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India-Pakistan

Karachi to get World's Tallest Building

2013-02-20

Former chairman and present consultant of Bahria Town, Malik Riaz Hussain has signed an agreement with His Highness Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak al Nahyan, Chairman Abu Dhabi Group, Union National Bank and United Bank Limited under which $45 billion will be invested in Pakistan.

The investment will be made in various construction projects, and is the biggest-ever foreign investment in Pakistan. Out of the total investment value, $10 billion will be invested in Islamabad and Lahore whereas $35 billion will be invested in Sindh.

These projects also include the construction of the tallest building of the world in Karachi.
Goodness, I wish I could make up stuff this creative!
Moreover, the project encompasses sports city, educational and medical city, international city and media city. The project also includes the construction of miniatures of the Seven Wonders of the World. These projects will employ more than 2.5 million people and will boost more than 55 industries like cement, bricks, iron, steel and glass. Moreover these projects are expected to represent all the social classes of society and middle-class and lower-middle class will have equal representation. The agreement will have a revolutionary impact on not only Pakistan's economy but also the tourism of the country and will be a milestone in reviving the lights of Karachi.
Karachi was famous for its lights? Where, Afghanistan?

Posted by:Bobby

#5 That tallest building in the world is going to do interesting things to the Karachi Korpse Kount. I wonder how many bodies future archeologists will find buried in the foundation?

Posted by: trailing wife 2013-02-20 23:14

#4 More like the World's Tallest Bomb Magnet.

Posted by: SteveS 2013-02-20 22:49

#3 Using "domestic" contractors is good, because over in CHINA Beijing's push to modernize nationwide AMAP has seriously compromised contruction safety + standards.

Many of China's newest buildings have repor cracked or collapsed soon after completion.
IFF CHINA'S BUILDINGS DON'T COLLAPSE DUE TO SHODDY OR POOR CONTRUCTION, THEY'RE COLLAPSING FROM GIANT UNDERGROUND SINKHOLES DUE TO THE DUBIOUSLY ENGINEERED, REVIEWED "THREE GORGES" PROJECT + RELATED.

Posted by: JosephMendiola 2013-02-20 19:39

#2 Based on the Pak's previous construction work using 'domestic' contractors, I wouldn't want to go above the second floor, or possibly even enter the building. Heck, I would hesitate to go anywhere near its 'falling debris' radius.

(not denigrating the 'foreign' folks who've built there, but those buildings don't always work so good either)

Posted by: Mullah Richard 2013-02-20 14:21

#1 Cool! Now we can crash our planes into their skyscrapers

Posted by: texhooey 2013-02-20 14:01

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