ISLAMABAD | New Islamabad International Airport | Infrastructure | U/C

[ZK]

When is the ground breaking ceremony going to take place. Any pictures for the proposed project. Someone wrote in THE NEWS it was going to be named as FATIMA JINNAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT?

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Benazir Bhutto (New Islamabad) International Airport, Islamabad, Pakistan

Key Data:
Order Year 2005
Project Type New greenfield airport
Location Islamabad, Pakistan
Estimated Investment $400m, PKR37bn
Completion 2011–2012

Key Players:
Sponsor
PCAA, Prime Minister's office

Designers and Contractors
ADPI (Aéroports de Paris ingénierie)
Acorp
Mushtaq and Bilal Mahboob Associates
CPG Corporation
National Engineering Services Pakistan (pvt) Ltd
Louis Berger Group
ECIL (Engineering Consultants International Ltd)
Lagan Construction
Husnain Co

Financing
PCAA, build operate transfer (BOT) basis

Traffic:
Passengers Nine million a year

Source: http://www.airport-technology.com/pr...enazir-bhutto/









Source: http://www.airport-technology.com/pr...enazir-bhutto/

[swerveut]

Sir Syed Ahmed Airport would have been a much better choice for the name.

[UnitedPakistan]

no Fatima Jinnah is fine she deserves some credit!

[FK]

Fatima Jinnah is fine aslong as people dont get confused with Jinnah International (Karachi)

Would'nt 'Islamabad International Airport' be fine?

[mardan]

how about Abdul Qadeer International Airport

[UnitedPakistan]

Originally Posted by mardan

how about Abdul Qadeer International Airport

NO HE IS A ENEMY OF THE STATE!

[mardan]

without Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan we wouldn't been able to produce any nuclear weapons we are saved becuase of him. because of him we are one of eight nuclear nations

[FK]

Originally Posted by mardan

without Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan we wouldn't been able to produce any nuclear weapons we are saved becuase of him. because of him we are one of eight nuclear nations

If he wouldnt have transferred Nuclear Tech., he would still be a "Hero" to Pakistanis.

[shah_476gb]

Originally Posted by UnitedPakistan

NO HE IS A ENEMY OF THE STATE!

You call him enemy of the state and urself a Pakistani I don't this this is how it works bcz we are here today bcz of him or Pakistan would have been finished by now.....

[UnitedPakistan]

Originally Posted by shah_476gb

You call him enemy of the state and urself a Pakistani I don't this this is how it works bcz we are here today bcz of him or Pakistan would have been finished by now.....

We are not here because of him and if you had that notion it is about time you removed it. The man was a traitor for what he did to our image with his actions which were also illegal. LMAO if anyone should be thanked it would be Bhutto for intiating the program.

[NewYork-wala]

So when the heck is the ground breaking???? And are there any new renderings?

[UnitedPakistan]

that not true the chinese would have armed us either way

[swerveut]

I think Sir Syed's contribution to our muslim subcontinental nation was much more than that of Fatima Jinnah's. He led the way for the muslims during the days of the british rule and reconciled us with the government after the war of Independence had left us vary of the raj. If he hadnt been there, we might have still be lurking wayy far behind.
Fatima Jinnah may have worked for women and provided moral support to the new Pakistan and to Quaid-e-Azam Mr. Jinnah, but I think that the impact of what Sir Syed did was far greater.

[Hindustani]

Originally Posted by swerveut

I think Sir Syed's contribution to our muslim subcontinental nation was much more than that of Fatima Jinnah's. He led the way for the muslims during the days of the british rule and reconciled us with the government after the war of Independence had left us vary of the raj. If he hadnt been there, we might have still be lurking wayy far behind.
Fatima Jinnah may have worked for women and provided moral support to the new Pakistan and to Quaid-e-Azam Mr. Jinnah, but I think that the impact of what Sir Syed did was far greater.

Infact, go a step further. When Sir Syed pioneered Aligarh University, he was labeled "infidal (kafir)"(non believer) by our very own Mullah hardliners for teaching "angrezi" & corrupting muslim minds in subcontinent. Sir Syed stood his ground strong & instilled the importance of science & technology along with faith in subcontinent muslims. It'll be nice & fitting tribute to name Islamabad airport after Sir Syed but dont hold you breath. In a country where a cricket stadium can be named after Gaddafi, expect any name. unfortunately, its a sad reality that we all have to accept it & move on.

[NewYork-wala]

Originally Posted by Hindustani

Infact, go a step further. When Sir Syed pioneered Aligarh University, he was labeled "infidal (kafir)"(non believer) by our very own Mullah hardliners for teaching "angrezi" & corrupting muslim minds in subcontinent. Sir Syed stood his ground strong & instilled the importance of science & technology along with faith in subcontinent muslims. It'll be nice & fitting tribute to name Islamabad airport after Sir Syed but dont hold you breath. In a country where a cricket stadium can be named after Gaddafi, expect any name. unfortunately, its a sad reality that we all have to accept it & move on.

Right now I think most peole are just anxious to see this project get of the ground! Names come afterwards!

[ZK]

Well don't get excited you people. I just read in the newspaper in which the new Defence Secretary has been quoted as saying that not enough funds are there to carry out such a project. Although the PM very keen to start it right away. It also said that ground breaking ceremony was expected in the first week of April but it may be delayed now.
What do u think about naming the airport as AYUB KHAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT or LIAQUAT ALI KHAN INTERNATIONAL or may be KING FAISAL INTERNATIONAL.

[swerveut]

King Faisal??? what the heck? is he donating massive funds for this project or what to deserve that naming after him?

[ZK]

Well we have named many things after him:
King Faisal Mosque, Faisalabad etc.
I have heard he provided initial funding for our nuke programme?

[Marshal]

Originally Posted by ZK

Well we have named many things after him:
King Faisal Mosque, Faisalabad etc.
I have heard he provided initial funding for our nuke programme?

B/c he donated money for the mosque!!

By the way, the more weirder is the qaddaffi stadium in Lahore!! We should've changed it name a long while ago considering Pakistan isn't socialist or a personal friend of Qadaffi!!

[ZK]

Originally Posted by Marshal

B/c he donated money for the mosque!!

By the way, the more weirder is the qaddaffi stadium in Lahore!! We should've changed it name a long while ago considering Pakistan isn't socialist or a personal friend of Qadaffi!!

I totally agree with u. Its just named so bcoz he gave a thundering anti-American speech in this ground during Zulfiqar Bhutto's time. We should have changed the name the moment that pea-brain sent his nulear equipment by ship to US and saying that Pakistan was respomsible for all the Libyan Nuke Prog. I haven't understood yet why we have a such apologetic tone towards such repressive Muslim countries and always try to defend them.