PROJECT - Sheikh Zayed Twin Towers, Lahore, $250m highrise complex!

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TITLE: Tallest buildings in Pakistan (3 towers 1 shopping complex)
PROJECT: Sheikh Zayed Business / Shopping Complex
LOCATION: Ferozepur Road, Lahore
COST: $250 Million (Rs 15bn)
AREA: 91 Kanals
JOBS: 30 Thousand People
INVESTORS: Dhabi Group UAE
CONSTRUCTION START: May 2005

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Elahi okays Shaikh Zayed Commercial Centre

  • Centre will be built on Ferozepur Road, cost Rs 15 billion
  • Groundbreaking for Pakistan’s tallest building in May

Staff Report

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi has approved the construction of a commercial centre, Shaikh Zayed Complex, on Ferozepur Road. The centre, consisting of a basement and three towers, will house a shopping mall, hotels, corporate offices and mini cinemas. Its construction will start next month.

The DHABI Group of United Arab Emirates will construct the tallest building in Pakistan over an area of 91 kanals at a cost of Rs 15 billion.

Chairing a meeting on Monday, the chief minister said that the centre would promote trade and recreational activities in the provincial metropolis and generate around 30,000 jobs.

The meeting was informed that the centre’s banquet hall would have a seating capacity of around 5,000 and its four parking basements would have space for around 4,000 vehicles.

The chief minister said that the Punjab government and the DHABI Group would soon sign an agreement to form a company, named Taawan, to execute the project. He said that the company would have directors both from the Punjab government and the DHABI Group.

Elahi said that Shaikh Zayed Complex would play an important role in generating economic activity in the province and would improve the living standard of the people.

Bashir Tahir, the DHABI Group chief executive, Kamran Rasool, the Punjab chief secretary, Salman Siddique, finance secretary, Sibtain Fazal Haleem, communication and works secretary, and Pervaiz A Shahid, the Bank Alflah executive incharge, attended the meeting.

Tahir said that his group was launching several projects in telecommunication, banking and other industries in Pakistan. He said that Shaikh Zayed Complex would give an impetus to trade and business activities.

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Re: PROJECT - Sheikh Zayed Twin Towers, Lahore, $250m highrise complex!

Masha Allah, the towers look impressive. The article didn’t say much about time frame for this project, right?

Pak is becoming pretty investor friendly now :k:

Thanks for sharing.

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Re: PROJECT - Sheikh Zayed Twin Towers, Lahore, $250m highrise complex!

i dont mean this in a bad way but I hope the authorities will keep up the security in such an area so nothing bad happens.

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Re: PROJECT - Sheikh Zayed Twin Towers, Lahore, $250m highrise complex!

So how will they accomodate for the electricity and water supply for such a huge project? I was told that as Karachi develops more and more, these necessary utilities are falling short. I imagine Lahore is no different.

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Re: PROJECT - Sheikh Zayed Twin Towers, Lahore, $250m highrise complex!

How tall are they?

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Re: PROJECT - Sheikh Zayed Twin Towers, Lahore, $250m highrise complex!

55 storys.

Any good chess players?
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Re: PROJECT - Sheikh Zayed Twin Towers, Lahore, $250m highrise complex!

looks pretty cool...should be a nice when up

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Re: PROJECT - Sheikh Zayed Twin Towers, Lahore, $250m highrise complex!

Thats an odd name for a Company to be formed. Really odd.

However, this is a really nice concept and design. :k:

55 stories… whoaa!!! I thought the government in Lahore did not allow for taller buildings, for whatever reason. I guess they changed their policy, finally. Good.

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Re: PROJECT - Sheikh Zayed Twin Towers, Lahore, $250m highrise complex!

impressive, will set new craze for lahorites now. ^^ yea they have changed this army based policy. for that reason Sharaton since years isnt completed in Lahore.