Bahria Town Karachi
| Bahria Town Karachi | |
|---|---|
| gated community | |
 Location within Malir Town, Karachi | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| State | Sindh |
| District | Karachi |
| Government | |
| • Type | Privately owned and managed |
| Area | |
| • Total | 93 km2 (36 sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST |
| Size | 23,300 acres |
Bahria Town Karachi is a privately owned gated community under-construction in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan by the Bahria Town Group.[1] Located over 23,000 Acre's of land, just off the Super Highway, the community will include the Grand Jamia Mosque, Karachi and the countries largest cricket stadium designed by GMW Architects.[2][3][4][5] The community is divided by the 400 ft wide 18 lane Jinnah Avenue.[6][7] The community will be energy indepdent by setting up one coal-fired and one LNG-powered electricity generation plant's.[8] Once completed, the community will be home to an estimated of 500,000 people.[9]
Controversies
Pakistan Rangers claimed in a meeting that Bahria Town has been allotted 44,000 acres from Sindh government. While the amount of land in records is less than 44,000 acres.[10]
Bahria Town officials rejected the claim and report. One of the official said that the land has been purchased from local.[10]
References
- ↑ Ali, Fahim Zaman | Naziha Syed (2016-04-18). "Bahria Town Karachi: Greed unlimited". www.dawn.com. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ↑ "Cricket stadium: German firm lands Bahria’s contract - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ↑ "Bahria Sports City to feature Pakistan’s largest cricket stadium - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ↑ "Bahria Town project and it’s invisible hands – The Express Tribune Blog". blogs.tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ↑ "Bahria Town Karachi: Balloting held for plots at Midway Commercial - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ↑ Mansoor, Babur. "Jinnah Avenue Commercial - Bahria Town - Your Lifestyle Destination". www.bahriatown.com. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ↑ "Bahria Town Karachi: Projects received overwhelming response - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ↑ "Mega project: Karachi to get coal, LNG-based power plants, says Malik Riaz - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ↑ "Bahria Town Karachi - Everything you Need to Know". ThePost Blog!. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- 1 2 Asad, Malik (2015-07-02). "Sindh govt allotted 44,000 acres of land to Bahria Town: Rangers". www.dawn.com. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
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