PM Nawaz has announced 32 billion package for Karachi

[W.11]

PM Nawaz has announced 32 billion package for Karachi's K-4, metro bus, Lyari expressway and malir motorway on recommendations of Governor Ishrat

 

[W.11]

finally Karachiites get some good news

KARACHI:
There were a lot of things Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had to do in his one-day visit to Karachi. He had several meetings lined up, one of which was at Governor House with a special announcement for the residents of Karachi.

On Thursday, the prime minister announced that they would launch the Metro Bus Project in the city and will have Rs15 billion set aside for it. “We have decided to take over the green line project in the city,” he said. “The metro bus service will start on the same pattern as Lahore.”

The green, yellow and red line projects are part of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridors that have already been announced by the Sindh government. In the current financial budget, the provincial government has also allocated Rs3 billion for the green line corridor that is supposed to start from Surjani Town and go all the way to Merewether Tower.

The prime minister (PM), however, categorically explained that the green line project will be completed with funding as a federal project. He said that he wanted to hurry up and finish work on this 25-kilometre corridor which would ease the traffic congestion in the city.

Officials who were briefing the PM on the BRT corridors said that this was being proposed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the provincial government would work with the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) on it together.

At this point of the meeting, the PM turned to Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah and asked if he would object to the federal government taking over this project. Shah said that he would have no objection and added that the Sindh government was already pursuing the Centre to invest in Karachi.

While addressing those present at the meeting, Sharif said that Karachi was the economic hub of Pakistan and that is why the federal government wanted to focus on its mega schemes. “We will start work on the Lahore-Karachi motorway soon. A total of Rs55 billion have been released to National Highway Authority for this projcct,” he said assuring the chief minister and governor that development funds for the K-IV, SIII and other mega schemes would not be curtailed.

During the meeting the issue of Karachi Circular Railway and Lyari Expressway was also taken up. The federal minister for railways, Khwaja Saad Rafique, and Chief Secretary Sajjad Saleem Hotiana briefed the PM about the railway and expressway projects. The chief secretary informed the premier that they were trying to relocate the people living on part of the expressway that was incomplete. Once, he said, the people were relocated they could start working on it again.

The PM was accompanied by the federal interior minister, Chaudhry Nisar on this trip. They assured Shah and Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad of the federal government’s financial assistance to resolve these issues without any delay.

Nawaz Sharif also held three other meetings, including one on the law and order situation with political parties, members of the business community and law enforcement officers.

The business community asked the PM to hand Karachi over to the armed forces for just six months given the increasing extortion and kidnapping cases. The chief minister defended his government’s efforts and said that a couple of days ago the business community had held a meeting with him and appreciated the Sindh government’s efforts. Source told The Express Tribune that the business community led by Siraj Qasim Teli presented facts and figures on how the industrialists were shifting their industries from Karachi and demanded that if the army can be called into Multan, Islamabad and other cities why can’t it be deployed to Karachi till things got better.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 11th, 2014.

 

[Shabaz Sharif]

All is well and good, but i hope Federal spend money from Sindh budget. Since Shah aka incompetent corrupt PPP CM waste public money. Its better for N to take over Karachi projects. I can see metro bus project finishing under a year. Now even KRC will be made possible because of Nawaz Sharif/N.

 

[Indus Falcon]

What has to be seen is, how much of the PKR32Bn actually filters down, and is actually spent.

 

[qamar1990]

pm nawaz isn't playing around, i think this guy might actually make a difference this time around…. @Shabaz Sharif tell our brother i said good job lol.

 

[Shabaz Sharif]

What has to be seen is, how much of the PKR32Bn actually filters down, and is actually spent.

If N aka me take over Karachi projects then they will be finished on time. While getting something in return for working hard is hardly a crime

 

[Indus Falcon]

If N aka me take over Karachi projects then they will be finished on time. While getting something in return for working hard is hardly a crime

Unfortunately if this were the case, it would be a situation of, "the lesser of the two evils". BUT with PPP & MQM it is a situation of evil and more evil! Sometimes your mind numbs, trying to decide which one is more evil!

Before MQM supporters start yelling for my blood - YES Mustafa Kamal, did deliver, and I can tell you with confidence, it wasn't out of the goodness of his heart, but the military oversight that came with the packages.

Peace!!

 

[qamar1990]

If N aka me take over Karachi projects then they will be finished on time. While getting something in return for working hard is hardly a crime

yeah so what you if you 5-10 billion from the contractors in kickbacks at least the project got done right ?lol

 

[W.11]

i can't believe that this innocent thread is too littered with paindu shit reporting is useless since mods are as useless in this forum as shit is useless

instead of discussing the projects the keyword is punjab, nawaz, shahbaz etc, politics and ethnicity

abe kya karachi ko bheeg me 32 billion punjab de raha he kya?

40 billion kahli federal rawalpindi ke metro bus me laga rahi he, ager 32 billion federal de rahi he karachi ke lye after 5 years tarsa tarsa ker for basic needs like water supply etc, ab kya karachi waali punjabion ko din raat ehsaan manae lag jayen kya ab?

din raat 10s of thousands flok from punjab and thats why karachi needs have multiplied, ab karachi waale punjab se bheeg mange ke khuda ke waaste ehsan kerdo, hum karachi waale 70% revenue generate kerdete hain, us me 2 kori karachi me bhi lagado?

 

[Shabaz Sharif]

yeah so what you if you 5-10 billion from the contractors in kickbacks at least the project got done right ?lol

Ab itna bhi nai, 15 billion ke project mein 10b rakhu gha? Kamal karte hoo, but i deserve few crores for working hard. Unlike corupt Sindh CM who keep everything for himself and his croocks.

i can't believe that this innocent thread is too littered with paindu shit reporting is useless since mods are as useless in this forum as shit is useless

instead of discussing the projects the keyword is punjab, nawaz, shahbaz etc, politics and ethnicity

abe kya karachi ko bheeg me 32 billion punjab de raha he kya?

Haan to aur kiya? Bheeg mein hi de raha hai, baki ka maal Sindh gov khud kha jhati hai. Tum gunda logon ka koi hal nai, jao bhattha collect karo mqm ke liye,

 

[qamar1990]

Ab itna bhi nai, 15 billion ke project mein 10b rakhu gha? Kamal karte hoo, but i deserve few crores for working hard. Unlike corupt Sindh CM who keep everything for himself and his croocks.



Haan to aur kiya? Bheeg mein hi de raha hai, baki ka maal Sindh gov khud kha jhati hai. Tum gunda logon ka koi hal nai, jao bhattha collect karo mqm ke liye,

yara project 15 billion ka nahin gain, thats how much the government gave karachi for the project. the project will probably be 300 billion rupees.

 

[Shabaz Sharif]

yara project 15 billion ka nahin gain, thats how much the government gave karachi for the project. the project will probably be 300 billion rupees.

Yaar 300 billion ka to KRC project bhi nai hai, who bhi 260 billion ka hai.

 

[qamar1990]

Yaar 300 billion ka to KRC project bhi nai hai, who bhi 260 billion ka hai.

lahore metro was around 300 billion wasn't it?

 

[Shabaz Sharif]

lahore metro was around 300 billion wasn't it?

30 billion. But lahore metro train cost is 160 billion.

 

[qamar1990]

30 billion. But lahore metro train cost is 160 billion.

so this one should be around 50-100 billion because your not there to make lol.