PM Nawaz unveils Islamabad-Lahore Motorway renovated project
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CHAKWAL: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Monday that the country's development process will continue despite hurdles created by protesting parties, said a report published on Radio Pakistan.
Speaking at an inauguration ceremony for modernisation of the Islamabad-Lahore Motorway in Chakwal, the premier further said if the hurdles stop, the development process will gain momentum and the country will witness an era of prosperity.
Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid, some members of the Parliament and elders of the areas were also present on the occasion.
The PM also added that in 2018 when his term ends, his government will have on their record the end of loadshedding, overcoming gas shortage, eliminating terrorism and a reduction in price hike. Whereas the opposition will only have sit-ins and speeches of siege on their record when they come to the polls for the next election.
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan claims the 2013 general election was rigged and wants Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to resign.
Khan has vowed to paralyse major cities around the country as part of his efforts to topple Sharif's government and his party has partially shut the eastern city of Lahore today in the latest round of protests against the government.
A lengthy sit-in protest outside the parliament building in Islamabad in late August and early September led to brief violent clashes and destabilised the premier's government.
Khan has warned that he and his supporters will paralyse the country on December 18 if their demands are not met.
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Dec 15, 2014 01:53pm
excellent work dear PM.. keep working towards the development of peaceful and prosperous Pakistan.
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Dec 15, 2014 02:01pm
Unbelievable. RENOVATION of the motorway is what we need!? Hunger, poverty, loadshedding, poor education etc are just afterthoughts for our brilliant PM.
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Dec 15, 2014 02:02pm
It appears that only Lahore and Islamabad are considered parts of Pakistan.. What about Karachi the largest source of revenue for Pakistan??
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Dec 15, 2014 02:13pm
Dear PM,
plz initiate underground metro train for Karachi and Lahore.Urgently needed
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Dec 15, 2014 02:29pm
Why our PM is reluctant in opening of bags. If he is clean than every body say him clean, delay is seriously causing PM integrity and honesty.
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Dec 15, 2014 02:47pm
Dear PM,
I know you are trying your best but please focus on education and industrial developments. We need heavy funding for education for at least 10 years.
We don't need roads right now. Jazak-Allah and Thanks in Advance.
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Dec 15, 2014 03:02pm
Cant PM think beyond roads and motorway, looks like his thinking ability has ceased after first motorway project in late 90s... and according to detailed report it is only a renovation of a small patch of Motorway in Chakwal, why so much fuss on it.
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Dec 15, 2014 03:03pm
@Merchant Beta : you had been voting for MQM for over a decades and dear PPP. Altaf Bhai resides comfortably in London and Zardari have Cannes /France villa ; Dubai duplex and London flat - Qaim Ali Shah always in helicopter busy flying - PML does not even have governor - so don't cry - think again next time when you vote - do you like enjoy load shedding or you want a change .
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Dec 15, 2014 03:09pm
last i checked the lahore islamabad motorway was fine...what is this renovation PM sb? another excuse to waste money?
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Dec 15, 2014 03:15pm
All the money spent on fancy roads and bridges somehow ends up back in Nawaz Sharif's own pockets :)
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Dec 15, 2014 03:20pm
@Naz and to alleviate poverty, we need dhernaz and shutting down the cities.. on top of that we need NOt to WORK in KPK? is that you are suggesting?
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Dec 15, 2014 03:23pm
@Naz Provincial governments are getting 60% of resources ,they should deal with all these issues.
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Dec 15, 2014 03:26pm
this is not developement in a country where is no health care no clean water , crime riddled cities , they are doing this to get bigger kick backs
its typical for nwaz to start megaprojects to gain kick backs and no developement in health education crime control. they have leraned no lessons but just greed
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Dec 15, 2014 03:26pm
@aftab Dear Aftab ,Karachi had grant offer from Japan to build intercity rail network since last 15 years but Sindh Government is willing to act.
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Dec 15, 2014 03:41pm
PM has been demonstrating highest levels of commitment in delivering what has been promised to the nation, such development project shall bring prosperity and employment opportunities.
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Dec 15, 2014 03:53pm
Good. Current motorway need to to be made better
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Dec 15, 2014 03:58pm
Really ? renovating the motorway?
tremendous priority list by our tajarbakar qayadat...
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Dec 15, 2014 04:05pm
Another brilliant initiative from PMLN. This renovation will be adding 4000Mega Watts energy in National grid by 2019 and prosper local tribes by providing 15000 new jobs. Moreover, 2 Universities and 1 Medical College will facilitate students of the Isb-Lhr Motorway. 200 Bed hospital with advance technology will also be inaugurated to facilitate poor people with free medical. 37 Primary and 19 Higher Secondary schools will operate 24/7 giving each student a chance to be Bill or Malinda Gates. Malik Bahria will probably open up few franchises of his Feed the Poor initiative that will also provide lunch boxes to Pakistan Hockey Team everyday so that they don't die with hunger.
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Dec 15, 2014 04:07pm
Education, education, education, health system, health system, and health system. Law and order, no one above the law, get the industry working, power shortages Get the country on the right track
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Dec 15, 2014 04:08pm
What he is doing is to grant lucrative contracts to his family members and associates to make quick bucks before the table are turned over on them.Yes prime minister we need new fast roads,forget about the kids who are dying in hospitals of no oxygen or necessary medicine.Also forget about the kids in THAR who are dying every day of hunger & malnutrition.Forget about hospitals who are not functioning because of no medicine and oxygen,but we still need new roads and metro buses.Thank you Mr prime minister
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Dec 15, 2014 04:09pm
@Merchant
PPP needs to answer that, they've been in the power for 2-3 decades. Money from the center transfers to provinces and they deal with it i.e. in the bank accounts of Zardari :).
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Dec 15, 2014 04:11pm
well its a good decision but dear pm we need to prioritize what should be done first and what can be delayed, Its seems you are just focusing on transportation , while you should equally look in to other and every area, Now talking about PTI and blaming them what they have done in KPK Or telling them show what you can do in KPK. I have lots of example but one thing that they have done i am proud of ..there's a vaccine by the name of Prevnar for childeren to prevent them from pneumonia , its an expensive vaccine and in government hospital its not available as a free vaccine, if someone wants to get his kids vaccinated they should go to a pvt hospital and pay for it, Well cut short KPK government has introduced Prevnar as free vaccine in KPK hospitals and now poor people childrens lives can be saved. isnt it tabdeeli??. do you think or ever thought to that level??. kindly prioritize..
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Dec 15, 2014 04:12pm
Why the entire focus on roads and metros? What about improving education and health facilities which are really in shambles and hepatitis, polio and illiteracy are on the rise.
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Dec 15, 2014 04:25pm
@Naz You are forgetting that the project is in Punjab !!
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Dec 15, 2014 04:33pm
Is this the experience they were talking about before elections? Experienced renovators. Nothing better to do? Children dying of starvation and lack of medical facilities and these people are busy in their money making businesses.
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Dec 15, 2014 05:14pm
@rasheed Its only for Commission my friend. You don't know, how this guy made money in previous motor way projects and now all signed MOUs.
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Dec 15, 2014 05:34pm
Progress=motorway. No new universities, investment in R&D, scholarships. He just got lucky with the chinese investment
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Dec 15, 2014 05:39pm
Thanks Mr. PM. When the poor and illeterate people will travel from this route they will forget all their miseries and will feel relax. Great idea to make the people happy. This is called vision and determination. Shabash.
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Dec 15, 2014 05:55pm
NS should try to drive over his much publicized LHE -ISB motorway, to see, if it is being utilized or not, even after so many
years that it has been constructed. Traffic has certainly not picked up. It is almost nothing.
In my experience of driving over it twice recently, I could hardly see any traffic. It is 3 lanes each way, and there are vehicles
only over one lane, and that too far apart. Compared to that the old GT road is always full.
The motor way passes through sparse population areas, including the salt range.
It looks like, that we have tons of money to build 3-lanes motor ways.
One lane could have been fine, with provision for expansion, when traffic picks up.
That was the way, KHI-Hyderabad express road was built and then expanded after many years.
Sir, you need sound traffic study, to build roads. Someone should tell that to NS.
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Dec 15, 2014 05:56pm
The worst thing is we as a Pakistanis once believe some is wrong nothing they do can fix it. For all the people crying about Education and Health should know that both of these are Provincial matters as under the devolution plans of 18th amendment centre does not control education or health. Centre is however responsible for National infrastructure, motorways being part of that. Criticize where it is due not just for the sake of saying something. I don't think Nawaz Sharif is the Best Man for the job but once built all these motorways and metros will be used by people. Those who think we don't need roads should consider that there will be no jobs without business and there will be no business without infrastructure. This is not an either or situation. We need education and health along side motorways and metros.
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Dec 15, 2014 06:07pm
Why is maintenancce of a road is so important that PM has to make an announcement. He must have lot more important things to take care of.
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Dec 15, 2014 06:19pm
@Naz - Well said. You have to realize that it is projects like these that offer kickbacks and help increase the wealth of these corrupts. This is something that can never be attained by being honest and a true servant of the masses.
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Dec 15, 2014 06:26pm
A report published in state-controlled state-funded Radio Pakistan??? Total utter lies. We Pakistani's are such idiots & dumbheads that we start to believe whatever the govt. says without any research or realization what real corruption & money laundering is going on in the background. WE ARE BEING FOOLED IN THE NAME OF DEVELOPMENT. Please wake up. Its 2014! Look at all the independant media reports of corruption & money sending to foreign accounts by the Shareef regime. WAKE UP!! NOW!
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Dec 15, 2014 06:42pm
this is such an idiotic plan, and people with no vision are going to praise it. Health, education, police, hospitals, these are the places where funds are required not motorway. they do not have anything to show and all they do is renovate what is already there. Roads are not going to feed the people, jobs, investment is. pathetic. shows how little planning and vision these guys have.
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Dec 15, 2014 06:50pm
OMG, we will be ruined by such projects .......... we don't need that. all we need above all is peace, then employment and better education and health............. thereafter indeed such projects will make more sense.......... as of now, of course this is a cover to get votes in next elections........... entire Pindi is dug up and people have already biz worth billions of Pak Rs biz ala Ishaq Dar losing money owing to sit-ins...............
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Dec 15, 2014 06:57pm
This government is better than the last one for sure. I am still not sure about Imran Khan. he is too risky. i really dont like this shut down Pakistan tehreek. Why he want to paralyse the entire country. and there slogan is "SHUT DOWN to REBUILD".
I dont like the sound of it. We cannot afford these shut downs.
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Dec 15, 2014 06:59pm
@Rustam Khan well how can people vote for PML. It does not have any party organization in Sind and Karachi for practical purpose. There are supporters like Mamoon Hussain who are not even well known inthe area where he resides in Karachi. to win their ownan you get sport without proper party setup in Sind
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Dec 15, 2014 07:17pm
I think Nawaz Sharif should change his post from PM to Minister of Motorways...
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Dec 15, 2014 07:48pm
Another drama from NS.
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Dec 15, 2014 07:48pm
Another drama from NS.
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Dec 15, 2014 07:58pm
Revonation project of the Motorway only means that more commission for our rulers. Pakistan needs clean water, proper medical care, good primary education, safety and security from Gullus, fair and accessible justice system and white collar jobs for our educated youth. What is Nawaz Sharif government is doing about those real priorities?
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Dec 15, 2014 08:55pm
NERO FIDDLED WHILE ROME WAS BURNING!
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Dec 15, 2014 09:03pm
@Lahori are you trying to tell me a Prime Minister of a country has no influence on the state of health and education of a country? Please.
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Dec 15, 2014 10:30pm
Poor PM can't think beyond Motorway - I bet you, even building motorway was somebody else's idea when he decided to get built in one of his last tenures !!!
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Dec 16, 2014 12:32am
Subhan Allah for launching renovation of motorway from Islamabad to Lahore as a welfare gift to the needy and destitute people. Jazak Allah!
By the way, while you are at it, do not forget to renovate road leading to your modest resident at Jati Umra, Raiwand. Way to go Sharif Brothers & Family!
Pakistan paindahbad.
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Dec 16, 2014 12:38am
power crisis...
energy shortage..
unemployment and inflation reaching heavens !!!
and he wants to spend money on road? what are people going to use roads for? a nice sit in or a long march?
Dear PM, its time you fire your advisors and get people who are in tune with the situation. stop wasting money. fix your existing infrastructure intercity.
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Dec 16, 2014 12:47am
Islamabad-Lahore Motorway renovated project.... ??? isnt it very soon to re-invest tax payers money on same project ?
please spend money for Electricity project instead .... i beat they can't realized it as their millls and palaces never observed loadsheding ....
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Dec 16, 2014 12:55am
I got Laptop from shahbaz sharif but i will vote for IMRAN KHAN. Because they don,t know are our priorities.Nobody was dieing without Metro and Motorway but this nation is badly suffering due to education, health, police reforms, judiciary reforms, land reforms, free and easy justice, famines, drinking water, unemployment, law and order situation, and life security on urgently basis. Mian saab system system and system reforms 1st of all then make roads. When you will understand? Malik Riaz will be better PM in making roads.
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Dec 16, 2014 01:33am
To the nay Sayers on here, we absolutely need good roads because no growth occurs without good infrastructure. As for why these projects only happen in Punjab, looks who's in control elsewhere. Imran couldn't care less about KPK, and would never work with the PM, and Sindh is ruled by a government that is intent on suppressing karachi. What choice does Nawaz have when there are no other partners to work with?
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Dec 16, 2014 01:49am
@M.M.Sherazi PM has been demonstrating highest levels of commitment in delivering what has been promised to the nation, such development project shall bring prosperity and employment opportunities.
I am convinced now, that we have no hope for many many years, with clueless people around us, who still don't know where the prioritites of an under developed nation should lie .... We have seen much more development projects in Musharraf's era ....10 years later, where do we stand ???
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Dec 16, 2014 02:07am
Before doing anything else, Nawaz Sharif need renovate Elections Reform.
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Dec 16, 2014 02:07am
@Lahori Sure. "Used by people" to go where exactly? To schools that aren't being built or looked after? Hospitals that have 3-4 patients in one bed in the ICU? And i am talking about hospitals in Punjab that I read about. To the MULTIPLE jobs that the PM is creating?
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Dec 16, 2014 02:12am
@Lahori ...and to add to the point earlier; the PM may not oversee it directly but he has Federal Ministers (read to oversee the country NOT just province) who look after the health and education you so casually seem to be dismissing. The issue is the PM seems to have decision making powers when it comes to Bridges and Metro bus routes only. even if he announed it in KPK.
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Dec 16, 2014 03:30am
What about having all the children in schools, more better hospitals, water, jobs for people. Have a proper transport system. Plant more trees, clean our cities from pollution.
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Dec 16, 2014 06:07am
How can I benefit from the contracts? I tried to bid several time in the past but I never receive any answer. Same people get the contract. PM, please make the bidding process transparent.
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Dec 16, 2014 06:33am
Mr. nawaz, why all the time motorway, motorway, motorway. Economies do not run by motorways. They run by all kinds of industrial plants that provide jobs for all skilled and unskilled workers and improving production, quality to capture world markets. Motorways is an "old" history where only your pockets will be filled and will not serve the cause for an average pakistani. For God's sake, think about a common man. You have made enough for yourself and your generation. keep in mind, if you do not do for the people and the country, God will never forgive you.
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Dec 16, 2014 06:40am
It starts from PM house & straight ends up at his residence in Raiwind
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Dec 16, 2014 07:23am
Nawaz Shareef should look at the big picture instead of just building roadways and motorways. He is the Prime Minister of Pakistan, not chief minister of Punjab. He should be looking to set up industries all over the country that will provide long term and permanent employment to public. Try to revive Pakistan Steel, Pakistan Railways and PIA, these are the institutions that bring money to the government and provide jobs. If NS wants to silence Imran Khan, he has to start big projects all over the country. People will see he is doing something productive and support for IK will diminish.
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Dec 16, 2014 07:26am
This is not a job of PM, the development of motorway and cities should be the job of Mayor. You can understand the rest if you are an educated person.
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Dec 16, 2014 07:27am
@Yaser Commissions, commissions, commissions!
During the last month I traveled on Lahore Islamabad motor way about 10 times, at different times. NEVER were there more than 4-5 vehicles to the see able distance, both sides together!
Already a huge idle investment that made huge kick backs for some.
As if that was not enough.
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Dec 16, 2014 07:38am
@Ridwan Had you ever traveled on this road? do you know how much was spend on it? and how much it actually cost? and how many vehicles use it? and is this kind of hw our only option for what you are talking about?
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Dec 16, 2014 07:45am
@Lahori your name says it all Mr. Lahori..since PM paya only sees Lahore for development work ..All the reasons for you to sing his praises
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Dec 16, 2014 10:04am
@Rustam Khan Kiya bakwaas karai ho. The minority(PML,PPP burgers and waderas) ruling over majority(GHAREEB PAKISTANIS).
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