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Skyline of Karachi

Karachi is located on the coastline of Sindh province in southern Pakistan, along a natural harbour on the Arabian Sea. The city has a very diverse population with very affluent areas such as Clifton and large ares of people living in middle class environments. It is widely recognized as the prime financial and transport hub of Pakistan, it is also ranked as a beta world city [1].

Completed Developments in Karachi

M-9 Motorway Karachi-Hyderabad

The M-9 (Urdu: موٹروے 9‬‎) is a 136-km long 6-lane motorway connecting the cities of Hyderabad and Karachi in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is a part of Pakistan's Motorways Network.

Developments Under Construction

Bahria Icon Tower

Bahria Icon Tower is a skyscraper. The complex includes a 62-storey and 40-storey mixed-used buildings, its 62-storey tower is the tallest building in Pakistan. The complex is based on a four acre plot in the up-scale Clifton area. The complex is owned by the Bahria Town Group.

The building consists of 10 floors of serviced corporate offices, 40 floors of serviced apartments, Pakistan's highest located terraced restaurant and South Asia's first double-decker high speed elevator along with a shopping mall.

The Orchid

The orchid is an under construction skyscraper that will rise to 145m (35 floors)[2].

Bahria Town Karachi

Bahria Town Karachi is a privately owned gated neighbourhood under-construction by the Bahria Town Group.

Currently 100,000 units have been sold[3].

Crescent Bay

Crescent Bay is a 108-acre (440,000 m2) under-construction upscale mixed-use oceanfront development It is considered as one of the biggest Projects in Pakistan.

The development feature's a series of high and mid-rise towers for residential and commercial use, a shopping centre, a five-star beachfront hotel andan Iconic tower located in the heart 9f the project. The development includes approximately 4,000 residential apartments. Launched on May 31, 2006, when completed the development would be the first development with a private beach and also the first based on reclaimed land.

Orange Line

The Abdul Sattar Edhi Line, formally named the Orange Line (Urdu: خط نارنجی‬‎) is a 3.9 km (2.4 mi) bus rapid transit line of the Karachi Metrobus under-construction.[4] The expected daily ridership is estimated at 50,000 with a total of 109 km of dedicated bus routes

Green Line

The Green Line will extend from Merewether Tower to Surjani Town at a total length of 26 km (16 mi). The Government of Pakistan will be financing the majority of the project[5]. Construction of the Green Line began on February 26, 2016. The line will have 22 bus stations when completed[6]. Engineering Associates have been contracted as the designers and supervision consultants for Green Line while a Consortium of "Ernest & Young", "Exponent Engineers" & "Haider Mota & BNR" have been contracted for "Transaction Advisory for Bus Operational Plan". The government is in process of acquiring 80 units of 18-metre-long buses[7]. In addition, a Command and Control Centre is being established at the Garden West.

Proposed Developments

References

  1. ^ "GAWC World Cities Ranking List". www.diserio.com. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  2. ^ Buksh, Tariq Khalid. "Progress Update | The Orchid | Construction Update". theorchid.pk. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  3. ^ Ali, Fahim Zaman | Naziha Syed (2016-04-18). "Bahria Town Karachi: Greed unlimited". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  4. ^ "WebCite query result". www.webcitation.org. Retrieved 2018-03-07. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  5. ^ "Ground-breaking ceremony: Green Line BRT finally gets go-ahead - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2016-02-27. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  6. ^ Dawn.com (2016-02-26). "Karachi's Green Line bus will be more beautiful than Lahore metro: PM Nawaz". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2018-03-07.
  7. ^ Dawn.com (2016-02-26). "Karachi's Green Line bus will be more beautiful than Lahore metro: PM Nawaz". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2018-03-07.