this is how luk at it... if chicago can rebuild itself after fire or london and berlin after WWII, then why can't lahore of 21st century rebuild iself after the demolition of those 400 plazas... new buildings would hopefully be better than the old ones..:cheers:

Today they also have started demolishing 6 upper floors of Ahad Tower Kalma Chowk..

for me i think they should demolished it all for not completing it on time

there should also be limitation for the owners or constructiong company to complete all project on time otherwise they will be fined for that :)

LDA should implement strong chek and balance policy for such matters...

^^ yups exactly ... first of all they should take action in their own department .. all the corrupt officers of LDA shuld b sacked whoever is found guilty in this case...

24 officers have been fired today.........

^^...yups i also read in today's newspaper...thats a good step...

the laws are good ... but i have a feeling that only those buildings that refused to grease palms will be affected...and their destroying the "BIG cITY buiding " upper floors now....that was actually one of the few buildings that was good looking in lahore

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\12\10\story_10-12-2009_pg13_8

http://dailytimes.com.pk/images/2009/12/10/20091210_e01.jpg

wow they are destorying all the beautifull buildings, i wonder why they are not targeting the millions of illegally contructed buildings all over lahore or why they dont remove zadari and nawaz sherifs ugly faces from the historical gates in wall city.

http://dailytimes.com.pk/images/2009/12/10/20091210_e01.jpg

:cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:

^^Everyone should respect bye-laws........

:cheers:

Instead of demolishing these floors they (gov) should have confiscated them and used them for utility/public offices (Passport/Nadra) but again we are talking about Pakistan with the gov change everything could have been reversed once again

WTF im so pisssed offf at them demolisihing the upper floor of that building...it looked so GOOD :mad2::mad2::mad2::mad2:

As much as I would say we should respect laws, I see no sense in doing this to an already constructed building.

It's going to cause hardship to people working there and might even cause damage to the actual building. They should fine the owners heavily instead.

the team is doing a great job by demolishing those illegal buildings ... we have to start to obey the law..... and no ifs, no buts!!! just think about the feature -> how important the implementation of the law is....

A good iniatative! The govt. is setting an example so people do not dare do it again.
If the developers do not have the permission to build those additional floors then they should not build them...simple as that

^^Everyone should respect bye-laws........

:cheers:

:okay:

http://dailytimes.com.pk/images/2009/12/10/20091210_e01.jpg

Are they mad? That's a nice building. Just make the builder pay a fine.

In any Pakistani city 90%+ buildings are built with little or no planning permission or design. Build a wall and put a roof and as time passes keep adding to it. No wonder the cities all look like slums.

Here you have a beautiful, building and they're destroying it. Either it's a case of political rivalry or the owner didn't pay the rishwat in time.

they were asked to pay fine 7-8 months back by high commission and they agreed to demolish the illegal floors by themselves, but they did not pay fine neither demolish the top floor.

and i think its a good step, all the builders should learn a lesson now

Honestly, I think it looks better with the reduced floors. Besides, the law has to start coming first in this country. It'll be painful at first but it has to remain consistent and ignorant of what feels good.

http://www.jang.com.pk/jang/dec2009-daily/14-12-2009/updates/12-14-2009_14228_1.gif

I'm surprised that nice looking building didn't obtain proper permission before starting construction. I mean permission might entail either getting their number of floors approved or greasing the palms of officials, either way this building looks nice enough to make me think the owners had the sense/money to get the permission.

THE Punjab Transport Department, in collaboration with a Chinese firm, Guizhou Yunma Aircraft Manufacturing Company, is planning to launch a new urban transport system of 2,000 CNG buses on the model of the transport system of London.

The collaboration between China and Pakistan will revolutionise the urban transport in the provincial metropolis as it brings eco-friendliness and security at an affordable range.

The new transport system will launch CNG 350 buses in first three months before March 2010 while 50 buses would be donated to the schools of the provincial metropolis by the Chinese manufacturing company.

The first batch of the CNG buses is due to start operating in the first week of January with 50 vehicles.

As many as 30 of such buses have been tested on the roads of Lahore and the production team is satisfied with their performance. 350 of such buses would be be inducted in the system by March 2010, and the remaining 1,650 will be inducted in the system in between March 2010 and December 2010.

A unique feature of the new urban transport system is that the buses are equipped with IT communication devices that will be connected to a central control room which will not only monitor the operation and ensure following of the schedule but would prove as a deterrent to any miscreant or terrorist activity because of the sensor and tracking system. The infrastructure planned to support the buses include 53 routes, 700 bus stops linked to the Intelligent Transportation System.

The project renders multifaceted benefits as it accounted for a fuel cost saving of $ 94 million (Rs 7.896 billion) per annum that makes $ 257,143 per Yunma CNG bus (Rs 21.6 million) per annum.

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liberty parking plaza (Park & Ride)...sorry for bad quality pic :D ..this is just to show that work is going at good pace...

road that goes from gulber main boulevard to jinnah flyover
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^^ nice pics :) thanks

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liberty parking plaza (Park & Ride)...sorry for bad quality pic :D ..this is just to show that work is going at good pace...

Still good effort, they are now working on the 3rd floor structure........

Still good effort, they are now working on the 3rd floor structure........

i thought it was 2nd floor structure

yea its 2nd floor structure not 3rd

THE Punjab Transport Department, in collaboration with a Chinese firm, Guizhou Yunma Aircraft Manufacturing Company, is planning to launch a new urban transport system of 2,000 CNG buses on the model of the transport system of London.

The collaboration between China and Pakistan will revolutionise the urban transport in the provincial metropolis as it brings eco-friendliness and security at an affordable range.

The new transport system will launch CNG 350 buses in first three months before March 2010 while 50 buses would be donated to the schools of the provincial metropolis by the Chinese manufacturing company.

The first batch of the CNG buses is due to start operating in the first week of January with 50 vehicles.

As many as 30 of such buses have been tested on the roads of Lahore and the production team is satisfied with their performance. 350 of such buses would be be inducted in the system by March 2010, and the remaining 1,650 will be inducted in the system in between March 2010 and December 2010.

A unique feature of the new urban transport system is that the buses are equipped with IT communication devices that will be connected to a central control room which will not only monitor the operation and ensure following of the schedule but would prove as a deterrent to any miscreant or terrorist activity because of the sensor and tracking system. The infrastructure planned to support the buses include 53 routes, 700 bus stops linked to the Intelligent Transportation System.

The project renders multifaceted benefits as it accounted for a fuel cost saving of $ 94 million (Rs 7.896 billion) per annum that makes $ 257,143 per Yunma CNG bus (Rs 21.6 million) per annum.

is this correct....?????

Alfatah Shopping Center......

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2506/4202509651_dde8c18a7f_o.jpg

^^where is it..??

http://express.com.pk/images/NP_LHE/20091222/Sub_Images/1100803974-1.jpg
http://express.com.pk/images/NP_LHE/20091222/Sub_Images/1100803974-2.gif

^^where is it..??

Khushid Qasuri Road.. near CTC..

CM is going really hard at all those illegal constructions:banana:...

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at 1:50 anwar ali he's a stage actor saaray sherion nay saeh baatein kein hain


any updates on PC hotel tower and kingdom tower on tha mall.

^^ these all towers are history my friend

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Why is Lahore going apeshit over these plaza's? I am totally in the dark about what is going on there so can someone please explain? Also a list of plaza's about to be demolished would be greatly appreciated! :yes:

this man on the loose

http://www.57threalestate.com/The%20Rock%20Man.JPG

huh? :?

booga in simple words the matter is that in last 6-7 years ,construction of many illegal buildings was started , illegal in the sense that the owner's did not get their maps approved from LDA (lahore development authority)..and if any owners had the approval of lets say 3 floors, then he constructed 3 -4 extra floors..these owners were warned by the supreme court many times to pay fine or to demolish their illegal floors...but none of the owner responded until this operation is now started again as ordered by the chief justice of pakistan...many officers of LDA were also involved in all this game of illegal construction and many of them have been sacked

these are 140+ plaza's ..i just know the name of 3 - 4 plazas :) so cant give u the whole list of plazas :)

But demolishing all of them is such a waste! Lahore is going to resemble a really big demolition site! Plus what of the people who paid for shops or whatnot in these buildings? I think demolishing them is very stupid. I think they should rather collect HEAVY fines from the owner and use that money to improve infrastructure, like make parking plazas and improve roads and whatnot. Or maybe even seize the plazas and take ownership of them by force and then rent them out or something. In any case, demolishing that many buildings sounds retarded! Unless they will demolish them to the ground and then take away all the debris and leave a patch of grass, it is just not worth it. But if they do all that then it is such a monumental waste of the states money!

Thats just my :2cents:

booga i also thought the same before but now my mind is also changed...actually the thing is that LDA issued them fine and warning's not once...but many times...but the owners did not respect that...and one more thing ...out of all these plaza's only 30 % plazas are 100% completed...rest are standing like just a skeleton ...all those incomplete plazaz really look ugly in the city...and i wont call these as PLAZA'Z ...these are just 3-6 floor UGLY buildings without any proper look...govt had to take this step to teach them a lesson..and ye many ppl will be effected by this step who have bought the shops in these plaza's ...the govt should first force all those owners to compensate those ppl..otherwise its the states responsibility then

^^ Agreed

Sorry but I just dont see the sense in this. Heres what I would do:

Simply impose massive fines on the builders, enough that that they would not be left with any profit.
>If they fail to pay the fines then auction off the buildings in a public auction with a stipulation that the new builder acquire all the NOC's and governmental approvals for the building and make sure they meet code.

This is a much more civilized solution to this debacle. Going around Lahore and demolishing every building is a massive undertaking, one which the Government of Punjab probably cant even manage efficiently! If you think incomplete buildings look bad, just wait and see what mangled steel and concrete all over the city will look like.

Creating an example and setting a benchmark can be done without such a monumental waste of the publics money.

^^ Somewhat utopic boogie.

The fact that the authorities are doing whatever it is they are doing is a monumental leap forward in a corruption-laden and quasi-lawless society.

^^ Somewhat utopic boogie.

The fact that the authorities are doing whatever it is they are doing is a monumental leap forward in a corruption-laden and quasi-lawless society.


Thats the thing though! I think there are ulterior motives involved here. There is massive illegal construction all throughout Pakistan but I dont see massive funds being wasted on demolishing that construction. You have to think about it from a spineless Pakistani politicians point of view. Whenever a new government comes into power, they do everything in their power to eliminate all the symbols of the past administration. I think that the same is being done here. All these plaza's are symbols of the Musharraf era when all of Pakistan prospered and the economy flourished and now the Sharif's are getting rid of it. The vast majority of these plaza's were built by Musharraf cronies and supporters and now that the Sharif's are back in business, all those people find themselves out of business.

But all that speculation aside, I dont think my suggestions are utopic. You simply impose a fine and if not paid then you take ownership and auction the property off. Its very simple, happens all around the world. Infact, doing so will set a better example, one in which the people who paid for shops in these plaza's don't get steamrolled by the State of Punjab. Everybody gets what they deserve, the builders end up with nothing, the ones who paid for shops get them and the Government enforces its writ.

Thats the thing though! I think there are ulterior motives involved here. There is massive illegal construction all throughout Pakistan but I dont see massive funds being wasted on demolishing that construction. You have to think about it from a spineless Pakistani politicians point of view. Whenever a new government comes into power, they do everything in their power to eliminate all the symbols of the past administration. I think that the same is being done here. All these plaza's are symbols of the Musharraf era when all of Pakistan prospered and the economy flourished and now the Sharif's are getting rid of it. The vast majority of these plaza's were built by Musharraf cronies and supporters and now that the Sharif's are back in business, all those people find themselves out of business.

Fair point.

But all that speculation aside, I dont think my suggestions are utopic. You simply impose a fine and if not paid then you take ownership and auction the property off. Its very simple, happens all around the world. Infact, doing so will set a better example, one in which the people who paid for shops in these plaza's don't get steamrolled by the State of Punjab. Everybody gets what they deserve, the builders end up with nothing, the ones who paid for shops get them and the Government enforces its writ.

This would require functioning and corruption-free legal enforcement agencies and judicial systems. Neither of which Pakistan currently enjoys.

This would require functioning and corruption-free legal enforcement agencies and judicial systems. Neither of which Pakistan currently enjoys.


Hmm...true true. But then wouldn't demolishing the buildings require the same institutions functioning in the same manner?

Hmm...true true. But then wouldn't demolishing the buildings require the same institutions functioning in the same manner?

Not necessarily, the law enforcement and judicial authorities take their cue from whomever holds the power keys as opposed to acing independently.

In other words, it truly is a case of 'he who pays the pirper, calls the tune'.

Fucking ridiculous! :crazy:

But you agree that my solution is better? :colgate:

Fucking ridiculous! :crazy:

But you agree that my solution is better? :colgate:

Totally yaar (to be said in a mock American/Indian accent).

Totally yaar (to be said in a mock American/Indian accent).

You left out the head bobbing :laugh:

http://app.com.pk/photo/photo_lib/24-12-2009/7bc34d706e031ad3b52b15729ab5c528.jpg

That building in the pic above is absolutely fugly, not sad to see it go down.

http://express.com.pk/images/NP_LHE/20091225/Sub_Images/1100807149-1.jpg

that wht i was trying to say...these are not plazas...these are just ugly looking buildings...and deserve to be demolishedddddd:bash:

and nice to see that precautionary measures are being undertaken for the safety of ppl!

nice pic paki doperz

I think there should be no 2nd opinion ....... the order came from supreme court and the government has to obey the order !!! .... this is an unique action in Pakistan and I am totally in favour of it. It should be a lesson in the future to those who think they can do anything what they want.... I think it is also a daring ( and right ) decission by the supreme court

^^ exactly :)

LAHORE - Owing to delay in release of Rs500 million, Lahore Road Rehabilitation Project (LRRP) Phase II costing Rs2.8 billion is heading to lose its momentum.
If the situation does not turn to better, development work on LRRP (phase II) launched by Punjab government with much funfair, will stop. The project is already six month behind the deadline. The new deadline for the completion of project is April, 2010. Lingering in release of funds may further slow down the pace of project and lead to miss another deadline.
Sources in LRRP (phase II) revealed that Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) that was awarded the project in 2008 had completed 171 roads out of 183 internal roads in walled city, north Lahore, Allama Iqbal Town, Faisal Town, Garden Town and Model Town extension. It has also completed big chunk of the work by rehabilitating Madar-e-Millat Road in Quaid-e-Azam Town, Mian Road (UBD canal to Shaiwal Chowk in Johar Town and Mian Road (From Multan Road to Babu Sahu) in Sabzazar Housing Scheme. However, Punjab government is yet to release the payment of Rs500 million. As the chances to improve mechanism for release of funds are dim, the LRRP (phase II) will fall short of set deadlines. So far Punjab government has released Rs700 million of the total cost of the project.
Sources said financial bottlenecks, lack of coordination among the LDA (UD) Wing, TEPA, WASA and CDG and redesigning of roads by NESPAK played a nasty piece of work against LRRP (phase II). They said Punjab government awarded the project in haste without completing proper homework.
When the project was started NESPAK was not in picture. Its cost that time estimated Rs1.8 million. The NESPAK was incorporated in the project three months after the launch of project. The NESPAK redesigned the project with other changes. This proved to be big setback to the pace of work as work had to be started from preliminary stage. Meanwhile Rs1 billion also had to be added up in the total cost of the project. The changes also put 200 per cent burden on the development work due to which pace of work could not pick the smooth momentum.
Sources in Punjab government disclosed that basic reason behind the release of funds was the sufficient availability of funds. They said that over the last some months, government had been facing financial constraints. They said that CM Punjab Shahbaz Shairf had been sparing no effort to improve situation.

http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Regional/Lahore/23-Dec-2009/Roads-rehab-project-suffers-financial-constraints

^^Absolutely disguisting..........:ohno:

Now no one would be held responsible for these billions of rupees......:bash:

In the last pic on the left there is an U/C building, Capital tower, looks like a nice low rise. Maybe some forumer from Lahore knows where it is and can hopefully update us on its progress in the future.

I had posted the Render of capital Tower before i think it was on davis road or near Barkat market not sure but to see that it is already underconstruction

this is a great move.
It reminds me of V for Vendetta movie when V told the girl how buildings are just buildings but its the mindset of the people that must change or whatever. I don't know exact one.

So yea, these buildings might be demolished and lahore might resemble some demolished city but down the years its the laws of this city or even this country which will be praised inshallah. I say the supreme court should just take control lol

^^ yups thats exactly the point is...the rules are meant to be followed by everyone...these developers and builders started thinking that anything is possible in this city...so now i think they would learn a good lesson from this...even all those corrupt officers in LDA !

I had posted the Render of capital Tower before i think it was on davis road or near Barkat market not sure but to see that it is already underconstruction

Its on Davis road & its standing still at 3 floors from last 6-8 months........

Its completion date is December 2009..........So, thats not gonna happen

In the wake of precarious law and order situation jeopardised by terror attacks, the Traffic Engineering and Planning Agency (Tepa) has planned to outsource D-Point parking plaza at Shah Alam Market, country’s first purpose-built parking plaza.
With the outsourcing of the D-Point parking plaza, modern parking management system will be launched. Parking lots will be operationally upgraded by introducing high-tech security installations to meet any untoward incident. In this regard, Tepa has floated the tenders to invite private national and international firms.
Prior to this plan, D-Point parking plaza was under the control of a private contractor. In November 2009, the City District Government Lahore had cancelled the contract and handed over its control to the Lahore Development Authority (LDA), which deputed its staff there.
The change of ‘guards’ faced criticism by the local traders as by taking this step, parking hours had been fixed from 9am to 9pm instead of 24 hours. However, the handing over the plaza to LDA has ended the chapter of overcharging.
The plaza accommodates 550 cars, 150 motorcycles and as many bicycles on 217,720 square feet parking space on its three basements, seven floors and the roof. So far an average of 300 cars and 300 motorcycles are parked at the first, second and third floors of the plaza.
Completed in 2002, the D-Point parking plaza has been the first of its kind in the country. The plaza was built to eliminate the traffic congestion in the busy market.
Designed in the shape of the letter ‘D’, the eight-storey D-point car parking plaza was constructed by LDA with a cost of around Rs170 million in a span of over 9 years. The plaza is standing on a foundation of heavy steel, attached with columns of concrete that run 250 feet deep in the earth .The plaza can survive earthquake with a magnitude of 8.0 on the Richter scale.
Built basically with a view to resolve persistent parking problems, especially in the congested areas from Shah Alam Chowk to Rang Mahal, the construction of the D-point plaza was initiated with the help of private sector in 1992 in the era of former Chief Minister Punjab Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo.
It may be recalled that in July 1998, D-point parking plaza was under construction but the incomplete structure was razed to the ground by the LDA on the directives of the then Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif. It resulted in a loss of Rs670 million, because by that time many traders had already bought shops in the plaza. Apart from this, Rs35 million spent on the construction of the plaza also went down the drain.
The LDA took the responsibility of reconstructing it and finished the work in the next two years. The plaza was restored as a car-parking plaza.

but still this parking plaza is not sufficient in shah alam market:ohno:..

this is a great move.
It reminds me of V for Vendetta movie when V told the girl how buildings are just buildings but its the mindset of the people that must change or whatever. I don't know exact one.

So yea, these buildings might be demolished and lahore might resemble some demolished city but down the years its the laws of this city or even this country which will be praised inshallah. I say the supreme court should just take control lol

still even tought law should be enforced why is it only happening in lahore and why only on the newly contructed buildings of musharraf era, there are many thousands of more buildings which are illegal all over the city and nothing is being done on that to me it looks more like ganja revenge politics. this can not be defended as its only happening in lahore, what about the rest of the country.

how can u refer it to as political revenge sir? its the order of supreme court ... and lahore is the provincial capital of punjab ... until and unless the capital will not give a model look ..how come the other cities will follow the rules and regulations..? and everything happens slow and steady...so once lahore is cleared of all such mess then definitely they will move to other big cities of punjab

^^ very well analyzed!! I think we have to change our mind now ... if something is moving in the right direction we should encourage it ( instead of critisizing ).... not every step that the government takes is only for its own good... there is PPP complaining.... why they have to pay 1st and not the other ( escuse me! they are running the goverment at the moment and the money of tax payers is in their hand ... that is why!!!! if u want to eliminate Taliban then the prime target is the leader and same applies in this situation .... anyway it is good to start with Lahore after that the other cities will come

39 illegal plazas’ owners get LDA notices

Saturday, December 26, 2009
By Our Correspondent

LAHORE

The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) issued notices to 39 owners of illegally constructed plazas, directing them to demolish their illegal plazas within next two days.

Besides, the LDA would also charge all the expenditure of demolition of these illegal plazas from their owners.

The list of 39 illegal buildings has been issued by the Authority.

The Authority has also started an operation to demolish two illegal plazas situated in PIA Housing Society near Shukat Khanam Hospital.

Moreover, it has also signed up twenty private companies to demolish the illegal buildings speedily and at this moment eleven different buildings demolition work is going on in the city.

It would bulldoze about 400 hundred illegally constructed buildings situated in LDA’s controlled area in upcoming days. All the necessary measures have been made in this regard.

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39 illegal plazas’ owners get LDA notices

Saturday, December 26, 2009
By Our Correspondent

LAHORE

The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) issued notices to 39 owners of illegally constructed plazas, directing them to demolish their illegal plazas within next two days.

Besides, the LDA would also charge all the expenditure of demolition of these illegal plazas from their owners.

The list of 39 illegal buildings has been issued by the Authority.

The Authority has also started an operation to demolish two illegal plazas situated in PIA Housing Society near Shukat Khanam Hospital.

Moreover, it has also signed up twenty private companies to demolish the illegal buildings speedily and at this moment eleven different buildings demolition work is going on in the city.

It would bulldoze about 400 hundred illegally constructed buildings situated in LDA’s controlled area in upcoming days. All the necessary measures have been made in this regard.

I think the Municipality is finnaly starting to realize their job. This maybe a start to a better future!

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I just came from the market and saw them demolishing both of these :D i was quite happy to see this :D

^^ where? what was in those Plazas? shopping or offices

There have almost completed the cladding from the front side in light blue colour.......

pics:?

This thread should be closed as it doesnot fulfill the least no. of floors required in order to make a separate thread.........

If not, then plz change the title thread to 10 floors & U/C to T/O.........

its not even 10 floors!8 floors according to my counting :no:

yes 8 floors^^

This thread should be closed.............

This thread should be closed as it doesnot fulfill the least no. of floors required in order to make a separate thread.........

If not, then plz change the title thread to 10 floors & U/C to T/O.........

And maybe ban Rana as well...

What do you guys say?

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE

.......


AYE :colgate:

aye, not I

aye, not I

say what now? :tongue3:

I was joking boogay u idiot. it is I :laugh:

I was joking boogay u idiot. it is I :laugh:

Damnit! >(


fuckit!



*mutters obscenities*

And maybe ban Rana as well...

What do you guys say?

kiyun :? :mad:

one major building going down is the next building to my office.. Rabi center..

it deserved to be knocked down.. there were too many violations in that building..

yea it should be they havent even left the space from the front^^

yea it should be they havent even left the space from the front^^

quite rite my brother..

Liberty Parking Plaza....

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2744/4230715293_fe3f00705f_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4230715147_76421a0a45_o.jpg

Latest on Alfatah Shopping Mall...

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any idea how much floors this parking plaza will be?

yesterday governer punjab said : PLAZA GIRA KER CITY KA HUSN BARBAAD NA KIA JAYE
pml N replied : ILLEGAL PLAZAs K THEKEDAAR NA BANO :lol:

ppp punjab is supporting illegal plaza's owners..may b they got some money from owners :D

well actually governer him self has partnerships in some illegal constructions thats why he was saying like that

any idea how much floors this parking plaza will be?

5 floors in total.. 2 shopping and 3 parking.. with 2 more floors to be added in future..

kiyun :? :mad:

because u make this thread........



Don't ban Rana, he is a key member of SSC & MP........:)

5 floors in total.. 2 shopping and 3 parking.. with 2 more floors to be added in future..

It will a 7 storey parking plaza.....

There is only 1 basement in it......

That basement, ground & 1st floor will be used for shops.....

2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th floors will be used for parking.....

All the floors will be constructed in a one year time starting July 31st, 2009....

So, this project is well on time.....

It will a 7 storey parking plaza.....

There is only 1 basement in it......

That basement, ground & 1st floor will be used for shops.....

2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th floors will be used for parking.....

All the floors will be constructed in a one year time starting July 31st, 2009....

So, this project is well on time.....

dude there will be 3 parking floors in the begning with an option of adding 2 more in due course of time.. this was stated in the news related to this project..!!

dude there will be 3 parking floors in the begning with an option of adding 2 more in due course of time.. this was stated in the news related to this project..!!

I have read again the news in "The Nation" newspaper......It was written there that there will 7 stories & they will construct all those stories in 1 year....

Anyhow, the good thing is that this project is well on time......

7 stories will be constructed in the first phase..........

They will construct 2 more floors later.........in addition to 7 stories

Relax girls, Frenchy was just kidding.

hmmm ok :okay:...

Here u go sir... i hope this serves a better picture!!

Lahore: 7-storey parking plaza at Liberty

31.07.09 - Lahore Real Estate, Pakistan Real Estate News

The Traffic Engineering and Planning Department (TEPA) will construct a seven-storey parking plaza in the provincial capital with an estimated cost of Rs 499 million.

The parking plaza to be constructed at the Liberty market on 3 kanals and 16 marlas land with a capacity of 206 cars, will be operative for 12 hours a day and its proposed rate of parking is said to be Rs 25 per hour.

Talking about the salient features of the parking plaza, a senior TEPA official said that the basement, ground and first floor of the plaza would contain shops and restaurants while the second, third, fourth and fifth floors would be used for parking of vehicles. He said two additional floors would be constructed, later. He said two capsule lifts would also be installed in the plaza.

He said a back-up power system would also be installed in the plaza, adding the government would focus on the safety and security of the people. For the purpose, security devices such as road blockers, car scanners, CCTV, public address system, fire alarm and fire fighting, audio and emergency buttons would be installed in the plaza. He said the elimination of potential hiding places has also been taken into consideration.

Source: The News

rs 25/ hour .... i think its okkk:okay:

in Pakistan..rate shud b rs 20-25 /first 2 hourz..
then after every hour rs 15/hour
otherwise majority will not use it

in Pakistan..rate shud b rs 20-25 /first 2 hourz..
then after every hour rs 15/hour
otherwise majority will not use it

OR simply Rs. 10/hr is the best......

If they charge Rs. 25/hr, I think its too much.......

because u make this thread........



Rana is a key member of SSC & MP........:)

:hug: Khush kar diya :colgate:

Relax girls, Frenchy was just kidding.

:cool:

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thats thokar flyover in the background^^

Nice pics......

Is this the road where Canal Gardens, Bahria Town etc. are located????

:hug: Khush kar diya :colgate:



U deserve it.........:)

Nice pics......

Is this the road where Canal Gardens, Bahria Town etc. are located????

:yes:

Hope they put line marking there as well...-:)

^^ is this road completed all the way to Bahria Town? good work SH... thanks

^^ is this road completed all the way to Bahria Town? good work SH... thanks

i traveled upto DHA-EME society only...no idea whts the position near behria town :ohno:

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same situation was at jail road underpass and mall road underpass:bash:

^^Same situation rahe gi unless canal road expand ho aur humaray Pakistanis ko driving sense ho..........

its a two lane road and you can see six lanes lollllll

its a two lane road and you can see six lanes lollllll

nopes actually it is 5 lanes at this point...its just after the underpass at maulana shoukat ali road..and befor PU underpass!

http://express.com.pk/images/NP_LHE/20091022/20091022-NP_LHE-City_Page002_2.jpg

do you have an english version

a good thing is that they have installed the fences around the green belt under the flyover to protect it from being a slum area!

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Look at that magnificent road! Good pictures bro! :yes:

We seriously need to hire a consultant or something to teach us how to properly mark the lanes.

yups lane marking is pathetic mostly:bash:

hey booga i have stolen ur idea of watermark :D since i saw some pics from this forum are copied and pasted in other forums :ohno:

Nice pics.....

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^^ crazy idea

yups lane marking is pathetic mostly:bash:

hey booga i have stolen ur idea of watermark :D since i saw some pics from this forum are copied and pasted in other forums :ohno:

Dude my pictures are being linked to 37 different websites now and I have received half a million hits. But not one of those websites gives any sort of credit. There is a reason I put a watermark on my pictures.

You should make your watermark more prominent and put it dead center in the pictures. Use watermark factory to watermark your pictures.

^^ okayyz :okay:

Monday, January 04, 2010
By Our Correspondent

LAHORE

CHIEF Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif has issued instructions for taking strict action against the government officers involved in construction of illegal high-rises, saying that the officers who connived with plaza mafia and ignored rules deserve no sympathy.

He was presiding over a meeting for review of various development projects, particularly in education sector, on Sunday.....

....Mr Shahbaz said the rights of the poor widows, orphans and middle class people, who had bought shops in the illegal high-rise buildings without being informed about their legal position, would be protected........
read more: http://thenews.jang.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=216817

Demolition of high-rises continues

LAHORE, Jan 3: Demolition of illegal storeys of 12 commercial plazas is in full swing as the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) continued on Sunday its operation against structures raised either in violation of building bylaws or without getting construction plan approved.
So far, 50 per cent illegal portion or one-and-a-half of the three floors of the eight-storey Inam Empax at 58 Garden Block of Garden Town has been pulled down while lintel of two floors or 60 per cent illegal portion of Rabi Centre on Gulberg’s Main Boulevard has been demolished. Demolition of both the plazas was started on Dec 6.

One floor of the five-storey Al Rahman Medical Complex on Ferozepur Road has been pulled down. Passage of high tension electric wires over the site and its location at congested Naseerabad kutchi abadi has made it difficult to take heavy machinery there. Resultantly, only 20 per cent work on the site can be completed.

Demolition of illegal portions of 11floor Ahad Towers at Garden Block of Garden Town near Kalma Chowk was taken in hand on Dec 7. So far, one of its five illegal floors has been pulled down while demolition of the second one is in progress.

Some 25 per cent or one floor of Big City has been demolished. Heavy machinery is being used to pull down the ille gal portion of the 11-floor commercial plaza near Liberty roundabout.

Lintel of the two floors or 40 per cent illegal portion of the eight-storey Jeff Heights adjacent to Hafeez Centre in E2 Block of Gulberg has been pulled down.

Demolition of three illegal plazas on Model Town Link Road was started on Dec 20. Some 70 per cent demolition at the sites has been completed – two floors of the three-storey Tariq Complex, fourth and fifth floors of Bridal Centre and the two-floor building adjacent to Telenor office has been pulled down.

The LDA started the operation at LAHORE, Jan 3: Punjab Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Rana Sanaullah Khan says the rights of middle and lowermiddle classes will be protected at all costs during the ongoing action against illegal plazas where the mafia of builders sold out properties to the poor victims without informing them about their legal status.

In a statement issued here on Sunday, the minister said the government would protect the investment of common man in these plazas by making the mafia people refund their installments. The lawmaking in this respect was also being considered, he said.

He said the chief minister had also constituted a highlevel committee for deciding compensation for the people whose source of income was only a shop purchased in any of these plazas. He said this committee would soon submit its recommendations to the chief minister.

He said these plazas were constructed in violation of rules and regulations in connivance with the corrupt officials at valuable commercial areas. He said the owners of illegal plazas converted utility places like parking, mosque, open place, public toilets, etc., into commercial ones. They also did not obtain structural stability certificate necessary for their constructions.

Rana Sanaullah said these illegalities forced the government to act in public interest so that no plaza owner dared to violate building bylaws in future.

He reiterated that these illegal plazas were being demolished in accordance with the Supreme Court orders and those supporting the illegal constructions were indulging in contempt of court.

Latest on Alfatah Shopping Mall...

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Is it in DHA????

^^ I think thats a fake Zara

yes bro...always put a water mark... :) its your effort... ,

just as an example and show off, do see the following video,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtUQxByBA9E

i have designed it and have placed a watermark over it...but thats too soft. it doesnt even come in the subliminal hemisphere , but still, it serves as a copy right claim...

:)

edit

^^Plz post these sort of pics in Lahore Landscape thread........

CHIEF Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif has directed the officials concerned to evolve a comprehensive system for completion of development projects on a fast-track basis.

He said a strategy should be devised for capacity building of the Lahore Development Authority and execution of mega projects and services of highly qualified and competent people should be acquired for this purpose.

He was addressing a meeting to review the pace of implementation of development projects in the provincial metropolis here on Wednesday. The meeting reviewed the projects of Ring Road, Sattu Katla, CBD, Doongi Ground and parking plazas.

The chief minister said the development projects worth billions of rupees were being executed across the province which would not only provide relief to the masses but would also leave a far-reaching impact on the development process.

Mr Shahbaz said a third-party audit system had been made compulsory for all the development projects and added that the present government considered itself a custodian of every penny of public money and utilisation of public funds in a transparent manner was its responsibility. He said Pakistan was a poor country and could not afford wastage of resources.

He directed the officials concerned to replace the conventional and obsolete system with a vibrant one, using the modern technology, for the implementation of development projects. He said the Lahore Ring Road Package-7 was the gateway to Lahore and besides planting of maximum trees for its beautification, attractive landscapes and monuments should also be constructed along the road. He said a modern park should be constructed along the Ring Road Package-6 for the provision of recreational facilities and that it should be completely outsourced. He said Package-6 & 7 of the Lahore Ring Road should be completed at the earliest and maximum trees should be planted around flyovers and tunnels.

The CM ordered the officials to prepare a model of Sattu Katla project and he should be given a briefing in this regard. He said all development projects should be low cost but of the highest standard.

Referring to illegal high-rises, Shahbaz Sharif said had officers and staff of the departments concerned shown a sense of responsibility there would have neither been any illegal constructions of high-rises in the city nor the need for their demolition. He said no one was above the law and the purpose of operation against illegal plazas was to convey the message to the public that no one could violate law on the basis of wealth or influence.

Earlier, the Lahore Division commissioner while giving a detailed briefing on the development projects said that work on the Lahore Ring Road Package-6 &7 was in going on speedily and it would be completed in the first week of February. He said a comprehensive programme had been evolved for development of landscape, horticulture and monuments on the packages. He said that instead of imported electricity polls, locally manufactured polls of the highest standard had been erected on Package-6.

The Planning and Development chairman, Lahore commissioner, Lahore Development Authority director general and senior officers concerned were present.

LDA is going to start meter parking at the Allama Iqbal International Airport soon......

FARES:
1st hour - Rs. 15
2nd hour - Rs. 15
3rd hour - Rs. 15
4th hour - Rs. 15
Onwards - Rs. 10

^^ good news that is:applause: is this from any authenticated source?

have u ever noticed those green belts,parks and fountains in the parking of lahore airport?
their beauty is absolutely ruined and no one is there to take care of that :bash:

^^ good news that is:applause: is this from any authenticated source?

have u ever noticed those green belts,parks and fountains in the parking of lahore airport?
their beauty is absolutely ruined and no one is there to take care of that :bash:

LDA decided that after meeting with CAA, also previous party's contract is going to expire......I think in 1 month, meter parking will start.......

Hopefully, this party will take care of Airport surroundings......

LDA told not to demolish Big City Plaza

Staff Report

LAHORE: Lahore High Court judge Justice Mian Saqib Nisar on Wednesday restrained the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) from demolishing the Big City Plaza, situated in Gulberg, Lahore.

The judge directed the LDA director general not to demolish the plaza until a final decision on a stay application, pending before the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

The judge issued the stay order on a petition moved by the owner of the plaza, who submitted that his plaza was not included in the list of illegally constructed buildings, but the LDA had started demolishing it.

He said the Supreme Court had already granted him a stay, but the respondent authority was not complying with court orders. He requested the court to issue a restrain order against the LDA until a final decision in this regard by the apex court.

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Punjab Govt. has completed a summary for an International hospital(land - more than 200 kanal) in Lahore worth Rs. 42 billion.......

:bash: in lahoreeee...why dont they construct it some other city :bash:

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Thursday, January 07, 2010

Airport visitors wary of ‘metered parking’

By Umair Aziz

LAHORE: Visitors and employees at the Allama Iqbal International Airport have expressed reservations over the planned metered parking system at the airport, Daily Times has learnt.

Although the digital parking systems installed at Liberty Market and The Mall have almost doubled the authorities’ revenue, the systems have been facing various flaws.

People have still not gotten used to the new system of hourly metered parking, despite it being in place at various points for over a year. This has led to arguments between authorities and car owners on numerous occasions.

The proposed system will increase the risk of car theft, people say, as there is no mention of the car’s registration number on the security ticket, and anyone with a parking ticket to make away with the car.

“If such incidents can take place at Liberty and The Mall where a majority of visitors are educated, how can the system work at the airport,” Asif Mehmood, a visitor at the airport said. Most of the people who spoke to Daily Times did not appreciate plans for introducing metered parking. Others said flight delays were becoming routine and hourly parking would be too expensive for the visitors. An employee of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said the new system would increase revenue, but would be troublesome for many visitors.

^^Another simple solution is that when a car enters the Airport, they should give it a stripped card (like motorway card), the card will have in it the time the car enters the airport & when the car lefts the airport , the card should be presented to the man(sitting in cabin), the card will detect how much hours the car was in the airport premises & the man will have to pay Rs. 10/hr....thats it

This system is used in Airports of most of Middle East countries.........

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^^Anyone knows what "Lahore Green City" will be all about??????

i am also finding out the same thing!

http://www.express.com.pk/images/NP_LHE/20100116/Sub_Images/1100827526-1.jpg

Agar yeh Information Technology park hai to wo doosra Software technology park kiyun banaya

motarhama ka vision to paisay khanay ka tha yeh ki kam kar rahay hain

BBBS Shaheen complex

edit...okay get wut u saying

^^ bro this building took ages to get complete .. more then 6-7years so take it easy and wait

edit...realize my mistake

^^ bro this building took ages to get complete .. more then 6-7years so take it easy and wait

Its already completed 5-6 months ago......

The Supreme Court on Friday gave more time to planners of a proposed project to widen Lahore’s Canal Road and those opposed to the project for an alternative plan to settle the matter, and adjourned the hearing until February 11.

Heading a three-member bench hearing a suo motu notice against the proposed plan to fell trees for the project in Lahore, the chief justice lamented the apathetic attitude towards the preservation of national heritage, and said, “The beauty of Lahore lies in its heritage ... we must preserve it.”

The SC had suggested on December 21 that the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) and two NGOs related to the case – the Concerned Citizens of Pakistan (CCP) and the Lahore Bachao Tehreek (LBT) – hold discussions and reach a viable solution.

“We are suggesting that you interact with each other by exchanging material and benefit from experiences of the outside world,” said the chief justice, adding that if the parties involved could not settle the matter on their own, the court would decided the case on merit.

LDA representative claimed the project would not affect Lahore’s environment, as trees along the canal would be shifted to other places and new ones would also be planted.

The Punjab government is pursuing the project to improve the flow of traffic in the provincial capital.

According to the plan, the road would be widened from Thokar Niaz Baig to the Dharampura underpass at a cost of Rs 3.15 billion, but civil society representatives claim the cost would exceed Rs 9 billion.

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sheen complex was completed ages ago and started by previous gov.

lets just hope it doesnt get rename shaheed benezir bhutto IT park

sheen complex was completed ages ago and started by previous gov.

lets just hope it doesnt get rename shaheed benezir bhutto IT park

Just saw on PTV News, they were saying that President Asif Ali Zardari inaugurated Benazir Information Technology Park........:bash:

The Supreme Court on Friday gave more time to planners of a proposed project to widen Lahore’s Canal Road and those opposed to the project for an alternative plan to settle the matter, and adjourned the hearing until February 11.

Heading a three-member bench hearing a suo motu notice against the proposed plan to fell trees for the project in Lahore, the chief justice lamented the apathetic attitude towards the preservation of national heritage, and said, “The beauty of Lahore lies in its heritage ... we must preserve it.”

The SC had suggested on December 21 that the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) and two NGOs related to the case – the Concerned Citizens of Pakistan (CCP) and the Lahore Bachao Tehreek (LBT) – hold discussions and reach a viable solution.

“We are suggesting that you interact with each other by exchanging material and benefit from experiences of the outside world,” said the chief justice, adding that if the parties involved could not settle the matter on their own, the court would decided the case on merit.

LDA representative claimed the project would not affect Lahore’s environment, as trees along the canal would be shifted to other places and new ones would also be planted.

The Punjab government is pursuing the project to improve the flow of traffic in the provincial capital.

According to the plan, the road would be widened from Thokar Niaz Baig to the Dharampura underpass at a cost of Rs 3.15 billion, but civil society representatives claim the cost would exceed Rs 9 billion.


sucker and &%*&%%^$ers i MUST say - i commute daily on this rode and its a hell of a mess , it takes me 1+ hour everyday to just reach from Thokar to Mall Road. I burn thousands of rupee fuel everyday just to get out of traffic at every intersections - height of frustration !!!

sucker and &%*&%%^$ers i MUST say - i commute daily on this rode and its a hell of a mess , it takes me 1+ hour everyday to just reach from Thokar to Mall Road. I burn thousands of rupee fuel everyday just to get out of traffic at every intersections - height of frustration !!!

The wholde darned road is a bottle neck! I totally understand your misery. It was frustrating enough to drive on it on a short holiday. I feel for the poor souls who have to endure this everyday. DRASTIC steps have to be taken and these NGO's offices should be bulldozed too if they have any problems with the expansion. Dont they ****ing have eyes to see whats happening on this road and how important an artery it is for the city? Plant 10 times more trees after the expansion to silence these idiots. We dont have resources to build subway systems and other mass transit means so we will have to make use of whatever little we have and widen the existing roads.

perhaps those f****** NGO's are out of their minds! they cant speak for the rights of deserving ppl but they are shouting when it came the matter of trees! its crystal clear that even if the widen the road with 2 more lanes on both sides , still there would b enough space for green belts to plant a mess of trees! and already we have seen at gulzar underpass, they expanded that portion of road from 2 lane to more than 4 lanes on both sides ! and they cut down so many trees but at the end they planted trees more than they cut! no second opinion in this matter that this road needs to be expanded !

^^NGO's na khud kaam karain gi, na kisi aur ko kaam karnay dein gi.......:bash:

^^ a lot of those who are supporting NGOs have villas on this road and they dont want to see 4,5 lanes road in front of their houses

^^ a lot of those who are supporting NGOs have villas on this road and they dont want to see 4,5 lanes road in front of their houses

Exactly !! The judiciary have adjured this hearing again till February 15 i guess so no solution and nothing's gonna happen till then and till many more months. I am all in for free and fair judiciary but this is not what i was on road for in Adlia Bachao Tehreek ! Lunatics i would say - the road has to be extended from TWO to THREE LANE and this is a must come today or tomorrow, the earlier the better. This road is gatway to India, Multan, Islamabad, Faisalabad, M2, Karachi and what not ! this is the main artery of the city without a doubt and it has to be signal & congestion free. I'm damn certain that i pay more tax than those NGO bast*** and i deserve better commute. I was thinking of writing an email or letter to CJ that he's seeing only one side of the mirror and using delay tactics to delay this project to unknown dates. I don't know what i'm gonna do, probably I should go back to US. This country is so fu**ed up.

P.S: For short term, can someone approach Shehbaz's team and advise to make the first lane on Canal atleast from 'Shah Di Khoi' till Campus Underpass - an express and closed lane which can be only used by cars or bikes which are not going to make a stop. Part of the problem comes from Punjab University closing their parking and all cars and parents pull over on the side of canal in the middle of the day along with carts, buses and rickshaws. Please let me know what do you think of this express & closed lane idea.

Exactly !! The judiciary have adjured this hearing again till February 15 i guess so no solution and nothing's gonna happen till then and till many more months. I am all in for free and fair judiciary but this is not what i was on road for in Adlia Bachao Tehreek ! Lunatics i would say - the road has to be extended from TWO to THREE LANE and this is a must come today or tomorrow, the earlier the better. This road is gatway to India, Multan, Islamabad, Faisalabad, M2, Karachi and what not ! this is the main artery of the city without a doubt and it has to be signal & congestion free. I'm damn certain that i pay more tax than those NGO bast*** and i deserve better commute. I was thinking of writing an email or letter to CJ that he's seeing only one side of the mirror and using delay tactics to delay this project to unknown dates. I don't know what i'm gonna do, probably I should go back to US. This country is so fu**ed up.

P.S: For short term, can someone approach Shehbaz's team and advise to make the first lane on Canal atleast from 'Shah Di Khoi' till Campus Underpass - an express and closed lane which can be only used by cars or bikes which are not going to make a stop. Part of the problem comes from Punjab University closing their parking and all cars and parents pull over on the side of canal in the middle of the day along with carts, buses and rickshaws. Please let me know what do you think of this express & closed lane idea.

Perhaps ur first idea is better of writing to CJ:cheers: but i dun like the second one of going back to US:no:

and ur suggestion about express lane , Do u seriously think this thing is possible here ? i dun think so :bash: and even this is only possible if and only if the road is expanded from 2 lanes to 4 lanes!

^^The only solution of Canal road is to make it a 4 lane dual expressway.......If they don't build it today, they would have to build it tomorrow with more difficulty & cost......

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Renovation Work at Shahlimar Garden

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^^The only solution of Canal road is to make it a 4 lane dual expressway.......If they don't build it today, they would have to build it tomorrow with more difficulty & cost......


Totally agree with you on this. It has to be done today. Totally signal free and totally donkey cart free.

Exactly !! The judiciary have adjured this hearing again till February 15 i guess so no solution and nothing's gonna happen till then and till many more months. I am all in for free and fair judiciary but this is not what i was on road for in Adlia Bachao Tehreek ! Lunatics i would say - the road has to be extended from TWO to THREE LANE and this is a must come today or tomorrow, the earlier the better. This road is gatway to India, Multan, Islamabad, Faisalabad, M2, Karachi and what not ! this is the main artery of the city without a doubt and it has to be signal & congestion free. I'm damn certain that i pay more tax than those NGO bast*** and i deserve better commute. I was thinking of writing an email or letter to CJ that he's seeing only one side of the mirror and using delay tactics to delay this project to unknown dates. I don't know what i'm gonna do, probably I should go back to US. This country is so fu**ed up.

P.S: For short term, can someone approach Shehbaz's team and advise to make the first lane on Canal atleast from 'Shah Di Khoi' till Campus Underpass - an express and closed lane which can be only used by cars or bikes which are not going to make a stop. Part of the problem comes from Punjab University closing their parking and all cars and parents pull over on the side of canal in the middle of the day along with carts, buses and rickshaws. Please let me know what do you think of this express & closed lane idea.


The idiot chief justice is taking the whole country's administrtive decisions in his own hands. Thats not possible. We have an administration in place and luckily Shahabaz Shareef is one of the best ones as we all know.

Chief justice should ****ing handle the back log of cases rather than trying to manage the whole country sitting in his supreme court office. He doesnt have a clue! in his previous judgement he said 'Look at cities like London and see how they managed to run traffic without cutting trees' This is the DUMBEST thing he could ever say. 'Transport for London' has an infrastructure development budget every year thats almost equal to all the foreign exchange reserves of Pakistan. This guy talks NON-SENSE!

^^The only solution of Canal road is to make it a 4 lane dual expressway.......If they don't build it today, they would have to build it tomorrow with more difficulty & cost......

by the way, did you check today's banner? its Riyadh with a vew of the Kingdom tower :)

:banana:

for me they should first make New Multan road then start work on canal road

The idiot chief justice is taking the whole country's administrtive decisions in his own hands. Thats not possible. We have an administration in place and luckly Shahabaz Shareef is one of the best ones as we all know.

Chief justice should ****ing handle the back log of cases rather than trying to manage the whole country sitting in his supreme court office. He doesnt have a clue! in his previous judgement he said 'Look at cities like London and see how they managed to run traffic without cutting trees' This is the DUMBEST thing he could ever say. 'Transport for London' has an investment budget every year thats almost equal to all the foreign exchange reserves of Pakistan. This guy talks NON-SENSE!

:yes:

http://www.express.com.pk/images/NP_LHE/20100116/Sub_Images/1100827526-1.jpg

Agar yeh Information Technology park hai to wo doosra Software technology park kiyun banaya

motarhama ka vision to paisay khanay ka tha yeh ki kam kar rahay hain

BBBS Shaheen complex

Yaar Rana, this building looks nice in pictures. You seen it urself?

^^ nice building in a bad bad neighborhood :(

by the way, did you check today's banner? its Riyadh with a vew of the Kingdom tower :)

:banana:

:yes:

:yes:

This building is piece of sh** - trust me on this one - the design is over complexed, the worst ever parking & entrance etc... guess the building was made by Shaheen Foundation and then i guess they somehow ended up with PSEB taking ownership of 3/4 top floors, but still its the worst STP i've yet seen.

^^we were talking abt Kingdom Tower, Riyadh.......



Anyhow, everyone has its own opinion.......

This building is piece of sh** - trust me on this one - the design is over complexed, the worst ever parking & entrance etc... guess the building was made by Shaheen Foundation and then i guess they somehow ended up with PSEB taking ownership of 3/4 top floors, but still its the worst STP i've yet seen.

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^^ nice building in a bad bad neighborhood :(

egerton road is not bad Holiday INN is also very near to this building

^^+1

Holiday Inn, LDA plaza, McDonald bhi tha, LSE & Aawan-e-Iqbal not far.......

Shaheen complex is a good looking building... and the neibhourhood as egerton road is not bad since it is sort of a business district of Lahore. Area facing the building is good but area that is behind the building can be termed as BAD..

Shaheen complex is a good looking building... and the neibhourhood as egerton road is not bad since it is sort of a business district of Lahore. Area facing the building is good but area that is behind the building can be termed as BAD..

actually that is the main entrance

ye the building is quite nice looking and egerton road is the wall street of lahore, it just needs some renovation and underground electric wires.

^^Almost whole of the Lahore needs underground wiring......

MOD's change the title thread to 8 floors.......

How many basements it has??

8 Floors? There's not even a need for this thread then.

8 Floors? There's not even a need for this thread then.

ya no need :yes: we should have a separate thread(only 1) for low rise buildings! updates of all the buildings with less than 15 floors should be posted in that thread only if necessary!

8 Floors? There's not even a need for this thread then.

yup........there are 2-3 threads which are under 15 floors

We can post updates of buildings under 15 floors in Lahore progress threads......

if i am not wrong ,then only DHA phases 6,7,8 and bahria town have underground wirings....

and almost no one lives there... :) these areas are pretty vacant.

^^ i think lake city also has the underground wiring???? wiring of whole lahore can not be made underground now! its a hell of a task and too much expensive thing to do!

^^ i think lake city also has the underground wiring???? wiring of whole lahore can not be made underground now! its a hell of a task and too much expensive thing to do!

But it is badly needed, for health & safety reasons...

if i am not wrong ,then only DHA phases 6,7,8 and bahria town have underground wirings....

and almost no one lives there... :) these areas are pretty vacant.

add Phase 5 aswell....

^^ i think lake city also has the underground wiring???? wiring of whole lahore can not be made underground now! its a hell of a task and too much expensive thing to do!

Atleast they can start one by one.......

Today Punjab Govt. has said to remove all electric poles from the footpaths of Lahore..........

But it is badly needed, for health & safety reasons...

ye its needed! i had to do a research project on the same topic during my bachelors degree in electrical! i myself concluded in that research that low voltage electric lines should be made underground in lahore to prevent power loss and electricity stealing! but in main city & densely populated areas of lahore this thing is now nearly impossible. they can plan these things now in upcoming societies like all the private societies are now doing! anywayz u can go through some of these advantages & disadvantages(source: wikipedia) of underground wiring to have a better idea about its cost

Some other advantages of underground power cables:

* Less subject to damage from severe weather conditions (mainly lightning, wind and freezing)
* Greatly reduced emission, into the surrounding area, of electromagnetic fields (EMF). All electric currents generate EMF, but the shielding provided by the earth surrounding underground cables restricts their range and power. See section below, health concerns.
* Underground cables need a narrower surrounding strip of about 1–10 meters to install, whereas an overhead line requires a surrounding strip of about 20–200 meters wide to be kept permanently clear for safety, maintenance and repair.
* Underground cables pose no hazard to low flying aircraft or to wildlife, and are significantly safer as they pose no shock hazard (except to the unwary digger).

Some disadvantages of underground power cables:

* Undergrounding is more expensive, since the cost of burying cables at transmission voltages is several times greater than overhead power lines, and the life-cycle cost of an underground power cable is two to four times the cost of an overhead power line. Above ground lines cost around $10 per foot and underground lines cost in the range of $20 to $40 per foot.[3]
* Whereas finding and repairing overhead wire breaks can be accomplished in hours, underground repairs can take days or weeks[4], and for this reason redundant lines are run.
* Operations are more difficult since the high reactive power of underground cables produces large charging currents and so makes voltage control more difficult.

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^^is it closed?

^^is it closed?

i thnk so ! but 2 or 3 guards were standing near the gate !

so they just did the inaugration and nothing else

any updates on LDA TOWER , PC hotel tower or new LSE tower..??

PC hotel tower seems a dead project now :) no idea about LDA tower . and never heard about LSE tower :dunno: where it was to be built? location?

so they just did the inaugration and nothing else

any updates on LDA TOWER , PC hotel tower or new LSE tower..??

PC tower project has been cancelled because of the security reasons for Governor House & CM House(like Grand Hyatt project), it was never started....

LDA tower is only in the books.....nothing done

There was no project of LSE tower, one member of MP wrongly made a thread of LSE tower which was actually ISE towers......

i thnk so ! but 2 or 3 guards were standing near the gate !

Told you , this is not the front door, the front is on back side !

Told you , this is not the front door, the front is on back side !

how front door can be on back side?? :tongue3:

:lol: he mean to say that the front door is at the back side in the pic from the angle with which that pic was taken :)

Dont know the name but its on MM Alam Road...

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Liberty Parking Plaza... As of Today!!

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Nice pics.....

I think they are still working on 2nd floor's structure.....

PC hotel tower seems a dead project now :) no idea about LDA tower . and never heard about LSE tower :dunno: where it was to be built? location?

the plot of LDA tower is with the LANDMARK tower on jail road or with Tehreek E Insaf Main office it was started abt 3 years ago and most of us dont know the exact location of it LDA had already alocated 1 billion rupee budget for it in 2008

the broker in LSE told me that gov. is going to built a new LSE tower just behind the old one.

and any updates on Hotel one building near PC Hotel on MAll :)

Dont know the name but its on MM Alam Road...

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it is infront of firdous market

is it ALI tower or hotel building

Dont know the name but its on MM Alam Road...

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was this the building behind shell petrol pump, its looking good.

no its not in firdous market, yes pakboy this building is behind shell pump

Guys check this out and tell me if you see any hope for 'Mubarak Centre' (Sheikh Zaid Centre)?

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This is the page from ‘ARCHI TIMES’ – World News of Architecture as on 22nd Nov 2009...

^^ no hope :)

Dont know the name but its on MM Alam Road...

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This is the building just before the Barkat Market.......

I think it is Al-Qadeer Heights.......

its no way near Barkat market.. its on MM alam road. next to shell petrol pump ^^

al qadeer heights is the ugly one, this building is called something like liberty heights or something and is on the same road as mecca tower and this road links mm alam road with liberty market.

can you also bring an update of mecca tower should be completed by now.

yep if it is with shell petrol pump then its name is Liberty Tower or heights or may be liberty mall i think i already made a thread on it

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Lahore Expo Centre to be opened on March 23



Thursday, January 28, 2010
By Aftab Maken

ISLAMABAD: State-of-the-art Lahore Expo Centre, being built at an estimated cost of Rs3.415 billion, will be opened in two months for exhibitors and trade bodies for exploring avenues of attracting investment and enhancing exports, says a senior official of the commerce ministry.

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was likely to open the mega complex on Pakistan Day (March 23) as the project was near completion and would provide a venue for exhibitions, trade fairs and other business activities in the provincial capital of Punjab, the official added.

All sorts of functions such as cultural, educational and sports events could be held at the Lahore Expo Centre while in future mega sports events like regional games could be organised, Project COP Arif Khosa told The News.

He said the Expo Centre, a public-funded project, had received requests for more than 40 events and like the Karachi Expo Centre its fee would be reasonable. It would provide a window for the exhibitors to attract not only local buyers but also people from abroad.

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council had approved the project with an initial cost of Rs2.97 billion in 2007, but its cost rose to Rs3.415 billion. The Punjab government has provided 400 kanal for the centre. Under the build, operate and transfer (BOT) mode, projects like hotels, technology towers and shopping malls are provided land on lease for 30 years, which is renewable for two more similar terms.

^^We have a separate thread for Lahore Expo........:)

Nice news.........

Pakistan main har cheez hi state of the art hoti hai........:lol:

Lahore Expo Centre to be opened on March 23



Thursday, January 28, 2010
By Aftab Maken

ISLAMABAD: State-of-the-art Lahore Expo Centre, being built at an estimated cost of Rs3.415 billion, will be opened in two months for exhibitors and trade bodies for exploring avenues of attracting investment and enhancing exports, says a senior official of the commerce ministry.

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was likely to open the mega complex on Pakistan Day (March 23) as the project was near completion and would provide a venue for exhibitions, trade fairs and other business activities in the provincial capital of Punjab, the official added.

All sorts of functions such as cultural, educational and sports events could be held at the Lahore Expo Centre while in future mega sports events like regional games could be organised, Project COP Arif Khosa told The News.

He said the Expo Centre, a public-funded project, had received requests for more than 40 events and like the Karachi Expo Centre its fee would be reasonable. It would provide a window for the exhibitors to attract not only local buyers but also people from abroad.

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council had approved the project with an initial cost of Rs2.97 billion in 2007, but its cost rose to Rs3.415 billion. The Punjab government has provided 400 kanal for the centre. Under the build, operate and transfer (BOT) mode, projects like hotels, technology towers and shopping malls are provided land on lease for 30 years, which is renewable for two more similar terms.


thanks god its not dead

does any one know whats happening with the mall99 project? are the pics on the previous page from mall99? coz it looks kinda like that

does any one know whats happening with the mall99 project? are the pics on the previous page from mall99? coz it looks kinda like that

The pics were not of Mall 99......There is no progress on Mall 99 project.....May be it is dead now

The pics were not of Mall 99......There is no progress on Mall 99 project.....May be it is dead now


oh thats really sad. it was a great project, the building was very well designed. its a pity that all the good projects in the country are being cancelled.

Newly planted trees at jinnah avenue...

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^^ date palms? I wonder why are our local administrations trying so hard to make the city look like middle eastern cities. Don't we have any local trees? something that belongs to Pakistan?

Where is this Jinnah Avenue? I mean which area???

^^ date palms? I wonder why are our local administrations trying so hard to make the city look like middle eastern cities. Don't we have any local trees? something that belongs to Pakistan?

So you are basically saying that Pakistan should keep their own identity and shouldn't imitate any country.

These date palms look good.........

Also, we haven't have that much date palms in Lahore, so good change........

the environmental and weather conditions of this part of Pubjab are not suitable for these trees.

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^^Looks like its Icchra........

So you are basically saying that Pakistan should keep their own identity and shouldn't imitate any country.

Exactly. Thats what I mean.

These date palms look good.........

Also, we haven't have that much date palms in Lahore, so good change........

They do look good but they don't really represent the local fauna and flora. I am in favour of something something unique to Lahore or Pakistan.

the environmental and weather conditions of this part of Pubjab are not suitable for these trees.

I kind of agree. They planted loads of these date palms in Islamabad too and those trees didnt last too long. They don't really belong here although some on Gulberg Main boulevard etc have lasted long enough.

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marking the sideline :ohno: :rofl:

ye KINGLONG ki bus hai??

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^^ This one totally needs to go down !!! the worst spot for illegal plaza

Kalma Tower is going down? Didn't we have a thread for it?

^^ This one totally needs to go down !!! the worst spot for illegal plaza

Why?

Why?

If you've been to Kalma Chowk, you'll know why - its on a very very congested place , without an inch of front parking - the floor literally just touch the most traveled road in Lahore plus its ILLEGAL ! :ohno::ohno::ohno:

agreee ^^

Kalma Tower is going down? Didn't we have a thread for it?

yes sir we have thread on it but that tower in the picture is Ahad Tower on Kalma Chowk and Kalma tower is on muslim town morr.

Where is this Jinnah Avenue? I mean which area???

jinnah avenue is near expo center Johar town

^^Kalma Tower is near Barkat Market........

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