Infrastructure Development in Pakistan
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Here are a few foreign visitors and their impressions of Pakistan that I have found recently:
Islamabad: Well Organized, Welcoming
"Islamabad is surely the most well-organized,picturesque and endearing city in all of South Asia. Few Indians would, however, know this, or, if they did, would admit it. After all, the Indian media never highlights anything positive about Pakistan, because for it only 'bad' news about the country appears to be considered 'newsworthy'. That realization hit me as a rude shock the moment I stepped out of the plane and entered Islamabad's plush International Airport, easily far more efficient, modern and better maintained than any of its counterparts in India. And right through my week-long stay in the city, I could not help comparing Islamabad favorably with every other South Asian city that I have visited. That week in Islamabad consisted essentially of a long string of pleasant surprises, for I had expected Islamabad to be everything that the Indian media so uncharitably and erroneously depicts Pakistan as. The immigration counter was staffed by a smart young woman, whose endearing cheerfulness was a refreshing contrast to the grave, somber and unwelcoming looks that one is generally met with at immigration counters across the world that make visitors to a new country feel instantly unwelcome."
Yoginder Sikand
10 June, 2008
Countercurrents.org
Resurgent, Prosperous Middle Class:
"On the ground, of course, the reality is different and first-time visitors to Pakistan are almost always surprised by the country's visible prosperity. There is far less poverty on show in Pakistan than in India, fewer beggars, and much less desperation. In many ways the infrastructure of Pakistan is much more advanced: there are better roads and airports, and more reliable electricity. Middle-class Pakistani houses are often bigger and better appointed than their equivalents in India.
Moreover, the Pakistani economy is undergoing a construction and consumer boom similar to India's, with growth rates of 7%, and what is currently the fastest-rising stock market in Asia. You can see the effects everywhere: in new shopping centers and restaurant complexes, in the hoardings for the latest laptops and iPods, in the cranes and building sites, in the endless stores selling mobile phones: in 2003 the country had fewer than three million cellphone users; today there are almost 50 million."
William Dalrymple
14 August, 2007
The Guardian
Haq's Musings: Foreign Visitors to Pakistan Pleasantly Surprized
Haq's Musings: Jinnah's Pakistan Booms Amidst Doom and Gloom
Islamabad: Well Organized, Welcoming
"Islamabad is surely the most well-organized,picturesque and endearing city in all of South Asia. Few Indians would, however, know this, or, if they did, would admit it. After all, the Indian media never highlights anything positive about Pakistan, because for it only 'bad' news about the country appears to be considered 'newsworthy'. That realization hit me as a rude shock the moment I stepped out of the plane and entered Islamabad's plush International Airport, easily far more efficient, modern and better maintained than any of its counterparts in India. And right through my week-long stay in the city, I could not help comparing Islamabad favorably with every other South Asian city that I have visited. That week in Islamabad consisted essentially of a long string of pleasant surprises, for I had expected Islamabad to be everything that the Indian media so uncharitably and erroneously depicts Pakistan as. The immigration counter was staffed by a smart young woman, whose endearing cheerfulness was a refreshing contrast to the grave, somber and unwelcoming looks that one is generally met with at immigration counters across the world that make visitors to a new country feel instantly unwelcome."
Yoginder Sikand
10 June, 2008
Countercurrents.org
Resurgent, Prosperous Middle Class:
"On the ground, of course, the reality is different and first-time visitors to Pakistan are almost always surprised by the country's visible prosperity. There is far less poverty on show in Pakistan than in India, fewer beggars, and much less desperation. In many ways the infrastructure of Pakistan is much more advanced: there are better roads and airports, and more reliable electricity. Middle-class Pakistani houses are often bigger and better appointed than their equivalents in India.
Moreover, the Pakistani economy is undergoing a construction and consumer boom similar to India's, with growth rates of 7%, and what is currently the fastest-rising stock market in Asia. You can see the effects everywhere: in new shopping centers and restaurant complexes, in the hoardings for the latest laptops and iPods, in the cranes and building sites, in the endless stores selling mobile phones: in 2003 the country had fewer than three million cellphone users; today there are almost 50 million."
William Dalrymple
14 August, 2007
The Guardian
Haq's Musings: Foreign Visitors to Pakistan Pleasantly Surprized
Haq's Musings: Jinnah's Pakistan Booms Amidst Doom and Gloom
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Are the things we posted accessible by poor people?? I agree that in developed nations poor people do not have access to those luxuries but over there motivation is present because the amenities provided there by businessmen is result of hard work
.over here it is a work of corruption
.read the history of the Royal Palms owner
you will know
.we can at least motivate our poor people
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Obviously poor people are not going to live in luxury apartments, but those apartments are being built for Pakistani People, or why else would they be building it.
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That's impressive. Keep up...
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LAHORE | Fortress Square (under construction)
Renders:
Salient Features and Services
•Centrally air conditioned with Stand by power generation.
•2 Escalators going up and 2 going down
•Escalators connecting the parking to the Mall
•Management and Maintenance of International Standards
•Branding and signage facilities for retailers
•Two Capsule lifts
•Cargo and Service lifts
•Ample Car Parking: 3 Level and Roof top
•50 x 80 feet atrium
•Multi Screen Cinema
•Playland
•Food Court and Resturants
•Fire Escapes
•Fire Fighting System
•Two entrances from joyland
•Garbage disposable system
•Wide Coridors
•Wshrooms and baby changing rooms
•Prayer Area
•Information Desk
Renders:
Salient Features and Services
•Centrally air conditioned with Stand by power generation.
•2 Escalators going up and 2 going down
•Escalators connecting the parking to the Mall
•Management and Maintenance of International Standards
•Branding and signage facilities for retailers
•Two Capsule lifts
•Cargo and Service lifts
•Ample Car Parking: 3 Level and Roof top
•50 x 80 feet atrium
•Multi Screen Cinema
•Playland
•Food Court and Resturants
•Fire Escapes
•Fire Fighting System
•Two entrances from joyland
•Garbage disposable system
•Wide Coridors
•Wshrooms and baby changing rooms
•Prayer Area
•Information Desk
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