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Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 17th, 2012, 02:22 PM

Road rehab from Garden town to Faisal Town in 2 months

Lahore Development Authority’s (LDA) Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning Agency (TEPA) will carry out rehabilitation of 1.8-kilometre-long Maulana Shabbir Usmani Road, from Y Junction New Garden Town to Faisal Town Roundabout, at a cost of Rs 166.8 million within two months. Tenders for executing this project have already been invited from contractors possessing their own asphalt plant in or round Lahore, in operational condition, along with the required machinery fleet for mega road construction projects.

This dual carriageway, which is currently 24-feet-wide on both sides, will be widened up to 30 feet on the side leading from Garden Town to Faisal Town whereas the side running parallel to the university ground will be widened up to 28 feet. Also, Maryan Chowk junction will be remodelled for easing the flow of traffic and the Faisal Town roundabout will be removed and traffic signals will be installed at this point for the vehicles turning right towards main boulevard Faisal Town. Traffic heading towards Garden Town from Jinnah Hospital will have a signal-free corridor after the execution of this project. Around 200,000 vehicles will benefit from this project

Dallas1

January 17th, 2012, 03:03 PM

^^ so they will get some land from the PU I guess to widen this road? also there are lots of trees on this road...hope this wont end in the courts

Strong Hearted

January 17th, 2012, 03:58 PM

^^ so they will get some land from the PU I guess to widen this road? also there are lots of trees on this road...hope this wont end in the courts

Well yes there are a lot of trees along this road on PU side, and this time I would never want those trees to be chopped out for the road expansion.

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 17th, 2012, 07:28 PM

^^ They are widening the PU side by only 4 feet (less than the other side), might be to avoid tree cutting. Anyhow, that road definately need improvement...

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 17th, 2012, 10:52 PM

Allama Iqbal Road Garhi Shahu - U/C:

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momers

January 18th, 2012, 09:35 AM

Here are the sources for easy reference.

Original LDA Press release (Urdu) (http://www.lda.gop.pk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=266)

http://www.lda.gop.pk/images/stories/imgdata/rehabiliation_of_road.gif

Translated
Road rehab from Garden town to Faisal Town in 2 months (http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2012\01\17\story_17-1-2012_pg13_3)

Road rehab from Garden town to Faisal Town in 2 months

Lahore Development Authority’s (LDA) Traffic Engineering and Transport Planning Agency (TEPA) will carry out rehabilitation of 1.8-kilometre-long Maulana Shabbir Usmani Road, from Y Junction New Garden Town to Faisal Town Roundabout, at a cost of Rs 166.8 million within two months. Tenders for executing this project have already been invited from contractors possessing their own asphalt plant in or round Lahore, in operational condition, along with the required machinery fleet for mega road construction projects.

This dual carriageway, which is currently 24-feet-wide on both sides, will be widened up to 30 feet on the side leading from Garden Town to Faisal Town whereas the side running parallel to the university ground will be widened up to 28 feet. Also, Maryan Chowk junction will be remodelled for easing the flow of traffic and the Faisal Town roundabout will be removed and traffic signals will be installed at this point for the vehicles turning right towards main boulevard Faisal Town. Traffic heading towards Garden Town from Jinnah Hospital will have a signal-free corridor after the execution of this project. Around 200,000 vehicles will benefit from this project

mintgum84

January 18th, 2012, 04:52 PM

What is wrong with that girls face?

ravian94

January 18th, 2012, 05:44 PM

What is wrong with that girls face?

There is nothing wrong with her face. She is wearing a scarf. other thing is the channel's logo in watermark eclipsing her chin. Thats all

mintgum84

January 18th, 2012, 08:36 PM

Maybe she is just ugly.

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 18th, 2012, 08:57 PM

^^ Plz stick to topic...

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 18th, 2012, 08:57 PM

EDIT

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 18th, 2012, 08:58 PM

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Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 18th, 2012, 09:00 PM

Waste management: Turkish gift of 60 machines to arrive on Feb 20

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COMPANY’S SHARE: 5,000 tons out the total 6,500 tons of garbage produced in Lahore every day is picked up by the LWMC.

Two Turkish companies will start work in collaboration with the Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) by February 20, Waseem Ajmal, the LWMC managing director said on Tuesday.

The companies, he said, would send 60 machines along with their own supervisors in the second week of February.

The machines include mini-dumpers, various types of mechanical sweepers and washing vehicles. These will help clean, sweep and collect garbage door-to-door in 26 union councils of Lahore. Ajmal said the Turkish experts will also train LWMC workers.

The LWMC has divided Lahore into two zones. The project will be implemented in each zone in four phases. The first phase in zone-1, will begin on February 20 and last for four months.

LWMC Communications Manager Memoona Arslan Bhatti told The Express Tribune that replicating the Turkish model of a clean city was not easy. The door-to-door garbage collection, she said, will put an end to the problem of empty plots being turned into dump sites. The residents will be charged between Rs25 and Rs100, she added.

She said there will be no charges in the first four months. Garbage bag will also be provided for Rs2 each, she said.

She said garbage cans will be placed underground and only machines will be able to lift garbage out of them.

According to an LWMC estimate, Lahore produces 6,500 tons of garbage everyday, of which 5,000 tons is picked up by LWMC. The LWMC also plans to set up a project for producing electricity from garbage, she added.

Plants for production of electricity would be installed at Lakhodair, where the LWMC has acquired 160 acres of land that will be turned into a land fill site. Garbage recycling plants would also be installed soon, she said.

After the arrival of the new machinery, the old machinery in the LWMC use will be sold through an auction.

Strong Hearted

January 18th, 2012, 09:34 PM

Maybe she is just ugly.

:cripes:

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 18th, 2012, 10:11 PM

Inauguration of Fort Road Food Street:

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James-Bond

January 19th, 2012, 05:27 AM

^^ Isn't Fort Rd another name for Heera Mandi. :laugh:

PKlover

January 19th, 2012, 07:16 AM

well done SS...

Shameel

January 19th, 2012, 11:53 AM

^^ Isn't Fort Rd another name for Heera Mandi. :laugh:

No. That's a parrallel road towards the Old City. And, for the record, the sex trade in Heera Mandi has shifted to Gulberg and DHA Lahore. The old Heera Mandi now only has restaurants and sweet shops.

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 19th, 2012, 04:04 PM

^^ +1

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 19th, 2012, 04:04 PM

Wasa ‘corruption’ delays Allama Iqbal Road project

THE Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) has failed to complete Allama Iqbal Road sewerage project due to inability and corruption of its officials, The News has learnt.

The project worth Rs 550 million was initiated by Wasa in June 2011, with the financial support of the provincial government for installation of main sewer lines (46 inch) from Dharampura Bridge to Garhi Shahu Bridge.

The City District Government (CDG) had given three months deadline to Wasa to complete the project but its officials failed to complete the same.

The slow-paced construction work on the said road is not only causing frequent traffic jams but also becomes a permanent source of public nuisance particularly for the business community.

There are a number of banks, educational institutions, food outlets and other commercial businesses there but dug up roads for past six months have ruined their business.

Majority of the shopkeepers at Allama Iqbal Road said the CDGL was responsible for their business losses, which were being gradually increasing by the day due delay in completing the project.

They said they were already facing immense problems for running their businesses due to frequent loadshedding and other circumstances of the country. They said delay in this project had worsened the situation for them.

Sources in Wasa told The News the project could have been completed in time but the corruption of the Wasa officials was the basic reason behind its delay. They added Wasa laid about 8,200 feet pipelines on Allama Iqbal Road from railway station to Jamia Naeemia, Chowk Garhi Shahu and from Chowk Crown Cinema to Mayo Garden and Wasa officials instead of using the standard and specific materials for this only used sludge material in covering the pipelines.

They said that four Wasa officials including DMD Iqtidar Shah, Director Tariq Muhammad, XEN Ishtiaq Tirmizi and SDO Garhi Shahu had been suspended by an inquiry committee, which initiated a probe soon after a resident of the locality complained about embezzlement by the Wasa officials.

The sources further added that the construction of roadside drains have not been completed so far by Wasa and to hide their inefficiency, Wasa had extended this project from Garhi Shahu Bridge to Muhammad Nagar.

DCO Lahore Ahad Cheema could have taken action against Wasa for the delay in this project but he instead of taking action approved the extension and granted Rs 5.5 million more budget to the authority.

Talking to this scribe, a senior officer of Works and Communication Department of CDGL held Wasa was responsible for delay in construction of the road. He said the works department would start construction of the road after receiving a green signal from Wasa regarding completion of work.

Talking to The News, MD WASA Dr Javed Iqbal said that government awarded such projects to Wasa during monsoon and factually the target was being achieved by the officials within the given timeframe if the days of rainy season were excluded.

He said that Wasa had done almost 90 per cent work and further work would be completed soon. Javed Iqbal said that the CDGL had extended the sewer installation work from Garhi Shahu to Muhammad Nagar, which also disturbed the actual timeline of the project. DCO Lahore Ahad Cheema was contacted many times by this correspondent on his cell number but he was not available.

mintgum84

January 19th, 2012, 04:37 PM

^

that sucks.

Strong Hearted

January 21st, 2012, 09:52 AM

Fort Road Food Street opens today

LAHORE - The City District Government Lahore gears up for the inauguration of the Fort Road Food Street today (Saturday) after the deadline was extending thrice, to the delight of the lahorites. According to sources, the food street would be inaugurated by Hamza Shahbaz. The Fort Road Food Street is a 1.4-kilometre, V-shaped street with around 25 buildings that have been restored in lively colours, with the services of renowned architects and fine arts experts. The food street is located next to the Badshahi Mosque, hosting eateries that represent the culture of Lahore. The city dwellers believe that the food street would add to the appeal of the city due to its location. Though all kinds of food would be available at the street, Indian cuisine would be the highlight.
Maryam Khan, a student, said that the food street would be a fine addition to the cultural heritage of the city. She said, “There were very few places where one could take relatives who visit the city from abroad. The food street would be one of the top options now.” Talking to Pakistan Today, Fort Road Food Street Chairman Habib Khan said that all arrangements had been done and the food street was ready for launch. “All food outlets are functional and the buildings are being revisited for the finishing touches,” said Habib. He said that the food street would be one of the most attractive tourist spot of the provincial metropolis.
Earlier, the inauguration date for the food street was announced to be November 19, which was changed to December 31. The delay was said to be made due to power and gas outages, which forced the project to cross the two deadlines.

Strong Hearted

January 21st, 2012, 09:56 AM

http://www.express.com.pk/images/NP_LHE/20120121/Sub_Images/1101430511-1.jpg

Strong Hearted

January 21st, 2012, 10:16 AM

http://www.express.com.pk/images/NP_LHE/20120121/Sub_Images/1101430714-1.jpg

http://www.dailywaqt.com/210112/Images/p2-02.jpg

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 21st, 2012, 11:22 PM

^^

It looks great...

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 21st, 2012, 11:25 PM

Muslim town flyover:

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/images/2012/01/22/20120122_26.jpg
Labourers erect a scaffolding at the under-construction Muslim Town flyover.

mintgum84

January 22nd, 2012, 05:36 AM

Is there anything in Pakistan in a Greco-Roman style of architecture?

I love that style.

malpensa

January 22nd, 2012, 05:47 AM

THERES new roman style circular plaza in F-11 islamabad

mintgum84

January 22nd, 2012, 06:27 AM

pics?

ABBASIA

January 22nd, 2012, 07:00 AM

THERES new roman style circular plaza in F-11 islamabad

Malpensa, its in front of Telenor office (place where i sit), and its not new. It is there for few years and empty as owner is asking for a higher rent which no one is willing to pay.

malpensa

January 22nd, 2012, 07:18 AM

ok please bring us pics

after centaurus is build im sure he will drop the rent

can u get some pics of new GJ coffees near Telenor

Strong Hearted

January 22nd, 2012, 08:07 AM

Canal bank road is almost complete now, had a drive through last night and it looks great. PHILIPS has been awarded the contract for LED lights installation along canal road. Some lights were ON near Mall road underpass & looked really cool, much better than the halogen lights. Kalma chowk flyover's lights have also been replaced by LED lights.

smfarazm..

January 22nd, 2012, 09:55 AM

Food Street Pics from facebook

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Strong Hearted

January 22nd, 2012, 10:33 AM

Awesome :cheers: A little more lighting along the walls of Badshahi Masjid would have looked great. Can you share the facebook link faraz?

Dallas1

January 22nd, 2012, 11:51 AM

can someone plz post Canal Rd pics

Strong Hearted

January 22nd, 2012, 12:14 PM

can someone plz post Canal Rd pics

HCS guys will surely upload the pics after completion, so just wait :)

smfarazm..

January 22nd, 2012, 12:21 PM

More pics: Food Street

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Link: https://www.facebook.com/HK.photos

PKlover

January 22nd, 2012, 02:04 PM

yup. its the cultural capital of the country... :)

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 22nd, 2012, 05:28 PM

Looking great...:okay:

khalid-don

January 22nd, 2012, 06:02 PM

v good work by local govt. last time when I visited these places I was shocked how charsi's were roaming Minare Pakistan and other cultural places. Renovation was must to restore tourist confidence. Being cultural city Lahore deserve more than that :)

mintgum84

January 22nd, 2012, 08:12 PM

Indeed.

Civil sense is core to development of any society.

Metropole

January 23rd, 2012, 03:11 AM

The old city of Lahore would look beautiful if it was properly developed. They should renovate the buildings, build cobblestone roads and encourage restaurants, shops and art galleries. It could become like an old European city.

malpensa

January 23rd, 2012, 05:02 AM

yes they should make like a walking only town square no cars no rickshaws only good cafes and shops or boutiques

khalid-don

January 23rd, 2012, 05:33 PM

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 23rd, 2012, 09:44 PM

Walled city under threat as restoration project stalls

The medieval Walled City of Lahore is under threat from a construction ‘free-for-all’ ruining centuries of heritage, as an ambitious restoration project to protect the area has stalled.

Rapid and illegal growth is crowding out the old city while its unique carved wood balconies jutting on to bricklined streets fall into disrepair.

“My family has been living here for 300 years, but residential culture is facing the threat of extinction,” Zafar Askari, 40, told AFP.

“New markets and shopping plazas are springing up at a fast pace. The hallmark tranquility of interior Lahore is no more,” he said.

Shops have sprouted to form ugly scars on the boundary walls. Several dozen small cloth shops and steel workshops have also been built around the historic Wazir Khan mosque and Shahi Hamam.

“As far as building regulations are concerned it’s a free-for-all. People are demolishing old houses and constructing multi-storey markets, and encroachments are mushrooming,” said Askari.

At least 145,000 people live jam-packed in the area that houses the Lahore Fort and Badshahi Mosque, crowded into just over 2.6 square kilometres.

Sunlight rarely filters through the web of narrow alleys covering the district, where pedestrians are forced to wade through piles of goods and hand carts moving merchandise.

Of the 13 original gates to the walled city, only six remain, and most of those have been turned into shops, their architectural beauty lost and motifs peeled off.

Residents say it’s a health hazard, with ambulances and fire engines unable to access many of the 20,000 buildings in the walled city, where around half have been taken over as commercial premises, according to a government survey.

“People work around the system and flout the laws by paying bribes,” a local government official told AFP on condition of anonymity, adding that the area had been subjected to “decades” of such neglect.

“Corruption is rampant in the municipal department and other enforcement agencies,” the official said.

The main hopes for preserving the city are pinned on a provincial government plan that has won the support of development agency the Aga Khan Foundation, the German government and the World Bank, but this has stalled.

Under the plan, the old city is to eventually see its famed buildings restored to their former glory and properly looked after, while excessive commercial encroachments would be removed from the streets.

However, the project that was initiated five years ago, has made little progress so far despite total funding of at least Rs 860 million ($9.5 million).

A Planning Department official told AFP on condition of anonymity that large-scale surveys of the area, its buildings, environment and economic activity had been carried out. However, residents complain that little else has been done.

One resident from the area, Zahid Hussain, said the plan had been bogged down by arguments between shopkeepers and authorities over the removal of illegal constructions.

Punjab Tourism Department official Shahid Butt told AFP that a deal was being worked out to move the illegal constructions.

“These shops are going to be moved from here soon as an agreement between the authorities and traders has been reached,” he told AFP.

Others are seeing ways to preserve the vibrant social life of the district where street cafes and restaurants serve hot meals round the clock, and people flock from all over the city and further afield for a late-night meal.

A new food street, comprising more than 50 outlets serving traditional cuisine, has sprung up between the historic Lahore Fort and Badshahi Mosque. But whether enough can be done to defend a fast-eroding residential culture is unclear.

“There is no organised community movement in the area to resist encroachments. The restoration is work is sluggish, there’s just a lack of enforcement,” the official told AFP.

Mohammad Waheed, 43, another businessman, called on the government to offer grants or loans so that people could repair their homes, and preserve the unique culture and architecture of Lahore.

“People living in these crumbling houses are too poor to even move out of here. Knowing the risks they are compelled to live in those houses,” he said.

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 23rd, 2012, 10:09 PM

Fort Road Food Street:

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Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 23rd, 2012, 10:12 PM

Muslim Town Flyover Development Project:

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Aadil.Aijaz

January 23rd, 2012, 10:37 PM

^^
I'm satisfied with the pace of work. I use this road as a daily route, and traffic is not as terrible as it seems, unless you're in a hurry. But if you're going out on weekends and complaining about the jams, it's totally your fault. I don't understand why these people can't compromise their lives for a few months for a positive development.

sandiego

January 24th, 2012, 09:03 AM

they should install security bollards like this

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smfarazm..

January 24th, 2012, 11:37 AM

Muslim town flyover 1 will be Longest Flyover in the country i.e 1.965Km

Arsalan Rashid

January 24th, 2012, 03:31 PM

Muslim town flyover 1 will be Longest Flyover in the country i.e 1.965Km

There a 55 km long flyover in karachi named malir river bridge..

siamu maharaj

January 24th, 2012, 04:31 PM

There a 55 km long flyover in karachi named malir river bridge..
no

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 24th, 2012, 05:28 PM

There a 55 km long flyover in karachi named malir river bridge..

Malir river bridge length is 5 kms...

Malir river bridge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malir_River_Bridge)

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 24th, 2012, 05:30 PM

http://www.express.com.pk/images/NP_LHE/20120124/Sub_Images/1101433289-1.jpg
http://www.express.com.pk/images/NP_LHE/20120124/Sub_Images/1101433289-2.gif

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 24th, 2012, 05:32 PM

^^

Also, Model town link road is under renovation. Along with the expansion & carpeting of road, they have reduced the width of green belts in the middle of road from say 15 feet to 5 feet...

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 24th, 2012, 05:35 PM

Still U/C

http://www.express.com.pk/images/NP_LHE/20120124/Sub_Images/1101433295-1.jpg
http://www.express.com.pk/images/NP_LHE/20120124/Sub_Images/1101433295-2.gif

smfarazm..

January 24th, 2012, 09:06 PM

There a 55 km long flyover in karachi named malir river bridge..

The bridge is 5 km that connects with airport and it's a bridge over naddi etc.
I am talking about Flyover.

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 24th, 2012, 09:25 PM

Muslim town flyover 1 will be Longest Flyover in the country i.e 1.965Km

Wrong, Flyover # 1 length is 1,322 m while Flyover # 2 length is 975m ,here is the detail of Muslim town flyover according to NESPAK...

Flyover at Canal Crossing/Wahdat Road Junction
The Ferozepur Road is a busy intercity route carrying traffic from Southern Lahore to main commercial hub of the city and its onward continuation to District Kasur. At present the Wahdat Road and Canal Bank road junctions are signalized, where long queues are observed. Keeping in view the existing traffic conditions, Government of the Punjab has decided to evolve a strategy for achieving a signal free corridor along Ferozepur Road and Canal Bank Road junction. The Highways and Transportation Engineering Division of NESPAK was hired for this purpose.

NESPAK proposed an impeccable solution in the form of two flyovers i.e., one having a length of 975m leading to Kalma Chowk and the other having a length of 1,322 m, which will lead to Ichra. Both flyovers will have three lanes each. The Ichra bound flyover is lengthy because it is landing at the Rehman Pura Junction. A down ramp of 280 m is also being provided for the Wahdat Road traffic coming from Kalma Chowk. NESPAK will provide detailed design and construction supervision services for the project. As per Chief Minister's directive, this project of Rs. 3.50 billion is scheduled for completion by March 23, 2012.

smfarazm..

January 24th, 2012, 09:55 PM

Wrong, Flyover # 1 length is 1,322 m while Flyover # 2 length is 975m ,here is the detail of Muslim town flyover according to NESPAK...

The :nuts: guy in video of city 042 said 1.965 km :bash: him :bash:

Aadil.Aijaz

January 24th, 2012, 10:42 PM

There a 55 km long flyover in karachi named malir river bridge..

You had me at 55.

Wrong, Flyover # 1 length is 1,322 m while Flyover # 2 length is 975m ,here is the detail of Muslim town flyover according to NESPAK...

Will the first flyover still be the longest in the country?

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 24th, 2012, 11:46 PM

^^ Nope...

PKlover

January 25th, 2012, 02:20 PM

which is the biggest flyover in Pakistan then?

smfarazm..

January 25th, 2012, 03:17 PM

which is the biggest flyover in Pakistan then?

Longest is banaras flyover KARACHI 1.644 Kms

PKlover

January 25th, 2012, 04:57 PM

^^ and which one is the biggest in terms of most lanes?? :)

m_talalpk

January 25th, 2012, 06:27 PM

IN MULTAN Chungi no 8 flyover is 1.3 km long where as yousaf raza gillani flyover is 1.6 km long

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 25th, 2012, 08:24 PM

^^ and which one is the biggest in terms of most lanes?? :)

Most of the flyovers in Pakistan are of 3 + 3 lanes...

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 25th, 2012, 08:25 PM

‘Calm down, there can’t be a food street everywhere!’

Despite the enthusiastic inauguration of the Fort Road Food Street, four food streets proposed at different locations in the city are on a choppy course and there is a chance that the idea could be dropped.

Punjab CM Shahbaz Sharif envisaged opening nine food streets, of which one was inaugurated last week. However, work on four of the remaining food streets was prohibited by Lahore Development Authority for one reason or the other.

Sources in LDA revealed that Town Municipal Administration Gulberg and DO (planning) had sought No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for the development of food streets at Model Town Extension (R-bloc), Moon Market (Gulshan Ravi), Moon Market ( Allama Iqbal Town) and Shahdara Town. However, LDA struck down the move by denying to handover its land to raise food streets, sources added. Sources said some days back, LDA Chairman Ahad Cheema had already rejected the proposal to build Food Street at Kareem Block and also refused to allocate space for four other food streets.

During the LDA governing body meeting recently held with Cheema in the chair, the issue was discussed in detail and finally it was decided that land would not be provided.

Senior LDA official told Pakistan Today that even before the approval of competent authority, some people started constructing the shops in the name of Food Street at Model Town Extension. In connivance with racket of traders, some officials of City District Government Lahore also built 20 shops at 30 feet wide road in hurry near Girls Higher Secondary School, he added.

Local residents, after registering the complaints at LDA, moved the court and got a restraining order. Meanwhile during LDA governing body meeting, LDA official objected to the construction of a food street at Model Town Extension, arguing that it would interrupt flow of traffic at the area.

LDA chief town planner also opposed the construction of Food Street in the Moon Market Park (Gulshan Ravi scheme Mor) that would cover the 50 feet wide road, adding that it could create problems for the locals. Moreover, he also said LDA could not provide land to CDGL for parking because of its proximity to a mosque and a petrol pump.

Traffic congestion was also cited as the reason for the turning down of another proposal of the development of Food Street on main road of Allama Iqbal Town near Moon Market. Alternative place was sought but it was again rejected on land transfer issue. CDGL also recommended a Food Street at the site of Bus Stop in Shahdara Town but LDA rejected it saying that the bus stop land could not be used for the development of food streets and other purposes. The proposal was rejected and the case is pending in LDA tribunal.

It may be recalled that once food street plan hit the snags when some months back LHC issued a restraining order against setting up a food street on a green belt in Shadbagh locality near Toka Wala Chowk. CDGL officials marked Shadbagh to develop first Food Street on green belt. Local traders and people staged protest demonstration to save the green belt. Later, a petition was filed in the Lahore High Court challenging the plans to set up a food street after removing a green belt from the area.

Petitioner told the court that the Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) had planned to convert a green belt in Shadbagh Scheme-II area into a food street. He said this was a violation of a superior court’s orders.

A senior PHA official told Pakistan Today that in exercise of the power conferred under Section-44 of Punjab Development of Cities Act, 1976 read with government notification No SO (P) 3-4-/ 98 dated 21 September 1998, PHA framed its regulation regarding upkeep of the green strips and could convert green belts for another purpose of public utility, if extremely needed.

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 25th, 2012, 08:27 PM

LDA seeks outside help for parking plazas

The Lahore Development Authority has proposed over a dozen new development projects for the provincial capital including construction of Moon Market Parking Plaza by generating funds from its own resources and other nine out of 10 parking plazas in partnership with the private sector, an insider informed this scribe on Monday.

Moreover, he said mostly ongoing projects were likely to be completed during the current fiscal year for which the authorities allocated billions of rupees with releasing funds for some important projects which were likely to be started by the end of this month or first week of February.

The source further said the higher authority also decided to establish a directorate for monitoring the status of development works in the private housing schemes, approved by LDA, for ensuring speedy completion of these works for the convenience of the allottees.

“The LDA will arrange funding for the under-construction commercial-cum car parking plaza at Moon Market, Allama Iqbal Town, through LDA’s own sources by carrying out the sale of 67 shops in the plaza simultaneously to earn more revenue for this purpose”, the source added.

He said the provincial government although promised to provide funds for the construction of such parking plazas but later government back out of its promise and refused to provide funds for this purpose, resultantly the LDA had to defer the construction of such parking plazas for indefinite period.

Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, while addressing the inauguration ceremony of Liberty parking plaza, had promised the citizens that his government would construct 10 more parking plazas for the convenience of the Lahorites.

“Now the LDA is going to restart work on such under-construction parking plaza by the end of this month or first week of February and the authorities will have to generate funds for the construction of such plaza from its own resources as per direction of the provincial govt,” he said adding the department was also planning to start work on other nine proposed parking plazas in partnership with the private sector.

The LDA authorities have also gave a go ahead for the construction of pedestrian overhead bridge at Moulana Shoukat Ali Road in front of Jinnah Hospital at a cost of Rs 37.226 million.

It also approved the proposal for construction of a slip road connecting Bahawalpur Road with Lytton Road at Qartaba Chowk besides carrying out rehabilitation of Maulana Shabbir Usmani Road from ‘Y’ junction New Garden Town to Faisal Town roundabout at a cost of Rs 136.88 million.

The governing body of CDGL, in it’s meeting, held a couple of weeks ago also approved the revised estimates for improvement and rehabilitation of Ferozepur Road from Qartaba Chowk to Khaira Distributory, Chungi Amer Sidhu, at a cost of Rs 172.791 million.

Besides construction of Ghazi Road T-Junction and provision of entry/exist ramps from Qainchi Intersection to Khaira Distributory, remodeling of General Hospital Intersection and development of parking from Qainchi Junction to Khaira Distributory will be carried out under this project.

The authorities also allowed construction of sports club at 108-Ravi Road at a cost of Rs 58.226 million. It will provide recreational and sports facilities to the public.

Initially, the CDGL and LDA authorities allotted two chunks of land to the health department for setting up two hospitals in the City.

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 25th, 2012, 08:29 PM

PU, city govt start road talks

University could get land swap or commercial rights as compensation.

The basic proposal is for a two-kilometre dual carriageway from Wahdat Road to Canal Road.

Punjab University (PU) and city government officials met on Monday to discuss the construction of a road bisecting the university’s New Campus to improve traffic flow in the region.

Sources on both sides said that a deal was likely for the construction of a two-kilometre road from Wahdat Road to the intersection of Canal Bank Road and Maulana Shaukat Ali Road. The Punjab University would be compensated with money or land elsewhere. The road was first mooted in 2006, but the PU Syndicate has repeatedly rejected the proposal, most recently in March 2011.

Lahore Commissioner Jawad Rafique Malik and Lahore Roads Rehabilitation Project Chairman Khawaja Ahmad Hassaan met with members of the newly elected PU Syndicate including Dr Shaukat Ali, Shumaila Gul, Resident Officer 1 Javed Sami, RO-2 Malik Zaheer and Vice Chancellor Mujahid Kamran on Monday.

The Syndicate members asked the city government officials to present a formal project proposal to them at their next meeting on Thursday.

Commissioner Malik said the city government would present the same plan that was proposed in March 2011. “The basic proposal is for a two-kilometre dual carriageway from Wahdat Road to Canal Road,” he said. The road could be constructed slightly below ground level and with greenery planted all along to ensure it fit in with the campus environment, he said.

The commissioner said that the road would cost about Rs800 million to build. When it was first proposed in 2006, the estimated cost was Rs350 million. In last year’s proposal, it was Rs650 million. “The construction cost has increased because the prices of construction materials have soared,” he said.

He said that he was optimistic that the PU Syndicate would allow the city district government to acquire the land for the road.

Hassaan said that the road was needed to reduce traffic congestion on Wahdat Road and Canal Bank Road. “The ball is now in Punjab University’s court,” he said.

He said that PU could be compensated with land elsewhere, or it could be allowed to build commercial properties along the road to generate revenue. “The modalities of the acquisition depend entirely on the PU,” he added.

RO-1 Javed Sami said it would be premature to discuss the proposal. “This was just the first meeting” he said. “We will not decide anything without taking all professors on board.”

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 25th, 2012, 08:32 PM

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mintgum84

January 26th, 2012, 10:00 PM

^

where is that construction?

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 26th, 2012, 10:57 PM

^^

For the columns of the Muslim town flyover in canal...

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 26th, 2012, 11:19 PM

Takeover bid: DHA cinema opens under DHA management

Mandviwalla Ent deems showing of film ‘a violation of business ethics’.

“We will very soon launch our own website for show schedules and other information regarding the cinema,” Additional Director (Facilities) DHA, Col Syed Faris A.

After three months of remaining closed, the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Cinema finally screened its first show (Bollywood’s Ra-One) under new management, the housing authority itself.

DHA public relations officer Tajammul Hussain told The Express Tribune that the cinema had officially reopened since January 20 (it had been closed since October 27, 2011). Hussain added that the cinema was being run by the DHA. “Since the reopening, we have directly undertaken the cinema management.”

Lahore University of Management Sciences student Maryam Ahmed said she was looking forward to the cinema being open as it was close to the campus. “PAF and Cinestar are good cinemas but getting there is a hassle.”

However, not everyone is as delighted as Ahmed at the reopening. The former management of the cinema, Mandviwalla Entertainment termed the reopening of the cinema under the new management as ‘sad and disturbing’.

Mandviwalla Entertainment managing director Nadeem Mandviwalla told The Express Tribune that the DHA had ‘blatantly ignored’ the directions of the district court. Mandivwalla said films being shown were “exhibited by the DHA, without the permission of the film distributors as the prints had given by the distributors to Mandviwalla Entertainment.” Mandviwalla said this was a violation of business ethics.

The Express Tribune has learnt that as late as January 23, the DHA management had failed to hand over the prints of five films for which distributors had given exhibition rights to Mandviwalla Entertainment (under an agreement with them as management authority and partner of DHA cinema).

Through official emails sent on January 20 and January 21 to the DHA management, the distributors had demanded the return of their (film) prints. The distributors had also expressed their disappointment, in an email, regarding the unauthorised screening of one of the films by the DHA at the cinema on January 20.

The film distributors had also demanded a ‘written confirmation’ from the DHA as evidence of settlement of all legal issues between the DHA and Mandviwalla Entertainment prior to the running of any of the films.

Answering a question regarding settlement of legal issues between DHA and Mandviwalla Entertainment, Additional Director (Facilities) DHA, Col Syed Faris Ali said it was a matter pertaining to the DHA adding “there is no need for anyone to go into that issue.”

Col Ali said the DHA cinema was being run successfully by the DHA management, “the cinema was, is and will always remain a DHA property,” he added.

Hoping to introduce 3D technology at the cinema, Col Ali said an announcement would be made in the coming days. He said the prices for 3D tickets will be announced once the 3D facility becomes operational at the cinema. He added, “Let’s focus for now on what is currently being offered to the people by the DHA.”

The DHA cinema website, run by Mandviwalla Entertainment, displays a copy of the latest civil court order.

Col Ali called the website a ‘fake’ saying it did not represent the DHA or the DHA cinema. “We will very soon launch our own website for show schedules and other information regarding the cinema.”

A police offier speaking to The Express Tribune on the condition of anonymity said currently there was no specific security threat in the area. He was responding to a question regarding the cinema being previously closed down due to security concerns.

shakeelahmadch

January 26th, 2012, 11:46 PM

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Answering a question regarding settlement of legal issues between DHA and Mandviwalla Entertainment, Additional Director (Facilities) DHA, Col Syed Faris Ali said it was a matter pertaining to the DHA adding “there is no need for anyone to go into that issue.”

Col Ali said the DHA cinema was being run successfully by the DHA management, “the cinema was, is and will always remain a DHA property,” he added.

Offtopic but how ironic that a person who we trained for protecting our borders is running a cinema. We sepnt 70% of our taxes on these bastards (the higher ups) and they run such business or sell land.

khalid-don

January 27th, 2012, 03:07 AM

DHA is a state within a state. For last three decades our Army is running this profitable business. Sad but its truth :(

smfarazm..

January 27th, 2012, 07:34 AM

DHA is a state within a state. For last three decades our Army is running this profitable business. Sad but its truth :(

But I love DHA, Only planned, clean & organised area in Karachi and Lahore.

smfarazm..

January 27th, 2012, 08:39 AM

Food Street Clicks by Mehrab Jee & Shiraz Ahmad

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pakboy

January 27th, 2012, 06:16 PM

DHA is a state within a state. For last three decades our Army is running this profitable business. Sad but its truth :(

Ye... like you need a visa to go inside. No need to get jealous just because you cant afford it.

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 27th, 2012, 10:41 PM

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brightside.

January 28th, 2012, 03:35 AM

Offtopic but how ironic that a person who we trained for protecting our borders is running a cinema. We sepnt 70% of our taxes on these bastards (the higher ups) and they run such business or sell land.

http://goddamnsheishot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/facepalm-7.jpg

He is not a serving officer. He retired, and got a job. What's wrong with that? Are military personnel not allowed to work after retiring from the forces? Military officers handle a lot of different types of jobs which are similar to skills needed to run many civilian organizations.

Aadil.Aijaz

January 28th, 2012, 04:46 AM

But I love DHA, Only planned, clean & organised area in Karachi and Lahore.

Have you ever been to Lahore's Bahria Town? I would prefer it over DHA any day.

malpensa

January 28th, 2012, 05:18 AM

bahria town is nice in lahore but in rawalpindi they seems like the went for quantity over quality although some of their newer projects are nice their older projects cant be called world class...

smfarazm..

January 28th, 2012, 07:55 AM

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He is not a serving officer. He retired, and got a job. What's wrong with that? Are military personnel not allowed to work after retiring from the forces? Military officers handle a lot of different types of jobs which are similar to skills needed to run many civilian organizations.

+1
Atleast they using money within Pakistan for Pakistanis, not like poliTensions building palaces in France, UK & Jeddah.

sandiego

January 28th, 2012, 08:06 AM

Ye... like you need a visa to go inside. No need to get jealous just because you cant afford it.
aaap ka nakhra to das khotay nahi utha saktay. :lol:

mintgum84

January 28th, 2012, 08:10 AM

Is the future cinema within DHA Lahore accessible to non DHA residents?

If I am in Lahore, can I attend a show?

united pakistan

January 28th, 2012, 09:22 AM

smfarazm..

January 28th, 2012, 09:26 AM

South Asia's most modern Forensic Lab to be operational soon in Pakistan

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The latest forensic lab of South Asia will soon be fully operational in Lahore to probe the criminal evidence on most modern scientific lines. Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said Rs one billion cost Forensic lab is sure to play an important role in criminal justice system and to become a milestone in the administration of prompt justice to the people, eradication of crimes and investigation of heinous crimes on modern scientific lines.

He said that various sections became functional in the forensic lab while the remaining would also become operational soon. He directed the concerned authorities for hiring the most competent workforce on merit for operation of the Lab.

The CM said while addressing a high level meeting at Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA), here Friday. Provincial Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan, MNA Muhammad Afzal Khokhar, MPA Khawaja Salman Rafique, Saiful Malook Khokhar, Chairman Planning & Development, Secretary Home, Commissioner Lahore and officer concerned attended the meeting. DG PFSA Dr. Muhammad Ashraf Tahir gave a briefing regarding completion of lab, performance of various sections and other matters.

The CM said the forensic lab of international standard would also benefit the other provinces in the investigations of criminal cases, protection of life and property of people and eradication of crimes was the top priority of the government and establishment of the most modern lab was an important step in this direction. He said billion of rupees had been spent on this project. Adding that, arrangements were made for the training of experts abroad and it was now the responsibility of the institution to deliver results. He said those who had received training abroad would now as master trainers train the other staff of the lab.

Crime scene investigation, computer forensic, pathology, polygraph reader, toxicology, trace chemistry, finger prints, death scene investigation and other sections have been set up at the forensic lab and a high standard of the project has been ensured. Granting approval to the board of the governor of the lab, he said that the institution will be completely autonomous. He said that the remaining work of the lab’s building will also be completed within 30 days. He directed that training courses for the staff associated with judicial, investigation and prosecution be arranged. He said that arrangements should also be made for special lectures by the experts and a plan be submitted to him for this purpose. He further directed that construction work of the boundary wall of the forensic lab should immediately be started.

mintgum84

January 28th, 2012, 09:33 AM

excellent news.

Kleemann

January 28th, 2012, 09:38 AM

mintgum84

January 28th, 2012, 10:33 AM

Deffo.

shakeelahmadch

January 28th, 2012, 02:52 PM

http://goddamnsheishot.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/facepalm-7.jpg

He is not a serving officer. He retired, and got a job. What's wrong with that? Are military personnel not allowed to work after retiring from the forces? Military officers handle a lot of different types of jobs which are similar to skills needed to run many civilian organizations.

Are you sure he's retired ? I'm almost sure he is not and a serving person as it's very common to have serving officers deal with DHA stuff and manage the properties etc...

Mods: If you would like to move the original comment and trails to Misc. section, I won't mind as it's a healthy debate.

pakboy

January 28th, 2012, 03:53 PM

aaap ka nakhra to das khotay nahi utha saktay. :lol:

Koun ke khotay to tum khud ho :lol:

pakboy

January 28th, 2012, 03:57 PM

I THINK SOLDERS DO NOT DESERVES SUCH WORDS FROM NATION AS THEY HAVE SERVED THEIR ALL LIVES IN PROTECTING OUR BORDERS AND AFTER RETIREMENT THE ARE AGAIN SERVING US BY IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE OF OUR COUNTRY. THEY HAVE RIGHT TO DO ANY BUSINESS TO EARN THEIR BREAD

EXACTLY... Say thanks to them that they are sacrificing their lives so you can enjoy life in your cities... Had it not been for them TTP will be roaming your streets and sitting on top of your rooftops.

As for DHA, its a great scheme made to generate funds for the army to build homes for their officers.

taseer121

January 28th, 2012, 06:18 PM

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mintgum84

January 28th, 2012, 07:07 PM

Strong Hearted

January 28th, 2012, 08:20 PM

Is the future cinema within DHA Lahore accessible to non DHA residents?

If I am in Lahore, can I attend a show?

Yes you can.

khalid-don

January 28th, 2012, 10:13 PM

EXACTLY... Say thanks to them that they are sacrificing their lives so you can enjoy life in your cities... Had it not been for them TTP will be roaming your streets and sitting on top of your rooftops.

As for DHA, its a great scheme made to generate funds for the army to build homes for their officers.

yeah sacrificing their life by fighting a war for their so called Ally. Even that Ally didn't spare lives of our soldiers. I am glad they have realized now. Back to the DHA discussion. yeah every great scheme started during the rule of military dictator Musharaf. what else they have done other than increasing the wealth for their empire. Their have been books written on that what world u r living in.

Any project which is for the benift of middle class irrespective of occupation is good for the country. Like the one below

The rise of Pakistan’s middle class: As crime rises, property developers beef up security
By Shahram Haq - Published: January 28, 2012
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Punjab’s real estate companies offer more affordable units in their gated compounds. illustration: jamal khurshid

LAHORE: Changing lifestyles are often reflected in architecture and city development patterns. In the case of Lahore, builders are focusing on providing middle and upper income homebuyers with gated compounds, as a rising crime rate makes security one of the primary considerations for buying decisions.

The trend for such housing schemes has been growing in Lahore, a city whose crime rate has increased as its population has grown exponentially over the last decade. At first, these gated communities were largely seen as the preserve of the elite, mimicking the many gated residential compounds in the city that cater to serving and retired military and civilian bureaucrats.

Yet as the middle class of the city has expanded, real estate developers have now increasingly begun to offer more affordable variants of the gated housing community, primarily by reducing the size of the average house. Builders predict the fastest growth in demand for the 125-square-yard duplex or townhouse, which is made affordable by offering an instalment plan for the full price, which can start as low as Rs1.2 million.

“The higher end of the market is saturated. Now the industry needs to cater to the rapidly growing middle class that is seeking comfortable housing facilities,” said Abdul Aleem Khan, who runs a real estate development business based out of Lahore.

“After completing one project with mostly larger units, I announced that I would build one with smaller, more affordable units and an easy instalment plan,” he said. “The response was very positive. People clearly need affordable housing and this [middle class] is a very neglected market segment.”

Eden Housing, one of the largest real estate companies in Pakistan, was the first to create such housing schemes in the 1990s, which typically include better roads and infrastructure than the rest of the city they are in. Since then, this formula has been copied by many developers, who saw how rapidly Eden was able to sell off its inventory.

“To live in such a community, which provides you with good infrastructure and security, is relaxing,” said Mujahid Ali, a resident of Eden Avenue, a gated community in Lahore developed by Eden Housing. “I moved here two years ago and have the peace of mind that there is no street crime or robberies within the scheme’s premises. My job requires me to visit other cities and I used to worry for my family’s safety. But since moving here, I can travel without that tension.”

Many of the facilities have hired a full-time staff of maintenance staff. The security is often provided by one of the more than 600 private security companies that now hire out both equipment and guards to a Pakistani middle class that is increasingly concerned for its safety.

Lahore has at least two dozen of these gated communities. In keeping with the temperament of the people in the Central Punjab region, there are hardly any apartments. Most of the housing units are bungalows, townhouses or duplexes. Some of the largest units can be spread over as much as 1,200 square yards, with the smallest ones generally being no more than 125 square yards. Other common sizes include 150 and 200 square yard units.

Builders often locate these communities close to major thoroughfares. Yet as real estate within Lahore proper grows increasingly scarce, many developers have begun to create such offerings on the outskirts of the city, taking advantage of the improvements in the transportation infrastructure in Punjab that includes a highway network comparable to that in some parts of the developed world. Once Lahore’s Ring Road is completed, such housing projects will be able to offer even faster access to the inner city.

Khan, the real estate developer, says that nearly all of the buyers of houses in these projects tend to be buying their own primary residences. “These schemes are not really meant for investors,” he said.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 28th, 2012.

http://tribune.com.pk/story/328177/the-rise-of-pakistans-middle-class-as-crime-rises-property-developers-beef-up-security/

khalid-don

January 28th, 2012, 10:39 PM

Ye... like you need a visa to go inside. No need to get jealous just because you cant afford it.

Koun ke khotay to tum khud ho :lol:

ha I m not living in Pak. BTW u r the same person who use to say on MP Lahore Ring Road is complete? Stop being personal on small things. looks like u haven't learnt much in last 4 yrs did u?

Mr Lova Lova

January 28th, 2012, 11:34 PM

Arrangements for Business Train inauguration reviewed

LAHORE – Senator Zafar Iqbal Chaudhary along with Pakistan Railways officials on Friday visited Lahore Railway Station to review the arrangements made for inauguration of Business Express train that starting its first journey on February 3 between Lahore and Karachi. Prime Minister of Pakistan Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani is likely to attend the inauguration ceremony.

The much awaited Business Express train had failed to start its journey on its due date of 25th December, 2011. However, on January 26, the train came into limelight when one of its bogies got derailed prior to its test run. As the train is awaiting a high profile inauguration, the authorities, a day after its derailing on Friday, again reviewed arrangements.

A statement issued by the department said that Senator Zafar Iqbal, Railways General Manager Rana Saeed Akhtar, Railways IGP Syed Ibne Hussain and SSP Lahore Division visited Lahore Railways Station. IGP briefed Senator Zafar Iqbal about the security measures being taken on the occasion of inauguration ceremony. He said that maximum security arrangements have been arranged by the PR Police. Anti-Terrorist Squad commandos equipped with latest weapons would be deployed for the security of the inauguration ceremony, said Ibne Hussain.

This is worth mentioning here that the Railways and a private group of investors, Four Brothers Private Ltd, are jointly starting this venture. The LCCI is cooperating in this regard.

source: http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/business/28-Jan-2012/arrangements-for-business-train-inauguration-reviewed

Mr Lova Lova

January 29th, 2012, 12:05 AM

error!

pakboy

January 29th, 2012, 04:15 AM

yeah sacrificing their life by fighting a war for their so called Ally. Even that Ally didn't spare lives of our soldiers. I am glad they have realized now. Back to the DHA discussion. yeah every great scheme started during the rule of military dictator Musharaf. what else they have done other than increasing the wealth for their empire. Their have been books written on that what world u r living in.

Any project which is for the benift of middle class irrespective of occupation is good for the country. Like the one below

The rise of Pakistan’s middle class: As crime rises, property developers beef up security
By Shahram Haq - Published: January 28, 2012
http://i1.tribune.com.pk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/328177-houseillustrationjamalkhurshid-1327688795-877-640x480.JPG
Punjab’s real estate companies offer more affordable units in their gated compounds. illustration: jamal khurshid

LAHORE: Changing lifestyles are often reflected in architecture and city development patterns. In the case of Lahore, builders are focusing on providing middle and upper income homebuyers with gated compounds, as a rising crime rate makes security one of the primary considerations for buying decisions.

The trend for such housing schemes has been growing in Lahore, a city whose crime rate has increased as its population has grown exponentially over the last decade. At first, these gated communities were largely seen as the preserve of the elite, mimicking the many gated residential compounds in the city that cater to serving and retired military and civilian bureaucrats.

Yet as the middle class of the city has expanded, real estate developers have now increasingly begun to offer more affordable variants of the gated housing community, primarily by reducing the size of the average house. Builders predict the fastest growth in demand for the 125-square-yard duplex or townhouse, which is made affordable by offering an instalment plan for the full price, which can start as low as Rs1.2 million.

“The higher end of the market is saturated. Now the industry needs to cater to the rapidly growing middle class that is seeking comfortable housing facilities,” said Abdul Aleem Khan, who runs a real estate development business based out of Lahore.

“After completing one project with mostly larger units, I announced that I would build one with smaller, more affordable units and an easy instalment plan,” he said. “The response was very positive. People clearly need affordable housing and this [middle class] is a very neglected market segment.”

Eden Housing, one of the largest real estate companies in Pakistan, was the first to create such housing schemes in the 1990s, which typically include better roads and infrastructure than the rest of the city they are in. Since then, this formula has been copied by many developers, who saw how rapidly Eden was able to sell off its inventory.

“To live in such a community, which provides you with good infrastructure and security, is relaxing,” said Mujahid Ali, a resident of Eden Avenue, a gated community in Lahore developed by Eden Housing. “I moved here two years ago and have the peace of mind that there is no street crime or robberies within the scheme’s premises. My job requires me to visit other cities and I used to worry for my family’s safety. But since moving here, I can travel without that tension.”

Many of the facilities have hired a full-time staff of maintenance staff. The security is often provided by one of the more than 600 private security companies that now hire out both equipment and guards to a Pakistani middle class that is increasingly concerned for its safety.

Lahore has at least two dozen of these gated communities. In keeping with the temperament of the people in the Central Punjab region, there are hardly any apartments. Most of the housing units are bungalows, townhouses or duplexes. Some of the largest units can be spread over as much as 1,200 square yards, with the smallest ones generally being no more than 125 square yards. Other common sizes include 150 and 200 square yard units.

Builders often locate these communities close to major thoroughfares. Yet as real estate within Lahore proper grows increasingly scarce, many developers have begun to create such offerings on the outskirts of the city, taking advantage of the improvements in the transportation infrastructure in Punjab that includes a highway network comparable to that in some parts of the developed world. Once Lahore’s Ring Road is completed, such housing projects will be able to offer even faster access to the inner city.

Khan, the real estate developer, says that nearly all of the buyers of houses in these projects tend to be buying their own primary residences. “These schemes are not really meant for investors,” he said.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 28th, 2012.

http://tribune.com.pk/story/328177/the-rise-of-pakistans-middle-class-as-crime-rises-property-developers-beef-up-security/

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Time to take your head out and look at the realities... They are sacrificing their lifes to protect you.. OOH sorry you dont even live here... If they move out its quite obvious the TTP will move into cities are we will be blessed with Lal Mosque situations everywhere... GIVE THEM RESPECT FOR ACTUALLY SACRIFICING THEIR LIVES FOR YOUR LIFES TO BE SAFE.

and which books are you talking about, there are only mental cases like Ayesha Siddiqi or Asma Jehanghir who only harp on the lines of CNN and FOX and its quite clear who they work for.

pakboy

January 29th, 2012, 04:15 AM

ha I m not living in Pak. BTW u r the same person who use to say on MP Lahore Ring Road is complete? Stop being personal on small things. looks like u haven't learnt much in last 4 yrs did u?

:nuts:
WERE HAVE I SAID THAT?... Stop pulling stuff out your backside when you cant argue on anything.

A-TOWN BOY

January 29th, 2012, 04:19 AM

shakeelahmadch

January 29th, 2012, 05:29 AM

yea. the soldiers sacrifice their everything. but pakistani generals are famous for their corruption and tyranny both inside and outside pakistan.

Young kids won't get this until they grow up. PK's root of majority of problem lie in the Military Bureaucracy not the ordinary jawans and officers who serve at front. At some point we have to cut their wings - the sooner our nation realize this, it's better. They get 70% of your and mine taxes and their only job is to protect borders, not develop land or maintain colony or cinemas. Why spend taxes on them if they are just here to make DHA ...

momers

January 29th, 2012, 06:28 AM

Shakeel, you hit the nail on its head, buts its very hard for people to understand this!

The army is raised by the people of PK to defend PK, they have been given a duty to do by the people. The armed forces didn't arrive from the aasmaan to offer us their services for free...they have not done any ehsaan on us that we should forgive all their transgressions...they were given a duty to protect our borders. Besides, serving in the armed forces is voluntary.

So let us again request our forces to focus on their task.

Take a look at this (http://www.dhakarachi.org/man_gb.asp)and this (http://www.dhakarachi.org/man_eb.asp)and then lets try figure out whats wrong here!

I admire my armed forces, but they need to clean up their act!

Young kids won't get this until they grow up. PK's root of majority of problem lie in the Military Bureaucracy not the ordinary jawans and officers who serve at front. At some point we have to cut their wings - the sooner our nation realize this, it's better. They get 70% of your and mine taxes and their only job is to protect borders, not develop land or maintain colony or cinemas. Why spend taxes on them if they are just here to make DHA ...

hero g

January 29th, 2012, 06:29 AM

some people are fu**in retards, they don't fu**in know anythin and they talk shit abt our soldiers, cauz of them pak exist on world map, otherwise these politician would have been destroid this country.
if u talkin abt corruption, it exist in every country but atleast our general spent som amount on our country unlike this so called democrtic government. if u compare the development in our country durin generals' era our country has developed alot.
Musharaff was great example of that, he doesn't have any case of corruption on him.

and only thin i got for these kin of peope is SHUT THE FU** UP, and end this bulls*it.

khalid-don

January 29th, 2012, 07:05 AM

:nuts:
WERE HAVE I SAID THAT?... Stop pulling stuff out your backside when you cant argue on anything.

I just went through LRR thread and didn't find anything where u mentioned Lahore ring road is complete. I think I misunderstood ur comment about one section of the road. Sorry about that :(

James-Bond

January 29th, 2012, 07:11 AM

DHA > Bahria Town anyday.

shakeelahmadch

January 29th, 2012, 08:10 AM

smfarazm..

January 29th, 2012, 08:15 AM

. They get 70% of your and mine taxes and...

Well as we all are off topic so let me make it clear here, we Pakistanis are such brain-washed that we blindly every where yells that military takes 70% of budget . I just want you to go and just check budget copy you can check it at FBR website and Finance ministry website, and then calculate yourself.you'll get the answer.

FBR Budget Copy Chapter ( Budget in Brief)

- DEFENCE AFFAIRS AND SERVICES

5.7 - Details of estimates of expenditure on Defence Affairs and Services in
2010-11 (budget & revised) and 2011-12 (budget) are given below:

TABLE - 18 ............................... (Rs in Million)
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Classification ....................... Budget ............Revised ................. Budget
........ ..................................2010-11 .......... 2010-11 ............... 2011-12
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- DEFENCE AFFAIRS
& SERVICES ....................... 442,173 ........... 444,640 ................ 495,215

This Is then divided in following heads :

Defence Administration............ 1,427 ............. 1,395 ...................... 1,470

Employees Related Expenses.. 176,726 ........... 176,726................. . 206,488

Operating Expenses................. 111,240 .......... 111,327 .............. . . 128,283

Physical Assets ....................... 119,370 ........... 117,557 ............... .. 117,591

Civil Works ............................. 34,664 ............ 38,890 ................... 42,638

Less Recoveries ...................... (1,254) ............ (1,254) ................... (1,255)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The total outlay of budget 2011-12 is Rs 2,767 billion.

-- "Percentage" comes out 495.2 / 2767 X 100 = [ 17.8% ]

This is what Budget says. Defence Ministry and Finance division procure militray hardwares which the complete world knows what all we are buying and our parliamatarians also know

waqas03

January 29th, 2012, 11:52 AM

THE IS SSC. NOT DEFENCE.PK..... i read all that every day on defence.pk , so please...please finish it rite away or join a seperate forum.

Strong Hearted

January 29th, 2012, 01:16 PM

DHA > Bahria Town anyday.

Yes indeed it is at the moment! but the > sign will be = in max five years according to the current ground realities.

siamu maharaj

January 29th, 2012, 05:01 PM

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Time to take your head out and look at the realities... They are sacrificing their lifes to protect you.. OOH sorry you dont even live here... If they move out its quite obvious the TTP will move into cities are we will be blessed with Lal Mosque situations everywhere... GIVE THEM RESPECT FOR ACTUALLY SACRIFICING THEIR LIVES FOR YOUR LIFES TO BE SAFE.

and which books are you talking about, there are only mental cases like Ayesha Siddiqi or Asma Jehanghir who only harp on the lines of CNN and FOX and its quite clear who they work for.
They're paid to do it. End of. And get loads of benefits. I hope we don't become like America where they worship their soldiers like gods. Yes, if there's a soldier's actively fighting I'd respect him but that's where it ends.

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 29th, 2012, 05:29 PM

Back to topic guys!!!

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 29th, 2012, 05:31 PM

Allama Iqbal Road Garhi Shahu Sewerage Bad Condition:

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Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 29th, 2012, 05:32 PM

Meat Processing Complex Shahpur Kanjra Slaughter House:

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Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 29th, 2012, 05:34 PM

pakboy

January 29th, 2012, 05:57 PM

They're paid to do it. End of. And get loads of benefits. I hope we don't become like America where they worship their soldiers like gods. Yes, if there's a soldier's actively fighting I'd respect him but that's where it ends.

sooo... At the end of the day its because of these people we can live in peace, its because of these people the country has survived and continues to survive and THAT'S WHAT MATTERS.

pakboy

January 29th, 2012, 06:13 PM

yea. the soldiers sacrifice their everything. but pakistani generals are famous for their corruption and tyranny both inside and outside pakistan.

Like what???? can you provide some examples.

The best periods of our history have been under the military while civilians have always sold us out.

90% of the country has been built by them... Mangla, Tarbela, Mirani dams, ports, highways, power plants you name it. It was because of these generals we have what we got in Pakistan otherwise we would only have got Raiwind palaces and Bilawal houses to talk about.

The whole army corruption is pure propaganda spread by jamooriat pasand retards... They talk about how army runs businesses and housing projects but these kids dont know that every penny goes back into the army to defend the country, every plot sold in DHA goes to fund accommodation for a solider. Just look at the recent DHA city project in Lahore, 50% of it was sold of to the public so they can fund and build houses for the families of the SWAT operation martyrs.

PAK ARMY at the end of the day is an organisation and like any organisation it should provide basic amenities for its employees (soldiers in this case) and pensions and accommodation when they retire. WHAT IS SO WRONG WITH THIS? Its a basic right for all these retired generals to have what they have been given after serving the country for their whole lives.

P.S. I THINK ITS BETTER TO DISCUSS THIS IN GUPSHUP.

smfarazm..

January 29th, 2012, 06:14 PM

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Good.. Hope work starts without any new problem..

siamu maharaj

January 29th, 2012, 06:48 PM

sooo... At the end of the day its because of these people we can live in peace, its because of these people the country has survived and continues to survive and THAT'S WHAT MATTERS.
They get compensated for it.

mintgum84

January 29th, 2012, 07:36 PM

can we show our jawans the respect they merit, please.

malpensa

January 29th, 2012, 08:35 PM

looking at LAKE CITY LAHORE on google earth looks impressive ...has anybody visiting there and what is your opinion?

pakboy

January 29th, 2012, 08:43 PM

looking at LAKE CITY LAHORE on google earth looks impressive ...has anybody visiting there and what is your opinion?

Its good, however they are working at snails pace and not delivered as promised.

ABBASIA

January 30th, 2012, 06:54 AM

looking at LAKE CITY LAHORE on google earth looks impressive ...has anybody visiting there and what is your opinion?

Malpensa, its a good project on Raiwind road, they are slow as because of economic depression property prices and investment have declined. But this is a very professionally designed project and worth investing.

Dallas1

January 30th, 2012, 09:26 AM

LC has very nice golf course

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

January 31st, 2012, 06:50 PM

Canal road expansion:

Road carpeting = 100% complete
Lane marking = 100% complete
Footpaths = 100% complete
Footpath Grill = 100% complete (Green & white paint going on - Looks nice)
Overhead bridges (8) = Overall 70% complete (2-3 overhead bridges are fully completed, rest are in final stages)

LAQ

January 31st, 2012, 10:38 PM

Great... But any pics???

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 1st, 2012, 04:40 PM

^^ Not yet, hopefully will take in a day or two...

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 1st, 2012, 11:19 PM

According to City42, traffic police has set speed limit of 60 km/h from Mall road to Doctors hospital. Thats insane...:(

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 1st, 2012, 11:32 PM

EDIT

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 1st, 2012, 11:33 PM

Delegation Arrival Back From Turkey After Intelligent Transport System Project Study:

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Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 1st, 2012, 11:34 PM

Citizens Rush Lahore Fort Food Street:

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shakeelahmadch

February 2nd, 2012, 12:29 AM

According to City42, traffic police has set speed limit of 60 km/h from Mall road to Doctors hospital. Thats insane...:(

damn .. this needs to be 80 or atleast 70.

momers

February 2nd, 2012, 01:10 PM

damn .. this needs to be 80 or atleast 70.

60kmph is good...lets not have highway level speeds inside the city! Canal road is not a highway and it passes hospitals and university and residential areas, you need to keep safety of pedestrians and slower and non motorized traffic and noise levels in mind. I dont think donkey carts and bicycles have been barred from the road, so lets keep our fellow road users in mind!

Aadil.Aijaz

February 2nd, 2012, 01:30 PM

damn .. this needs to be 80 or atleast 70.

Yeah, 60 is too low.

Arsalan Rashid

February 2nd, 2012, 01:32 PM

do people really follow traffic rules in lahore?
here in khi, nobody gives a damn what the speed limit is..

smfarazm..

February 2nd, 2012, 08:55 PM

Delegation Arrival Back From Turkey After Intelligent Transport System Project Study:

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Good. hope work start at time.. Similar efforts required in KHI

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 2nd, 2012, 10:14 PM

Speed limit of 80 km/h is reasonable...

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 2nd, 2012, 10:16 PM

Lahore in 2021: Civil Secretariat could be moved south of Hadyara

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LDA gives briefi*ng on how city will develo*p over the next 10 years.

Government offices on The Mall and the Lower Mall including the Civil Secretariat could be shifted to a new commercial area south of Hadyara drain over the next 10 years, according to the Lahore Development Authority.

LDA Chief Metropolitan Planner Waseem Ahmed Khan said during a briefing to District Management Group (DMG) officers that the Lahore Master Plan for 2004-2021 envisaged the city expanding south of the Hadyara drain. He said that the LDA had already proposed three housing schemes in this region, including the 45,000-kanal LDA City, to be built near Kahna Nau on Ferozepur Road. The LDA has also approved 24 private housing schemes in the area, he said.

To ease the pressure on the existing ‘central business district’ (CBD), the Master Plan proposes two new commercial centres, at Johar Town and south of Hadyara. The CBD in Johar Town is to be developed in a 1,400-kanal area. This would include corporate offices, the IT Tower, a superstore on 90 kanals, a five star hotel on 114 kanals, a bank square on 69 kanals, a health club on 27 kanals, a hospital on 25 kanals, a mosque on five kanals, a recreation area on 75 kanals, a mini-golf club on 32 kanals, and a park and lake on 42 kanals. About 40 kanals have been reserved for multi-storey apartment buildings and 388 kanals for roads. Infrastructure development in the area has begun and the super store plot has been auctioned for over Rs1 billion, Khan told the 40 probationary officers in connection with a specialised training programme.

The chief metropolitan planner said that the CBD south of Hadyara drain would be located over 200 hectares on both sides of the railway track. He said areas have been earmarked near the proposed CBD for government offices including the Civil Secretariat because of the massive traffic problems at the current locations of the offices.

He said that the Master Plan proposed the setting up of satellite towns outside a 75-km radius or 90 minutes driving distance from the city centre, in order to curb migration to the city and the pressure on infrastructure.

Master plans should be prepared for these towns so they have all the necessary facilities as well as job opportunities. The Master Plan names Shiekhupura, Sharaqpur, Muridke, Raiwind, Bhai Pheru, Pattoki and Kasur as potential satellite cities, he said.

Traffic Engineering and Planning Agency (TEPA) Director (Engineering) Khalid Alvi briefed the officers about the city’s transport infrastructure and the road projects the agency is currently working on.

The major projects include the remodelling of Model Town Link Road from Maulana Shaukat Ali Road to Pace at a cost of Rs168.062 million; rehabilitation of Maulana Shabbir Usmani Road from the Y junction at New Garden Town to the Faisal Town Roundabout at a cost of Rs155.707 million; and remodelling of Main Boulevard, Garden Town from Kalma Chowk to the New Campus Canal Crossing at a cost of Rs302.689 million.

Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Director (Planning) Abdul Qadeer Chaudhry said that the agency had prepared a six-year business plan with help from the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Urban Unit to make Wasa financially sustainable.

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 2nd, 2012, 10:17 PM

Muslim town flyover to be completed by end of March

The Construction of Ichra-Muslim Town Flyover at Ferozepur Road from WAPDA Hospital to Gaddafi Stadium would be completed by the end of March.

Communication and Works department Project Director Sabir Khan told media persons here Tuesday that the construction was in full swing on day and night basis and there was no shortage of funds from the government.

He added that matters related to the land acquisition, shifting of infrastructure and other litigations were resolved.

He said, it would take more time and cost than the Kalma Chowk Flyover which had been constructed in record 135 days with 660 metres length and Rs 2.3 billions cost.

Sabir Khan said that the estimated cost of Muslim Town Flyover was Rs 3.5 billions and it would be more than 200 percent larger than Kalma Chowk project.

Referring the design of the flyover, he said that it would be started from Police Workshop/Pakistan Industrial Technical Assistance Centre (PITAC) Ferozepur Road and ended in front of WAPDA Hospital.

One of the two main limbs of the bridge would be of 1.1 Kilometre and the other of 0.95 Km besides a 350 metres long branch lane from Kalma Chowk side which would be dropped at Wahdat Road intersection.

Apparently, it was a mega project needed a period of more than nine months to complete but the Chief Minister Muhammed Shahbaz Sharif has given the task to complete it within six months by utilizing the maximum resources and same technique as was used in Kalma Chowk project.

The project Director said that to save the existing infrastructure of Canal Under Pass, water supply ,sewerage and electrification, the engineers were moving carefully on the site.

We are confident to complete the project within the stipulated time and it would be opened for people by end of March, he said.

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 2nd, 2012, 10:24 PM

Completion status of Muslim town flyover according to HCS website:

Construction of flyover = 57 % complete

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 2nd, 2012, 11:01 PM

Turkish ‘model’ of traffic system coming

A modern system of traffic control would be implemented in Lahore, to ensure smooth traffic flow on roads, Chief Traffic Officer SSP Syed Ahmed Mobin told this paper on Wednesday.

The CTO said that during his recent visit to Turkey, he had thoroughly observed the traffic system of Istanbul, which has been introduced by a Turkish transport company.

The company, ISBAK, will now introduce the Intelligent Transport System, commonly known as Auto Traffic Signals Management System, and the Parking Management System in the City, in accordance with the MoUs signed by the Turkish and Punjab governments.

The ISBAK officials will soon be arriving in Lahore to conduct surveys and finalise particulars of the aforementioned systems, which have already deemed positive results in Istanbul. CTO Mobin said that the new system will help educate citizens and motorists about traffic rules and regulations. CCTV cameras, he said, will also be installed to record violations of traffic rules, which will help the traffic police collect fine from the violators.

In the first phase of implementation of the systems, a pilot project would be put into effect at specified crossings and the results would be analysed, according to the CTO. Later, other parts of the two systems, including a Central Control Room and UPS backup system, will be established to finalise the project in whole, he further said.

Meanwhile, the CTO visited various roads, including the Shalimar Link Road, Fatima Jinnah Road, Allama Iqbal Road, and Muslim Town Flyover to observe the traffic situation there. He directed the divisional police officers to ensure diversions where the roads have been blocked due to the ongoing development work.

The provincial government, it may be noted, had sent a special team comprising Chief Traffic Officer SSP Syed Ahmed Mobin, District Coordination Officer Ahad Cheema, Additional IG Sarmad Saeed, LDA DG Abdul Jabbar Shaheen, Teepa Chief Engineer Mazhar Hussain, and Secretary Housing to Ankara on January 23.

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 2nd, 2012, 11:13 PM

Zoo Development Work Still Pending:

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Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 2nd, 2012, 11:14 PM

Citizens Face Traffic Jam Problem Due City Overall Development Work:

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Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 3rd, 2012, 10:03 PM

Guns to stop people from overspeeding

After the renovation and the widening of the Canal Bank Road a speed limit has been set on the tempting highway and the Traffic Department has finally installed speed guns on the Canal Bank to bar over speeding.

It looks like the Traffic Department has finally decided to implement speed restriction in the metropolis as two speed guns have been positioned on the Canal Bank Road near the Doctor’s Hospital underpass.

According to the traffic wardens deployed to operate the speed guns, the speed guns are to be installed all along the canal road. “This is the initial step and the Traffic Department has planned to position the speed guns on other parts of the canal too,” he said. He said the road had now widened and there was a great chance of youngsters racing along the side of the canal.

He said coordinating traffic wardens had been positioned at a distance from the speed gun to stop the speed limit violator. Amongst the problem being faced by the traffic wardens while implementing speed limit on the Canal Bank Road, the warden said over speeding cars were a bit hard to stop as they usually were on the extreme right side of the road. “In that case a wireless is made to wardens standing at the next junction who finally makes sure that the car is stopped,” said the warden.

It would be important to mention here that speed guns were placed on Main Boulevard Gulberg, DHA and on Ring Road before but the speed limit was only implemented on the Ring Road.

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 3rd, 2012, 10:04 PM

DCO for completion of development projects by March 31

District Coordin-ation Officer (DCO) Lahore Ahad Cheema has directed the concerned town officers to complete work on development projects by March 31.

He was addressing a meeting here on Thursday, which was held to review progress of development schemes, disclosed an official.

The DCO said construction schemes and welfare-oriented projects should be completed on time and after completion a report should also be submitted in this regard.

"Funds have been released for the schemes and thus pace of work should be expedited," he added.

He also directed officers to personally monitor the schemes and said that no negligence would be tolerated in this regard.

"Funds will not be a hurdle for smooth and speedy work," he added. Meanwhile, during a meeting of the members of Administrative Committee of Miani Sahib Graveyard, the DCO has imposed a ban on the reservation of graves at Miani Sahib Graveyard hence all reservation applications are rejected.

He also decided to expand Miani Sahib Graveyard's Janazagah. In the meeting a proposal to construct a basement parking under the Janazagah was also reviewed. The DCO Lahore also directed the concerned officials to improve security of the graveyard.

shakeelahmadch

February 3rd, 2012, 10:51 PM

mintgum84

February 4th, 2012, 03:20 AM

I like the development plan of 2 new CBD. One, it'll ease congestion and 2, constructing new CBD's will provide lots of jobs for construction workers, designers, planners et al.

Any idea when such plans may begin implementation?

Metropole

February 4th, 2012, 06:50 AM

By "speed guns" I assume they mean radars? But this is Pakistan so you never know. Maybe they'll just shoot speeders?

Aadil.Aijaz

February 4th, 2012, 11:58 AM

By "speed guns" I assume they mean radars? But this is Pakistan so you never know. Maybe they'll just shoot speeders?

I love it how all of your posts include a hint of scepticism. :laugh:

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 4th, 2012, 09:58 PM

By "speed guns" I assume they mean radars? But this is Pakistan so you never know. Maybe they'll just shoot speeders?

:laugh:

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 4th, 2012, 09:59 PM

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Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 4th, 2012, 10:00 PM

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Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 4th, 2012, 10:03 PM

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smfarazm..

February 5th, 2012, 08:47 AM

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:applause:

mintgum84

February 5th, 2012, 12:52 PM

Guys, what are the premier cricket clubs in Lahore?

I know Lahore Gymkhana has a reputed side, but who else?

I ask as I hope to be in Lahore sooner rather then later, and cricket is my life.

PakiDoperz

February 5th, 2012, 10:53 PM

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PakiDoperz

February 5th, 2012, 10:54 PM

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PakiDoperz

February 5th, 2012, 10:55 PM

siamu maharaj

February 6th, 2012, 12:08 AM

The last pic reminds me of Gizri

Metropole

February 6th, 2012, 12:52 AM

I love it how all of your posts include a hint of scepticism. :laugh:

I've actually seen security forces fire at a car that didn't stop. That was at Clifton beach in Karachi over 30 years ago. It was during Zia ul Haq's time when they used to check marriage licenses of couples. The car probably had a guy with a chick. He managed to escape but I don't know if anyone got hit by a bullet.

During that time my best friend and his wife were forced by the police to produce a marriage license. They kept his wife while he had to go get the documents.

That was a time before the Russian invasion of Afghanistan. Everything has gone downhill since then.

I try to be a lot more positive than I actually feel. Seeing the state of the country I actually feel like exploding but I try to keep my cool. :cool:

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 6th, 2012, 08:58 PM

Muslim town flyover:

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Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 6th, 2012, 08:59 PM

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Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 6th, 2012, 09:01 PM

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Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 6th, 2012, 09:03 PM

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PakiDoperz

February 6th, 2012, 09:29 PM

ARA can you please get some pics of Lahore canal road

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 6th, 2012, 09:56 PM

ARA can you please get some pics of Lahore canal road

Inshallah I will...

hAmZ

February 6th, 2012, 10:32 PM

thanks for the pics buddy

sandiego

February 7th, 2012, 07:04 AM

thanks for the contribution ARA

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 7th, 2012, 06:32 PM

momers

February 8th, 2012, 12:04 PM

About time THIS happens!!! We could use some peace around Minar-e-PK and the Fort and the Masjid. The people there deserve to see an improved quality of life too. No noise...no pollution...and redevelopment for all around there!

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Motor Transport Federation members and supporters protest against shifting of Badami Bagh general bus stand to Thokar Niaz Baig. daily times

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 8th, 2012, 01:10 PM

^^ They could shift bus stand somewhere near Shahdara, that may be a possible solution...

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 8th, 2012, 01:28 PM

Canal road after expansion

From Doctors Hospital underpass to Jail road underpass

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1 of the 8 new Overhead bridges
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February 8th, 2012, 01:34 PM

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Old overhead bridge
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February 8th, 2012, 01:39 PM

Another old overhead bridge
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February 8th, 2012, 01:43 PM

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February 8th, 2012, 01:49 PM

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Muslim town flyover U/C above the underpass
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February 8th, 2012, 01:53 PM

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February 8th, 2012, 01:57 PM

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Dallas1

February 8th, 2012, 03:41 PM

very nice ARA!. poraa lahore ki sar kara di app naa. Thanks!

Strong Hearted

February 8th, 2012, 03:46 PM

About time THIS happens!!! We could use some peace around Minar-e-PK and the Fort and the Masjid. The people there deserve to see an improved quality of life too. No noise...no pollution...and redevelopment for all around there!

Agree, this should happen at every cost for the sake of people living around that area. But we know that this transport mafia is too strong, that is why I have a doubt that govt will step down very soon.

And great effort ARA and thanks a lot for wonderful updates. Seems like still some minor finishing work is left. And the only thing that pisses me is Why in the world our contractors can not finish the work with the same symmetry? What I mean is just look at the light poles, every 3rd or 4th light pole has an alignment less than 90 degree...i-e not straight :mad:... just like this pic :

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Dallas1

February 8th, 2012, 03:53 PM

I am sure in summer we wills see lots of pics kids jumping in the canal form those pedestrian bridges

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 8th, 2012, 04:40 PM

Thank u....:D

Still some work left. e.g. Overhead bridges, Paint on the iron, most of the poles didn't have lights at all etc...

Aadil.Aijaz

February 8th, 2012, 04:58 PM

Great updates ARA!

shahmeer

February 8th, 2012, 05:22 PM

Thank u....:D

Still some work left. e.g. Overhead bridges, Paint on the iron, most of the poles didn't have lights at all etc...

Ahmad bahy thank you for the much awaited update :cheers:

Kleemann

February 8th, 2012, 06:55 PM

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any update on this gents?

PakiDoperz

February 8th, 2012, 09:47 PM

THANKS ARA bro

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 8th, 2012, 09:52 PM

very nice ARA!. poraa lahore ki sar kara di app naa. Thanks!

And great effort ARA and thanks a lot for wonderful updates.

Great updates ARA!

Ahmad bahy thank you for the much awaited update :cheers:

THANKS ARA bro

:D

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 8th, 2012, 09:52 PM

any update on this gents?

No further news...

hAmZ

February 9th, 2012, 01:07 AM

thanks for the pics and ur time bro

mintgum84

February 9th, 2012, 04:02 AM

nice pics, good work done by the construction teams.

Metropole

February 9th, 2012, 06:16 AM

Wow, they did a great job with the road. And ARA did fantastic work with the photos.

BTW, "ARA" kind of reminds me of Shamim Ara or Gulshan Ara Begum. :colgate:

momers

February 9th, 2012, 09:27 AM

^^ They could shift bus stand somewhere near Shahdara, that may be a possible solution...

I would disagree. Reason being that at Thokar Niaz Beg, one connects to both the Motorway (M-2) as well as the National Highway (N-5).

Hence this is a more flexible point of operations allowing for more routes and options of directions of travel.

You can get on M-2 at Thokar and then use the Kala Shah Kaku bypass to get onto N-5 without getting into the crowded Sahdara city.

And besides, much more land is available at or near Thokar for a new bus station, which hopefully can and will be made to some international standards and offer much more services and facilities to travelers.

And then the residents of Badami Bagh and neighbourhoods can breathe a sigh of relief!

momers

February 9th, 2012, 09:39 AM

With ref. to ARA's photos of the new canal road.

Did any one notice that the new road lane marking paint is ALREADY worn and DARKENED so much so that you cant see the lane marking any more?!

Why does this happen only in Pakistan. Every where else and even on the Motorway M-2, the road paint for lane markings never loses its luster or brightness and stays WHITE!

Berger paints supplies the thermoplastic which is used in these lane marking. It is supposed to be more resistant to wear since it is a thick layer, is also reflective (shiny particles in it to help visibility at night), but i think it is also porous and that allows it to catch all the road dirt and tyre marks. I have seen this happen after every cycle of road marking in Lahore.

BTW, this 20 roads remodelign activity in lahore, all major roads are being repainted for lanes. And i was loving it driving around since one knew which lane to stay in. On Jail road which is as of now being re-marked (for the past 2 weeks now) they were using some paint other than Berger because their white paint had a very light yellow tinge to it...almost off-white colour. The road was looking amazing and I was thinking maybe this time the paint will not get dark and dirty. But it appears it is also getting darkened!

What a waste of money for the govt. dept who is paying for it. In many areas, the old road markings are STILL present...but they are dark and invisible due to the dirt (can they not be cleaned??). Only if that material did not trap all the dirt, they will not have to re-spend money on re-painting that road.

A lot of new and good work is being done in the city, but it is a pity to see that it is not sustainable and resilient and will require a lot of maintenance...over and over and over!

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February 9th, 2012, 10:44 AM

Aadil.Aijaz

February 9th, 2012, 01:56 PM

People cross the lanes too much and practically rides on the white lanes for longer durations which is partly to be blamed.

It's so annoying. People change lanes so often, you have to be a part of them too in order to adjust with the flow of traffic. :lol:

Strong Hearted

February 9th, 2012, 02:23 PM

Agree with that issue of paint used for lane markings! And same is the case with the reflectors used on the roads :mad: which hardly give the reflection for a month or two!

united pakistan

February 9th, 2012, 03:39 PM

problem solved today they have started lane marking again in city plus they are painting the light poles also

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 9th, 2012, 10:10 PM

According to Shahbaz Sharif FB page:

"The first most organized and mechanized solid waste collection project will be launched in the 2nd half of this month in Lahore IA..Machinery and equipment has started arriving Pakistan and Turkish companies are making final preparation to kick start the project.But,I will also need your support to change habits and attitudes and I promise you that Lahore,slowly but surely,will become as clean and beautiful as Istanbul is!"

&

"Once Lahore Solid Waste Management Project takes off--with collaboration of Turkish Companies-- this month,I promise you that this successful model will be replicated,in the first phase,in Rawalpindi,Multan,Faisalabad and Gujranwala for which prepatory will start shortly."

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 10th, 2012, 09:11 PM

Mall Road, MM Alam Road and Gulberg to get CCTV cameras

District Coordination Officer (DCO) Ahad Khan Cheema has said that CCTV cameras would be installed at Mall Road and MM Alam Road, Gulberg, in order to keep a check on criminal activities in the two busiest markets of the city, hence, enabling the traders’ community to do business in a peaceful atmosphere.

The announcement was made by the DCO during a meeting held at Town Hall, wherein he said that consultation process with traders had been initiated with regards to the project. He said that the installation of cameras at Mall Road and MM Alam Road was a pilot experiment, adding that the project would be extended to other areas provided the pilot proves successful. The cameras would work round the clock, monitoring the movement of each person visiting the market, Cheema elaborated, adding that a control room would be set up to monitor the activities, and the recordings will also be available for further use. He said that the administration’s aim in initiating the project was to create a business-friendly atmosphere for the traders across the city, for which the district administration would stay in touch with the traders until the project was completed.

Mr Lova Lova

February 11th, 2012, 03:48 AM

^^ gud on'em! well done.:applause:

bablo124

February 11th, 2012, 09:05 AM

thats wat we want.... gd step

smfarazm..

February 11th, 2012, 10:34 AM

Great work ARA. Good news of cctv.
Hoping 4 waste management teams to come to Rwp after LHR.

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 11th, 2012, 11:03 PM

^^ Ya, hopefully...

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 11th, 2012, 11:03 PM

Lahore undergoes major ‘surgery’

The provincial government’s sudden interest in dozens of new development projects in Lahore has left most roads around the City trenched, raising problems in the everyday lives of Lahorites, a survey conducted by The Nation revealed.

Rush hour traffic in Lahore was never less than a nightmare, but with most of the city roads dug up for laying sewerage pipelines, widening, surface maintenance and construction of flyovers majority of citizens are unable to reach their destinations on time due to traffic jams and congested diversion routes.

The government has initiated several development projects across the City, without any prior notification to the public, such projects include Lawrence Road, Circular Road from Railway Station to Azadi Chowk, Queen Marry College Road from Davis Road to Garhi Shahu, Kharak Road, a portion of GT Road, Shalimar Link Road, Kacha Band Road and a number of small roads and streets in residential and commercial areas.

The citizen’s misery was further multiplied, when the roads were excavated in the absence of a formal traffic plan for commuters; frequent and huge traffic jams have become the order of the day on roads in and around the City’s business and commercial centres.

In addition to that the rampant construction work has left the city engulfed in a blanket of dust, creating more problems for the residents of surrounding localities.

The polluted environment is posing health hazards for the population asthma and breathing problems at a rise.

When asked, the citizens often term the provincial government’s sudden interest in development projects as part of its campaign for upcoming general election.

They say that the government has initiated construction of many such roads which were perhaps never a part of the ‘master plan’ for the provincial metropolis. However these roads will undoubtedly be helpful in controlling the flow of traffic in the City.

“Government should start such projects one by one, initiating the work at the beginning of its rule”, opined Saeed Jamal, a resident of the Icchra area.

“Starting dozens of development projects at the same time is a sign of poor policies and ill-planning on part of the rulers and their machinery.” said Muzaffar Hussain, a resident of Garhi Shahu.

Meanwhile, a number of ongoing projects such as the Canal flyover at Muslim Town Mor and an underpass at Kalma Chowk, which had to be started immediately after the completion of Kalma Chowk Flyover, have been left pending.

The government has yet to complete the construction and widening of Multan Road, which has been pending for the past few years.

Other unfinished projects include road construction from Railway Station to Dharampura and sewerage pipelines laying project at Allama Iqbal Road where CDG and WASA have failed to meet the given deadlines.

PakiDoperz

February 12th, 2012, 02:21 AM

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mintgum84

February 12th, 2012, 02:23 AM

If Lahore can me it thru the night, there's a brighter day.

PakiDoperz

February 12th, 2012, 02:24 AM

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Metropole

February 12th, 2012, 05:46 AM

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That`s such a nice fantasy but it`s spoiled by the rickshaws and Honda 50s driving on the beautiful 12 lane highway. :nuts:

PIA777

February 12th, 2012, 07:18 AM

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is this under construction or proposed?

Strong Hearted

February 12th, 2012, 07:37 AM

City42 reported that construction work on BRT has started yesterday.

united pakistan

February 12th, 2012, 07:40 AM

I think it is the bus rapid transit project and just they have to do is separate a lane for the buses and cm has ordered to complete it in 90 days
I thing mass transit train will be better then this one

PakiDoperz

February 12th, 2012, 12:26 PM

is this under construction or proposed?

that was one of proposal, which was not accepted.

PakiDoperz

February 12th, 2012, 12:27 PM

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yes the work has started and they are working on this proposal, with the buses running in the center.

Aadil.Aijaz

February 12th, 2012, 01:22 PM

yes the work has started and they are working on this proposal, with the buses running in the center.

On what routes?

pakboy

February 12th, 2012, 06:55 PM

yes the work has started and they are working on this proposal, with the buses running in the center.

Are they working on the whole road or are they just adding a bus lane...

Strong Hearted

February 12th, 2012, 06:56 PM

On what routes?

The project has been executed for the portion from Kalma chowk to General Hospital at the moment which will be completed in 3 months, after its completion the work will start from General hospital up to Gajumatta. At the end the work will start from Kalma chowk to Shahdara.

Strong Hearted

February 12th, 2012, 07:04 PM

LAHORE– Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif said on Saturday that work is speedily being done
on the project of Bus Rapid Transit System, which will provide safe and speedy transport facilities to the masses.
The CM said that provision of comfortable and quality transport facilities to the masses is a top priority for the
Provincial Government and solid steps have been taken for this purpose. The government has started modern
transport services in the provincial metropolis and its scope will soon be extended to other big cities, he added
while presiding over a meeting to review the pace of progress of BRT System project and transport facilities, on
Saturday.
MNA Mian Marghoob Ahmad and Bilal Yasin, Chairman Lahore Transport Company Kh. Ahmad Hasaan,
Chairman Planning & Development, Secretary Transport, NLC Brigadier Shahid Majeed, DCO Lahore and
other officers were also present there.
While addressing the meeting, Shahbaz Sharif said that RBT System is being completed with the cooperation of
Turkey to provide modern day transport facilities at par with developed states. The project, he said, will be
completed speedily in a transparent manner. In the first phase, a track will be laid from General Hospital to
Kalma Chowk, second from Gajjumata to General Hospital and from Shahdara to Kalma Chowk in the third
phase, adding that the project of BRT is of great importance and any delay will not be tolerated.
The Punjab CM directed to constitute a committee headed by MPA Mehr Ishtiaq Ahmad, to take steps for
completion of the project at the earliest. He said that an effective system should be evolved for keeping smooth
flow of traffic during the construction of the project and the people should not face any difficulties in this regard.
The CM also directed the committee to form a vigorous publicity plan for creating awareness among the masses
about the importance of BRT project so that maximum citizens could benefit from it.
Earlier, Director General LDA, Abdul Jabbar Shaheen gave a briefing about the progress being made on the
project

Source (http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/lahore/12-Feb-2012/brt-project-on-the-move-in-city)

Strong Hearted

February 12th, 2012, 07:26 PM

Detailed pdf report of BRT:

http://www.ltc.gop.pk/shared/pim-brt.pdf

khalid-don

February 12th, 2012, 08:44 PM

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this one is a cheaper alternative. I have seen center line used in Chicago for Rail metro :)

hAmZ

February 12th, 2012, 09:15 PM

^^ i think it looks preety nice

Messi

February 12th, 2012, 09:51 PM

And idea if a delegation from municipality of Lahore has visited Istanbul recently? The system, the buses and even the design of the stations is the same as in Istanbul. It is a really efficient system but during rush hour it is way too full.

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Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 12th, 2012, 10:42 PM

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 12th, 2012, 10:44 PM

City42 reported that construction work on BRT has started yesterday.

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Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 12th, 2012, 10:47 PM

Poor planning, soaring traffic to choke city soon

* TEPA official says agency lacks funds to execute various projects of traffic management

* Chief metropolitan planner says intra-city tram, rail system can ease traffic load

Poor planning and inadequate measures to manage the soaring traffic mess will choke the metropolis in the next five to 10 years, Daily Times has learnt.

According to official sources, if appropriate and timely measures to manage the increasing traffic load were not taken, busy crossings and roads in the city would see frequent hours-long traffic blockage. In addition to that, it would add to the consumption of fuel and environment pollution.

The Traffic Engineering and Planning Agency (TEPA) and the traffic police had identified around 20 bottlenecks at the city’s narrow crossings, which were included in the Integrated Master Plan, 2021.

The bottlenecks were at Taxali Chowk, Chauburji Chowk, Istanbul Chowk, Davis Chowk on The Mall, Zafar Ali Road, Bhekewal Morr, Dubai Chowk, Kalma Chowk, Qainchi Amar Sidhu, Model Town Morr, Shalamar Chowk, Do Moria Pul, Mochi Gate, Minar-e-Pakistan (Azadi Chowk), Chowk Yateem Khana, Samanabad Morr, Scheme Morr, Qurtaba Chowk, Canal Bridge on Jail Road, Lakshmi Chowk and Regal Chowk.

It has been learnt that among these traffic-choking spots, only a few have been managed so far; either by widening the crossings and roads, or by constructing flyovers and underpasses.

“Poor planning is aggravating the traffic situation in the city,” a TEPA official, requesting anonymity, told Daily Times, adding that TEPA did not have sufficient funds to execute various projects.

“Widening of roads and construction of flyovers and underpasses are not a permanent solution to traffic congestions. There is a need to develop alternative routes and improve public transport,” he said.

Analysts believe that the present road network in the metropolis is insufficient to accommodate the growing population and chaotic traffic.

The city’s population is swelling at the rate of 300,000 people every year. It is estimated that the total population of Lahore will exceed 13 million in the next 20 years.

Similarly, the number of vehicles in the city has also increased alarmingly. According to official figures, the total number of registered vehicles in Lahore in December 2010 was 2.2 million as compared to 1.2 million in 2005 and 0.5 million in 1998.

These vehicles are in addition to those, which are registered in other cities and plying on city roads.

Talking to Daily Times, Chief Metropolitan Planner Waseem Ahmad Khan said improving the public-transport system would minimise traffic load, as it would reduce the number of vehicles on roads.

He suggested that intra-city tram or rail system could ease the situation.

He said that the development of satellite towns around the city could check the rise in population and people’s inflow.

“The settlements within the radius of 75 kilometres of the city should be developed into satellite towns, where people can enjoy education, health and job facilities similar to those available in Lahore,” he said.

He said according to the master plan, Sheikhupura, Kasur, Pattoki, Raiwind, Muridke and Sharqpur should have been developed into satellite towns.

Ahmad Rashid Ahmad

February 12th, 2012, 10:51 PM

Bus Rapid Transit System project: People to have safe, speedy transport facilities: shahbaz

* CM says provision of comfortable, quality transport facilities to masses top priority of govt

People will be able to have safe and speedy transport facilities after completion of the Bus Rapid Transit System project, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Saturday.

He said this while presiding over a meeting to review the pace of progress of Bus Rapid Transit System project and the provision of transport facilities to the people.

Speaking on the occasion, the CM said that provision of comfortable and quality transport facilities to the masses was the top priority of the government, and solid steps had been taken for that purpose. He said that a 27-kilometre-long track from Shahdara to Gajjumata would be laid in the first phase of the project.

He said modern transport service had been started in the metropolis, and its scope would soon be extended to other big cities of the province.

On the occasion, Lahore Development Authority Director General Abdul Jabbar Shaheen gave a detailed briefing regarding the progress of the project.

Addressing the meeting, Shahbaz Sharif said that on the pattern of developed countries, transport system was being organised on modern lines in Lahore and other big cities of the province.

He said work on the Bus Rapid Transit System project had been started with the cooperation of Turkey, which, upon its completion, would speak volumes of the Pak-Turk friendship.

He said that like other development projects, the Bus Rapid Transit System project would be completed speedily in a transparent manner by working round the clock.

He said that in the first phase, track would be laid from General Hospital to Kalma Chowk; in the second phase, from Gajjumata to General Hospital; and in the third phase, from Shahdara to Kalma Chowk.

He said it was an important project, and no delay in its completion would be tolerated.

On the occasion, he formed a committee, headed by Member of the Provincial Assembly Mehr Ishtiaq Ahmad, for early completion of the project.

He said that an effective system should be evolved to ensure smooth flow of traffic during the construction of the project and people should not face any difficulty in this regard.

He directed the officials concerned to evolve a vigorous publicity plan to create awareness among the people about the importance of bus rapid transit so that maximum citizens could benefit from it.

Earlier, the LDA director general, while informing the meeting about the progress of the project, said that work on laying of track from General Hospital to Kalma Chowk was in progress. Members of the National Assembly Mian Marghoob Ahmad and Bilal Yasin, Lahore Transport Company Chairman Khawaja Ahmad Hasaan, the Planning and Development chairman, the transport secretary, the Lahore district coordination officer and other officers concerned were present at the meeting.