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That road looks great but why aren't there any lampposts. I think you won't see much in the night. By the look of it, it can get pretty dangerous looking at the environment.

This is beautiful. Really.
Zulqi. On main highways there never are any lamp posts unless you're passing by a city.

This is beautiful. Really.
Zulqi. On main highways there never are any lamp posts unless you're passing by a city.

They should put on all the main highways lampposts.

landscapes are very funky in the last 2 pictures.

Balochistan has it own unique beauty unimaginable to us!

amazing landscapes ... Which cities are Makran Coastal Highway passing ???

lamposts is in this pic
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sultan saab


Grow up you lil' kid, and i'll put in in simple words for you, GET A LIFE. Do you understand that or i do i have to explain that is well.

I feel that the highway should have been atleast four laned. Two lanes for each sude of the traffic. cuz as the time will pass they'll have to go in for major expansions once again giving problem to the traffic.

I agree with Rkhan, road should have been doubled, atleast make it like GT road. With increasing traffic, a single lane will not be enough. This will make it even more dangerous since people will start overtaking.
Anyways, the scenery is beautiful. I love those mountains. The Highway look dizzying.

my personal opinion is that two lanes are more than enough for short to medium term and our limited resources can be best utilized on other important projects. At the moment there is hardly any traffic on the road and it is not going to increase dramatically over night, so why built a road just for weather to deteriote it.

my personal opinion is that two lanes are more than enough for short to medium term and our limited resources can be best utilized on other important projects. At the moment there is hardly any traffic on the road and it is not going to increase dramatically over night, so why built a road just for weather to deteriote it.
Then why build anything if it deteriorates over time? :nuts: :drool:


Anyway, balochistan has a hot climate and any goad road would last long there!!

Then why build anything if it deteriorates over time? :nuts: :drool:


Anyway, balochistan has a hot climate and any goad road would last long there!!

I think u did not get the point!!
The point is Pakistan does not have unlimited funds to build wide roads just for the sake of it!! There is not enough traffic on this road (even in the next 10-15 years) that will justifiy a four lane road...you may have noticed there is not a single vehicle on the pics above....
And then do not forget the main road to connect Gwadar is not costal highway but it is gona be the planned motorway which will connect the port to the rest of the country and the central asian states....The heavy traffic will be going down that route

BUT!

Well this can turn out to be Pakistan's largest tourist attraction!

That road looks great but why aren't there any lampposts. I think you won't see much in the night. By the look of it, it can get pretty dangerous looking at the environment.
They are deflectors on the road but during harsh conditions the FWO recommends you not drive!

well it looks like that many resorts may open up along side this road on the beaches, that will really increase traffic.

Wow... Just look at the BEaches SO beautifull A perfect Vecation spot

Anyone who could build a nice big hotel there on one of those beaches and creats the infrastructre is gonna make a sh1t load of money!
If you build it, toursits WILL come!

I think u did not get the point!!
The point is Pakistan does not have unlimited funds to build wide roads just for the sake of it!! There is not enough traffic on this road (even in the next 10-15 years) that will justifiy a four lane road...you may have noticed there is not a single vehicle on the pics above....
And then do not forget the main road to connect Gwadar is not costal highway but it is gona be the planned motorway which will connect the port to the rest of the country and the central asian states....The heavy traffic will be going down that route

First of all, you don't know if motorway is ever gonna come to Gawadar as it hasn't even come to Karachi yet!


And certainly, that would be a better investment than wasting money on basant (where scores of people die) or making a GHQ museum in Islamabad!

First of all, you don't know if motorway is ever gonna come to Gawadar as it hasn't even come to Karachi yet!


And certainly, that would be a better investment than wasting money on basant (where scores of people die) or making a GHQ museum in Islamabad!

you are entitled to have your own opinions friend! Though I am not sure If Govt does spend money on Basant...

As far as your comment about motorway is concerned...If we take your argument/logic then we are not even sure if Gwadar plan will ever get finsihed! Just for you information, Govt has allocated the money for Gwadar motorway in this year's budget...So i am hoping for the best at least!

you may also want to have a look at this thread:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=171769

it might give you an idea that motorway is not planned to link Karachi with Gwadar but it is Ratodero!!

Yes the government did allocate money to celebrate basant on the official level in past some years!

No need to construct a 4-lane road to begin with (partly due to limited funds and partly due to less traffic), after 10-15 years, may be 20, we can add 2 more lanes to it. Gwadar port, when fully operational has the potential to generate 40-50 b$$ in annual transit trade, so funding will not be an issue by then.

Yes the government did allocate money to celebrate basant on the official level in past some years!

Must be a budget document they prepared for only YOU!!!! :tiasd:

Well said Paras...exactly that is the point I am trying to make...

there's nothing to drive to yet in Gawadar, when the time comes 4 lane highways will be built, if you've ever been to any developing City or area in Canada it's the same. (the main highway that goes from east coast to west highway 16 in Canada is mainly 2 laned , in a major city they are more lanes, but then back to one, i've driven it and the highway being referred to here. Canadaian highways also do not have lamp posts until the city arrives, same in the USA

amazing landscapes ... Which cities are Makran Coastal Highway passing ???

Starts at Karachi and finishes at the Pak-Iran border. It passes Omara, Pasni, Gwadar and Jiwani.

BTW GR8 pics Pakboy!! :)

there's nothing to drive to yet in Gawadar, when the time comes 4 lane highways will be built, if you've ever been to any developing City or area in Canada it's the same. (the main highway that goes from east coast to west highway 16 in Canada is mainly 2 laned , in a major city they are more lanes, but then back to one, i've driven it and the highway being referred to here. Canadaian highways also do not have lamp posts until the city arrives, same in the USA
USA has got lamp posts even in the middle of nowhere :wtf:

^ are u out of ur mind? lol. no highways have lamp posts on the way unless approaching a city. there might be a strip of 2 km of lamp posts but once u cross the city, there are no lamp posts around.

Which region are you in?

Tristate area and northern vermont and maine area's have lights everywhere!

I dont know man. I live in Toronto. Ive driven all north of the US. Chicago, Newyork, Pitsuburgh, Washington etc and no where will u be able to find lights on the highways, liek i said before. Some points are lit when approaching a particular city. thats about it. the rest of the highway is dark without lights. The reason being that its jsut impossible to have lighs on highways. Its extremely expensive. And other than that its WASTE of energy and resurces because you do not have enough ppl travelling on the highways or ppl living on highways.

I have been up into the rochester area

They have lights on all main roads even reaching out into the suburbs. I have been to toronto and its outskirts and i did not see lamposts.

Look at the landscape yaar
Really becomes the Pakistan largest tourists attraction thats for sure just need to aware people about this beauty
Absolutely diffrent than Northern areas Snowy Mountains,Kashmir green Forests,Punjab Agriculture Fields,Nwfp Lakes and Sind Deserts So Pakistan is
absolutely is the country where one can see
Snowy Mountains to dry Desrts,Sandy Beaches to green forests no other country in the worl can have such rich variety in Landscapes i believe.

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A kind request, could the mods please change the name of the topic to Makran Coast instead?

Omara and Gwadar look like twins. Both cities have the same shape.

A kind request, could the mods please change the name of the topic to Makran Coast instead?

:okay:

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Iqbal was probably thinking these kind of chattaans, when he penned his Shaheen verses.

Beautiful and perfect for uplifting one's spirits.

Only the Shaheen here looks like a Kawa but still the same.

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^^ Didn't know where else to post this pic of Gwadar. Is this the right place?

All pics and captions by Ahsan Ali

There are interesting contrasts of rock, sand and gorgeous water along the Makran Coastal Highway at Kund Malir

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On the hills atop the highway there is a fishing village. Unusual place to have one but then you realize that Kund Malir beach is on the other side of these rocks!

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The weatherformed sand(stone?) looks like what a dinosaurs skin may have looked like!

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Driving to Aghore from Buzi Pass, you drive through some very interesting terrain

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Kund Malir

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The rugged harsh terrain and amazing rock formations in Buzi Pass.

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Gorgeous rocks fall right to the edge of the water! They rise steeply from sea level to a height of 400 meters within a few kilometers!

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The beach, gorgeous waves and surf and the cliffs of Ormara!

Oh yeah and there are a man and boy walking their dogs there.

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Driving down into Kund Malir

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Driving through the outskirts of Ormara en route to Karachi

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Fishing boats and their men by the shore... it was a very pleasant scene with everyone enjoying their work.

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It was a Sunday so pretty much everyone who wanted to be out was cooling off in the water.

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These kids were playing ball in the water... the sea was really nice and calm. The natural bays of Gwadar keep the rough waves out at sea.

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The chaps in the middle of the frame are working on their net. The one on the right is actually working on a boat he is building!

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Drool worthy! :drool::drool::drool: Thank God the Makran Coastal Highway opened up such a hidden treasure of Pakistan. I would shift to Gwadar and the surrounding area if my circumstances allow that!

A page from its history
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alexander in Makran Balochistan; famous incident spills water brougt for him
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Talaata Mah-Rijoon

would definitely get a holiday home here.... inshallah

they shud develop it in the lines of "Red sea riviera " in Egypt which is a huge success but obviously after sorting out all the problems

and yh wud sumbody plz help me on "MP Travel blog" thread. cheers

Just saw this thread. Driving on that pass is one of the most memorable experiences of my life. That too in night at breakneck speed.

guys i really like to travel to this part of pakistan one day i hope they develope it very soon. this will be the holiday destination in the future. inshallah.