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[jupiter2007]

Nice. Like Sim City.

You find this in every western country...
Commercial land can’t be converted into residential and residential land cannot be converted into commercial land.

 

[Ahmet Pasha]

@JamD @Bilal Khan (Quwa) guys....????

 

[jupiter2007]

Govt to pursue ‘Make in Pakistan’ policy to boost exports, says Razak Dawood
The adviser to prime minister says tarrifs need to be rationalised to achieve policy objectives

ISLAMABAD: The Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood on Friday said that the government will diligently pursue the ‘Make in Pakistan’ policy and work towards rapid industrialization aimed at enhancing exports and substituting imports.

This adviser to the prime minister was addressing a meeting with a delegation of chambers of commerce and industry at the Ministry of Commerce (MoC), said a press release issued by the MoC. The meeting was attended by representatives of Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Gujrat, Multan and Mirpur chambers of commerce.

While addressing the delegation Razak Dawood said that tariffs need to be rationalised in order to achieve the objectives of ‘Make in Pakistan’ policy.

He added that in order to combat the Covid-19 pandemic some sectors have not been considered for tariff rationalisation while some important sectors have been given benefits.

He further reiterated that the anomalies arising out of the budget have been addressed to a large extent while the remaining anomalies will be resolved in consultation with the stakeholders.

The adviser to the prime minister further said that the government is following a three year plan according to which it will gradually remove duties and tariffs, particularly on raw materials, for the benefit of the industry.

He added that the government will have a special focus towards the engineering sector in order to boost exports of power equipment sector, auto sector, home appliances, mobile phones, sanitary ceramics ware, utensils, cutlery, pumps and motors.

Razak Dawood assured that the government has taken important policy decisions in this regard and exports of the engineering sector will improve in FY21.

Discussing different opportunities for production of value-added products and their export, the adviser to the prime minister underlined the importance of investing in certifications and laboratories, particularly for exploiting potential in the food processing sector.

The adviser also informed that the MoC is working to resolve issues of the exporters on priority with a particular focus on export of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

He reassured that exports of hand sanitisers, disposable gowns and gloves, face shields, biohazard bags, goggles and shoe covers, made from various classes of materials, including woven and non-woven chlorinated polyethylene, polypropylene, spunbond and melt blown is allowed. However, export of N-95 masks, surgical masks and tyvek suits is still on hold.

Earlier on June 26, Abdul Razak Dawood had said that Pakistan will be rapidly diversifying its exports into high quality and globally competitive engineering and pharmaceutical products while reducing its dependence on five traditional export sectors.

The adviser to the prime minister also announced that Dawlance is set to export microwave ovens from Pakistan for the first time in the country’s history.

https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk...an-policy-to-boost-exports-says-razak-dawood/

We should ask China to invest in these projects. (Investment not loan)

 

[LimaCharlie]

Even after 72 years, Pakistan has Not builT a well planned city.
I am favor of building new cities with modern master plan which should include following:

• City Properly zoned for Residential, commercial and industrial zones
• Well Balanced Neighbourhood Development.
• Transportation/Reliable Transit System Provide Best, most cost-efficient public transportation system which will include Metro-buses, monorail or metroRail or circular railway (for inner city) and modern train system or bullet train system from city to city.
• Green Space: Trees, plant and parks
• Community Centres/Meeting Places /Malls
• Bike & Pedestrian Infrastructures
• Indoor and outdoor spots facilities.
• Arts & Culture : museum and art galleries
• Pedestrian Friendly Public Spaces (lots of footpath)
• Stein drainage (Incase of heavy rain)
• Gray/Black water processing plant
• Water reservoirs
• Water treatment plant
• Education: Schools, vocational colleges, Colleges and Universities
• Healthcare: Neighborhood clinics, Pharmacy and hospitals

Lahore is a candidate. There should be a standard "pack" of small and large scale infrastructure, this includes wide pavements, standardized building sizes, no political or commercial banners or billboards, no encroachment. Green belts along with various potted plants along the pavements and much more to mention. Beautiful rivers flowing through cities

A street should look like this

The only city capable except islamabad , in my opinion is lahore. Gwadar should be built on the same principles you stated

The other thing i like about european cities specifically paris is that they have roadside libraries, awesome stuff.
Those cities are just perfection. We should try to build our cities keeping those places as role models.

 

[SQ8]

The fellow’s optimism fails against “chor-istan” which is the true nation that the inhabitants of Pakistan life in their minds. When they cannot make spices without grinding in bricks or fake medicines, or have fake employees or cheat on certifications and degrees - the only thing they will make is disaster.

After giving years of advice to a friend who was always high on drugs and wasting his potential away, I told him that life will teach him horrible lessons that will eventually wake him up - and all I could do is pray it isn’t too late.

So he continued his whoring and partying, misplaced anger and bouts of idiotic misplaced religiosity - until his ship literally sank and women threw him out, and finally his sins caught up with him that he has no home to call any; he has improved some, working hard now and finding new avenues - but his potential isn’t the same and there is no way he is going to achieve the same what he could ten years ago.

Lets hope the Pakistani people aren’t beyond a point where life’s lessons run out and all that is left is ruin.

 

[Pakistani Fighter]

First annex parts of East Punjab and Rajastan to make place for everything. Poor Karachi is about to explode from carrying Pakistan for so long, and Lahore's obsession with expanding eastwards will be halted in its tracks soon enough.

We should take back Dehli and West UP

 

[LimaCharlie]

We should take back Dehli and West UP

Yeah as if that'll happen,a ten year siege it would be

 

[Pakistani Fighter]

Yeah as if that'll happen,a ten year siege it would be

Is that a Chick from Harry potter movie on your dp?

 

[LimaCharlie]

It's none other than bellatrix lestrange

 

[jupiter2007]

Lahore is a candidate. There should be a standard "pack" of small and large scale infrastructure, this includes wide pavements, standardized building sizes, no political or commercial banners or billboards, no encroachment. Green belts along with various potted plants along the pavements and much more to mention. Beautiful rivers flowing through cities

A street should look like this
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The only city capable except islamabad , in my opinion is lahore. Gwadar should be built on the same principles you stated
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The other thing i like about european cities specifically paris is that they have roadside libraries, awesome stuff.
Those cities are just perfection. We should try to build our cities keeping those places as role models.

I have have travelled extensively in USA. There are some great cites and great places to visit. If I have to build a city from the scratch, I would include Manhattan style Central Park, Chicago Canal or San Antonio River walk, Tokyo rail system, Berlin Bus system, new Dhaka 10 story mall, mall of America in Minneapolis, Dubai sports city.

 

[LimaCharlie]

I have have travelled extensively in USA. There are some great cites and great places to visit. If I have to build a city from the scratch, I would include Manhattan style Central Park, Chicago Canal or San Antonio River walk, Tokyo rail system, Berlin Bus system, new Dhaka 10 story mall, mall of America in Minneapolis, Dubai sports city.

Couldn't have said it better.
What a treat it would be.
We may hope to see that
With the tram projects and intensifying development in lahore. I have high hopes for the city

Infact it is something i like to post about

If i have to choose a city to live in, it would definiteky be berlin, im in love with it.
Wish to see lahore along the same lines.

 

[JamD]

@JamD @Bilal Khan (Quwa) guys....????

Honestly the optimism in the OP is even too much by my standards. Decades of moral corruption and incompetence have caused a rot to the core and in our desperation we "want" or really "have" to see ourselves with an overly optimistic lens. Yes technically we can do a lot of things, we are not apes. But will the vested interests and the status quo people let anything change? Unlikely.

 

[Ahmet Pasha]

Isn't it still our job as a nation to pushback against the status quo??

Honestly the optimism in the OP is even too much by my standards. Decades of moral corruption and incompetence have caused a rot to the core and in our desperation we "want" or really "have" to see ourselves with an overly optimistic lens. Yes technically we can do a lot of things, we are not apes. But will the vested interests and the status quo people let anything change? Unlikely.

 

[JamD]

Isn't it still our job as a nation to pushback against the status quo??

Yes. I like to think we are doing the best we can in our own places. However as I grow older I become less optimistic that there are enough of us to make a difference. I hope I am wrong.

 

[LimaCharlie]

Yes. I like to think we are doing the best we can in our own places. However as I grow older I become less optimistic that there are enough of us to make a difference. I hope I am wrong.

It's called getting bored