s Task Force on Islamabad, carries the responsibility to make the federal capital a model city in every perspective and have embarked upon a gigantic programme to make Islamabad a model metropolis. Besides encouragement and support from my government, this visionary programme derives the basic impetus from indigenous resources through the citizens of Islamabad.

Butt also sought technical assistance from Turkey for improving the landscape of the metropolitan, building a slaughter hose in the federal capital, redesigning the parks and improvement of the civic services.

Islamabad and Ankara are sister cities since 1982. Old Rawal Park, situated on the main club road of Islamabad with an area of 33 acres of land, was named ‘Ankara Park’ in 2005 as a symbol of brotherhood between Pakistan and Turkey.

Ankara to help Islamabad in rapid

[Areesh]

^ We need to completely stop naming cities and places after people. Keep original and unique city names instead of naming every other thing Jinnnah, Benazir or Bhutto lol

There is nothing wrong in naming any building as Jinnah. Agreed with Bhutto or Benazir part.

[Musalman]

There is nothing wrong in naming any building as Jinnah. Agreed with Bhutto or Benazir part.

If there is nothing wrong with Jinnah than there is nothing wrong with BB. There are supports of BB in Pakistan who thinks very high of her. But since all of them, Jinnah BB, NS etc are all controversial ppl, therefore, there names should not be used

[53fd]

To hell with more cities being named after Benazir. The PPP/Zardari clan treat Pakistan like it's their personal living room.

[Omar1984]

To hell with more cities being named after Benazir. The PPP/Zardari clan treat Pakistan like it's their personal living room.

What was so wrong with just "New Islamabad International Airport" or "Islamabad International Airport"?

[nuclearpak]

What was so wrong with just "New Islamabad International Airport" or "Islamabad International Airport"?

I think it was going to be renamed Gandhara International airport

[Omar1984]

Updates:

[nuclearpak]

If there is nothing wrong with Jinnah than there is nothing wrong with BB. There are supports of BB in Pakistan who thinks very high of her. But since all of them, Jinnah BB, NS etc are all controversial ppl, therefore, there names should not be used

Jinnah was controversial in Pakistan???

You might expand on that.

[Omar1984]

Lahore Tricon Corporate Office

Current construction site:

Updates:

LAHORE, March 7: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said a comprehensive system of cleanliness was being launched in Lahore with the collaboration of Turk companies and a visible change in environment of the Punjab capital will be witnessed during the next three months.

According to a handout, he said Lahore was the city of gardens and its beauty would be revived to make it a neat and clean city
like Istanbul.

He was speaking at a ceremony regarding introduction of a new solid waste management regime in Lahore, at the Aiwan-i-Iqbal auditorium here on Wednesday.

Representatives of Turk companies, elected representatives, officials and a large number of citizens attended the ceremony.

The chief minister said modern machinery for cleanliness had been acquired with the collaboration a private company of Turkey. After Lahore, he said, this system would be introduced in Gujranwala, Sialkot, Rawalpindi, Multan, Sargodha, Dera Ghazi Khan and Bahawalpur. He said clean environment was basic right of every citizen and collective efforts were required to make the new system a success.

The chief minister said Rs2.5 billion were being spent annually to keep the provincial metropolis clean. However, he said, the new system had been introduced with the cooperation of Turkey to overcome problems of solid waste management.

He said the Turk government and people helped Pakistan generously during relief and rehabilitation of flood-hit people by sending $200 million.

Khwaja Hasaan, who is chairman of the Lahore Waste Management Company board of directors, Lesco chief Rafey Alam, Environment Protection Fund head Zara Aslam and TV anchorperson Iftikhar Ahmad also spoke.

Lahore

I think it was going to be renamed Gandhara International airport

I prefer Islamabad International Airport.

Gandhara civilization is a thing of the past. There's no Buddhist left in Pakistan, they all became Muslim centuries ago.

[Omar1984]

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Canal Road, Lahore