Metro Train Pact Today

[Edevelop]

LAHORE - An agreement between Punjab and China will be signed today (Thursday) for developing infrastructure and running $1.6billion Orange-line Metro Train in Lahore. The agreement signing ceremony will be held in Shanghai of China. Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif and National Development and Reform Commission Chairman would ink the agreement which envisages completion of 27.1km track and other allied infrastructure within 27 months.

Meanwhile, a delegation comprising Swedish parliamentarians and traders called on Member National Assembly Hamza Shahbaz Sharif. The Swedish delegation was led by Speaker Per Westerberg while ministers, lawmakers and prominent personalities also joined in.
Members National and Provincial Assembly, Ministers and Secretaries apprised the members of the delegation about the progress in various sectors in Pakistan. Gifts were also exchanged by Hamza Shahbaz Sharif and Speaker Swedish Parliament.

Hamza Shahbaz Sharif gave painting of Hazoori Bagh to the guest. Members of the delegation thanked government of Pakistan on excellent hospitality.
Hamza told the visitors that Pakistan suffered a huge loss while fighting terrorism and the international community must acknowledge this fact. The government is determined to make good the loss caused by terrorism through ending poverty and turning the youth to book instead of weapon. He said democracy and democratic institutions are strengthening in the country and efforts are underway to ensure the fruits of democracy reach the masses.



Metro train pact today

 

[Shabaz Sharif]

This will be metro bus 2.0, looks like by next election it should be up and running.

 

[Edevelop]

This will be metro bus 2.0, looks like by next election it should be up and running.

Well KPK and Sind are also trying to do the same. Its time we leave politics aside and build modern transport infrastructure in our big cities. We are really behind.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Sindh will not have anything as long as PPP is in power.....I mean just look at Karachi fablous city but neglected sadly by that province

 

[my2cents]

This will be metro bus 2.0, looks like by next election it should be up and running.

You mean Metro Train.

 

[Edevelop]

 

[Al Bhatti]

Keeping in view the real potential of Pakistan (revenue generation and development and population), all major cities and capital of all provinces should have had rail metros up and running by now.

 

[Secret Service]

great...what about southern Punjab Multan, Bahawalpur..?

 

[Fahad Khan 2]

It means 160 billion pkr ....wtf they are eating commissions in these deals.... What are there priorities.... Sick minded showbaz...

PMLN is only increasing debt of country. This train cost is whole year revenue of Punjab from Provincial Receipts.

Source: http://punjab.gov.pk/?q=system/files/ABS.pdf (page 4)

PMLN is only increasing debt of country. This train cost is whole year revenue of Punjab from Provincial Receipts.

Source: http://punjab.gov.pk/?q=system/files/ABS.pdf (page 4)

 

[Pandora]

will pakistan be building it with its own finances or by chinese investment?

 

[Secret Service]

will pakistan be building it with its own finances or by chinese investment?

loans from IMF

 

[AsifIjaz]

Good thing.. no ifs and buts about that ... my only worry is that the way CTBT are running the show they will drive the government to its knees... i mean taking loans for projects makes sense if its for the overall benefit or development of people but taking loans after loans for public transport only and neglecting other sectors is a worrisome trend.
The way the projects are being st up and are run will only squeeze the fiscal space even more e.g. CM has simply refused to increase the fare for Lahore metro bus at all thus subsidy in millions needs to be given on a daily basis... where as if he only increase the fare by 10 rupees only even then this will not dent the pocket much as public transport fare for the same journey from gujju mata to shadara is 80 rupees++ and from kalma chowk to Minare pakista is 60 Ruppees and for metro is 20 rupees...Increasing fare by 10 rupees only will save 30 million ++ per month (1.5 lakh people per day x 10 x 25 days). The extra amount earned can help decrease the subsidy required.
My point is that the aim should be to make these projects self sustainable...bring in advertisement inside and outside the buses... on stations... give security and fare collection responsibility of metro bus + train to a single company and get a better deal... we simply can not afford constructing some half a dozen multi billion projects on loans and then subsidizing them heavily.
Other sector are being neglected like Food and health..public hospitals are in a pathetic state....people are dying out of hunger... a neglected hungry or a sick person has no morality or sense of responsibility. People need food and health just as they need good transportation at discounted or affordable rates.

loans from IMF

nope... loan from china for metro train

 

[Jazzbot]

Good project, but looks costly. What route this train will use in Lahore, half of Lahore is already messed up due to metro fly overs.

 

[Armstrong]

Good project, but looks costly. What route this train will use in Lahore, half of Lahore is already messed up due to metro fly overs.

Aaap key Inner City mein Metro nahin aeiii gey !

 

[Kompromat]

SS is building Lahore at the expense of rural punjab. One must go and look at the interior punjab and how it compares to Lahore the raj dhani of SS.