Disney-esque theme park planned near Lahore

[Dawood Ibrahim]

Walt Disney World. PHOTO: AFP

LAHORE: Thrills and spills are on the cards for kids of the province as an investment group from Greece and Oman is interested in building a Disneyland style theme park near Lahore.

Local consultants and engineers, on behalf of the foreign investment group, visited the proposed site near M-2 Lahore-Islamabad Motorway and inspected the location.

The group is the third investment company to show interest in the project. Initially, a Chinese investment company, Golden Bean, expressed its interest in the theme park project, but later retracted as the Punjab government could not promise tax concessions.

Later, another foreign investment house expressed its interest, but gave up during early negotiations. However, this time the government has decided not to sign any memorandum of understanding (MoU) with foreign investors and directly ink an agreement instead.

Local representatives of the new investment group, along with City Assistant Commissioner (AC) Abdullah Khurram Niazi and Ferozwala AC Rana Shakeel Ahmad, inspected the site, its approach and available infrastructure in the vicinity.

Lahore Division Commissioner Abdullah Khan Sumbal told foreign investors that the government would encourage investment in the theme park as per the provisions of the law. The Punjab government would connect the facility to the motorway through three different routes and provide electricity as well as other infrastructure. However, the land would be acquired by investors after the signing of a formal agreement.

Initially, it was estimated that the project would attract an investment of Rs32 billion. The government had already completed formalities for the acquisition of land by foreign investors.

Earlier, Chinese company Golden Bean, after surveying different sites, selected this location on the Lahore-Islamabad M-2 Motorway near Kala Shah Kaku to build a theme park and aquarium.

The provincial government, PHA or other government agencies would play their role in helping the project.

The commissioner pointed out that the proposed theme park would also have a five-star hotel, aquarium, business and shopping centers, state-of-the-art rides and a “breathtaking” rollercoaster.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 16th, 2017.

@SherDil @Mentee

 

[Mentee]

priorities are what make or break a nation . Who f****** needs a Disney land when the health and education system is going down-raivand ---

 

[Vapnope]

A country plagued with illiteracy, lack of medical facilities and safe drinking water for ordinary citizens, this is what PMLN has to offer them !
Punjab is doomed for we have PMLn ruling it for decades.

 

[MultaniGuy]

Well its not bad.
Better than crappy bollywood entertainment.
I never watch bollywood.

 

[I S I]

priorities are what make or break a nation . Who f****** needs a Disney land when the health and education system is going down-raivand ---

Dear, it's a private project.

In an alternate Universe:

Company Rep: Sir, we want to build a giant theme park in your City..
Shehbaz Shareef: NO. We need health facilities.
Company Rep: But sir, we can do business what we're experts in.
Shehbaz Shareef: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. YOU MAKE HOSPITAL OR GTFO.


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A country plagued with illiteracy, lack of medical facilities and safe drinking water for ordinary citizens, this is what PMLN has to offer them !
Punjab is doomed for we have PMLn ruling it for decades.

This ain't a government project for F sake. Read the article.

 

[war&peace]

Well its not bad.
Better than crappy bollywood entertainment.
I never watch bollywood.

Irrelevant comment mate. What were you thinking

 

[RangeMaster]

For God sake its a private project,Not something going to build by public money.And if people are hungry,tired with terrorism,why don't they want parks.There should be something to help them getting rid of tensions they are facing in their daily life.

 

[xyxmt]

priorities are what make or break a nation . Who f****** needs a Disney land when the health and education system is going down-raivand ---

why would you stop an investor to invest even is making sand castle only because country doesnt have proper health and education. where does this logic comes from, how about assuming a 1000 people will get jobs from this theme park and as a result 1000 families might be able to afford cough syrup and send their kids to school

 

[Talwar e Pakistan]

priorities are what make or break a nation . Who f****** needs a Disney land when the health and education system is going down-raivand ---

A country plagued with illiteracy, lack of medical facilities and safe drinking water for ordinary citizens, this is what PMLN has to offer them !
Punjab is doomed for we have PMLn ruling it for decades.

Idiots, read the actual article. This is not a Government project, it's a foreign investment. Stop trying to blame PMLN for every little problem.

 

[R Wing]

It was initially a JV between the Punjab Govt (providing the land) and Golden Bean, a Chinese company.

It is now an entirely private project and the nation could probably use some more healthy/positive entertainment options like thrilling rides, etc. Let's just hope safety standards are maintained!

 

[Mentee]

why would you stop an investor to invest even is making sand castle only because country doesnt have proper health and education. where does this logic comes from, how about assuming a 1000 people will get jobs from this theme park and as a result 1000 families might be able to afford cough syrup and send their kids to school

Yeah why not go ahead entertain n league's nine zero at the cost of the rest of the Punjab .

Idiots, read the actual article. This is not a Government project, it's a foreign investment. Stop trying to blame PMLN for every little.

Shove this intellect of your up anywhere you like.

 

[xyxmt]

Yeah why not go ahead entertain n league's nine zero at the cost of the rest of the Punjab .
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do you have any idea how the economy works?
how about banning cars and closing car factories because poor cannot buy a car
or better let govt confiscate and sell all the factories producing luxury goods and use that money to open hospitals and schools.

 

[Ahmad Durrani]

There is total disconnect between the tiny elite and common people in Pakistan. These corrupt rich people are living life of luxury when most people find it hard to put food on the table. Last year I was looking for land in DHA Phase 8 in Karachi and the real estate agent kept telling me about the golf course in the area when I just drove from the Saddar area where beggers were asking for money to feed their families.

 

[Mentee]

do you have any idea how the economy works?
how about banning cars and closing car factories because poor cannot buy a car
or better let govt confiscate and sell all the factories producing luxury goods and use that money to open hospitals and schools.

Lahore k ilava bhi shebar hain jaha'n abhi traffic lights b lgna baaki hain so plz spare me these economic stunts

 

[Ahmad Durrani]

Lahore k ilava bhi shebar hain jaha'n abhi traffic lights b lgna baaki hain so plz spare me these economic stunts

You first need electricity for these Traffic light. Only Nawaz Sharif family and his ministers have 24/7 electricity.