'This is Naya Pakistan': PM inaugurates Rs29bn Metro Bus Project in Multan
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Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday inaugurated the Metro bus service, costing nearly Rs29 billion, in Multan.
Punjab Governor Rafique Rajwana, Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah and other high-ranking officials accompanied the PM at the project's inauguration ceremony, which was held in the Chungi No 9 area of the city.
Speaking at the ceremony, PM Sharif said the Multan Metro bus project had been completed in the minimum time possible and work would start soon on the remaining part of the project.
He said contrary to the suggestions of many, the government decided to set the Multan Metro bus fare at Rs20, because the same is charged in Lahore and Islamabad.
The premier iterated that the project will greatly benefit the underprivileged of Multan, saying "i don't understand how they travelled" before.
In an indirect reference to Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan, the PM said governments of other provinces promised to build a naya Pakistan but their cities had no "Metro bus or efficient transport".
"Where is naya Pakistan?... If someone wants to see naya Pakistan being built, they should come to Multan," he told the audience, which included former PTI president Javed Hashmi.
Amid shouts of "Mian Sahab I love you", Sharif said the face and structure of Multan was changing.
The premier earlier took a ceremonial ride on one of the buses to formally kick off the service, which will initially operate 35 buses.
Deputy Commissioner Nadir Chattha earlier told Dawn that the project had been completed at a cost of over Rs28.88bn.
It included 21 bus stations spread over an 18.5km route, which are expected to facilitate 97,000 commuters daily, he said.
The project's technical adviser, Sabir Khan Sadozai, claimed that the project was technically faultless. He said as many as 2,600 jobs would be created over time due to the project.
He informed that the project had been divided into nine phases, and that Rs356 million had been paid to various departments for the shifting of various services on the route.
“The project’s life is 50 years, but if it is properly repaired and cared for, it can be useful for 100,” he said.
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Jan 24, 2017 12:02pm
Excellent addition of services.
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Jan 24, 2017 12:00pm
Start of another kick back/money laundering mission by Nawaz League.
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Jan 24, 2017 12:06pm
Please focus on health
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Jan 24, 2017 12:03pm
Keep 'em coming.
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Jan 24, 2017 12:13pm
29 billion rupees for 60 odd buses...that comes to about 50 crore for one bus...waste of precious resources.
60 buses on existing roads could have cost about 60 crores. No need for such fancy structures and elevated routes. Better to use the existing roads as done in many cities around the world.
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Jan 24, 2017 12:10pm
Anything good done by politicians is "more benefit to them than public".
No politician is sincere.
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Jan 24, 2017 12:08pm
People of Multan (including PMLN local representatives) asked for new hospital and medical college but PMLN leadership decided to go for metro (in a city that do not have transportation needs of metropolis city).
28.8 billion means at least 4 hospitals of Nishtar Hospital scale.
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Jan 24, 2017 12:23pm
First thing first...education and health. But Metro Bus means more commission and kickbacks hence this is a priority for Sharif.
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Jan 24, 2017 12:21pm
@Arif Maroof So true...
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Jan 24, 2017 12:26pm
Yet another completion. Good.
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Jan 24, 2017 12:28pm
@Waaris Money loaned by China is being paid back to China by buying Chinese products (in this case Buses).
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Jan 24, 2017 12:31pm
What's wrong with that?
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Jan 24, 2017 12:42pm
Only 18.5km for 92 Billion, strange.
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Jan 24, 2017 12:48pm
Are the bus shown in photograph and loan taken for this project Chinese?
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Jan 24, 2017 12:45pm
What about health and education sector ?
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Jan 24, 2017 12:49pm
@Pakistani. ...... ... Pakistan will have to educate it's children on computer tablets. Some can go to schools and use their computers at home. Others in rural Pakistan can educate themselves at home with their tablets after some basic elementary school education. Older brothers and sisters can help. In Honduras, the poorest Latin American country, children are sent to school through the seventh grade. In rural areas many do not even finish seven years and are not always in school. High school education there is not free. Pakistan must organize an internet system of education for everyone. Kids that are home schooled by their mothers will never face bombs or assassins or have their schools burned to the ground. Children can be educated at home. Educational websites with teachers and diplomas already exist on the internet. It is just a matter of organizing the course work. Internet elementary and secondary education is the only way forward for Pakistan long term.
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Jan 24, 2017 12:52pm
I'm not a fan of nawaz however this government keeps delivering projects that you can actually see and use - compare that with zadari or mushy , very little to actually show for both of them apart from the economy growing
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Jan 24, 2017 12:56pm
At least praise some thing. We always complain.
Ask for hospital TOO and Education as well
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Jan 24, 2017 01:03pm
NS is not interested in education and healthcare.
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Jan 24, 2017 01:07pm
@Alba Misplaced priority, that is what it is. People need good health & education services, drinking water & sewerage, gas & electricity.
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Jan 24, 2017 01:05pm
@Hassan (Karachi) .These buses come form turkey.But again you have no knowledge .Typical of pti memebers.
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Jan 24, 2017 01:09pm
No education, no hospitals, no jobs, no shelter but metro, metro and metro. Bigger the project the bigger the cut or commission for this corrupt to the core government.
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Jan 24, 2017 01:12pm
excellent
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Jan 24, 2017 01:21pm
@Abdullaha Right, but focus should be to improve present health facilities & education, provision of drinking water, improve sewerage system, flood protection due to which every year people are affected, provision of gas & electricity. Correct me if wrong. But, what this govt is doing is going in for those projects which people can see, they are though not aware that metros are being subsidized which is then taken back from the same people who travel through indirect taxation. This effects cost of living, then people cry against high cost of everything....however, it merit to mention that majority being poor do have the means to travel in metros. you think poor people can affordd to pay Rs 40, when they can buy 2 Nan roti. Come on give a break. you need to visit govt hospitals & poor areas to decide which area need priority focus.
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Jan 24, 2017 01:22pm
does it really need some one as high as the Prime Minister to launch a Bus service??
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Jan 24, 2017 01:18pm
@Waaris for sake, start thinking like a common man without any political affiliation.
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Jan 24, 2017 01:21pm
focus on Education Mr PM or your will just keep the people to commute or get the people to commute
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Jan 24, 2017 01:30pm
WELL DONE for delivery and completing the project unlike past where such mega project were never finished.
A question to PTI. They came in govt in KPK with manifesto of providing hospitals & schools. I would like to know how many Govt. Hospitals have been completed in last 3/4 years?
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Jan 24, 2017 01:35pm
Without prejudice, such projects must have been initiated by the Government in Karachi, which is a most populous city of the world, and the inconvenience and hardships of the people, living in this mega city, are much larger than any city of Pakistan. The city is laden with the exogenous wave of migration of people from Punjab, KPK and etc, therefore, and the number goes in millions, therefore, the Federal Government must inject a budgetary support to the Sindh Government to cater for the civic and municipal needs of this city, otherwise, the people will feel marginalized and will stand against the injustice meted out to them, since Sindh's contribution, if limited to Karachi, in the National Budget, surpasses to all other provinces. It is time to think and prevent the increasing resentment and grudge amongst the people of Karachi.
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Jan 24, 2017 01:51pm
Very good. what % is there for him?
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Jan 24, 2017 01:58pm
Somehow I prefer the old Pakistan, before the likes of PPP and PML-N arrived at the scene, and Pakistan was never the same again.
Like you say, when someone less desirable moves in next door, ' there goes the neighborhood'!
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Jan 24, 2017 01:56pm
@osama Hyder : 90 percent corruption
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Jan 24, 2017 01:59pm
'Naya Pakistan' - Translation: We have found new and novel ways of making more money for ourselves by launching similar flashy projects all over the country.. As long as Pakistani people have to travel anywhere in the country by any means, we will - literally and metaphorically - take them for a 'ride'.
Who said you can't a 'free ride' at someone else's expense!?
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Jan 24, 2017 02:07pm
Well done PMLN..keep on doing great job..
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Jan 24, 2017 02:04pm
Naya Pakistan will be when accountability of PM will happen judiciously.
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Jan 24, 2017 02:10pm
Naya Pakistan could have been with new hospitals and schools.... At least 5 new state of art hospitals can be built with RS. 29bn
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Jan 24, 2017 02:20pm
focus on healthcare and education
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Jan 24, 2017 02:26pm
After more than 3 decades of Pmln rule in Punjab we finally get these expensive busses. Metro systems need to be underground,especially with the kind of money behind thrown at them
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Jan 24, 2017 02:24pm
No one can argue against the usefulness of infrastructure projects, the question is that of priority. Would one prefer to spend money on treatment of his loved one and educating kids first or build a better house for the family. It's as simple as that. Create a balance with Health and Education as top priorities.
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Jan 24, 2017 02:36pm
A good publicity stunt, funds could have been utilised to setup schools and hospitals.
I had to go to A&E of Nishtar Hospital, which is simply not suitable for Humans.
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Jan 24, 2017 02:37pm
We need schools and universites. 40-50% of our children are outside schools. Wrong priorities.
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Jan 24, 2017 02:39pm
Congratulation to people of Multan.
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Jan 24, 2017 02:39pm
Since Pm has fetish for roads and buses i suggest Pm to build quality mobile hospital metro buses. Maybe then we will see an improvement in health sector
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Jan 24, 2017 03:01pm
Instead of hospitals and schools nawaz Sharif is busy with building metro. We need hospitals and schools in punjab not metro.
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Jan 24, 2017 03:10pm
Ignoring all operations costs like diesel, employee's salary and maintenance of buses/assets, the interest @5% per annum will be 1.5b which means 4 million Rs a day. This will boil down to Rs 40/ticket.
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Jan 24, 2017 03:04pm
With a year and half left in his tenure and Panama case hanging on his head, he now remembers development of country, can't clean the fact that he hasn't launhced a single public friendly project or scheme in the past 3 useless years of his government.
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Jan 24, 2017 03:13pm
Nawaz according to UN World Food Program, "Almost half of women and children under five years of age are malnourished". I believe you have no idea what it means to be without food.
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Jan 24, 2017 03:16pm
Mr. PM, this country needs health and education. People are dying in hospitals for lack of proper services, illiteracy is nail in the foot, can't believe he hasn't announced anything for health or education, if you and your flock like to remain uneducated that's something else, but do something for your people.
Get this through your thick skulls. Announce public housing schemes for less earning people, provide fresh and clean water services for undeveloped areas of the country. Sit with your crass, heartless flock to come up with a plan to provide less expensive or even free education for the masses. There's enough buses to clog the roads as is and you're announcing a bus service. Shame. Improve roads and infrastructure, introduce underground electricity utilities. Improve the quality of people's lives. Set up industries in far reaching areas, create jobs for graduates and post graduates. Ramp up and equip our universities with modern syllabus.
Buses are not NAYA PAKISTAN, Imbeciles!
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Jan 24, 2017 03:23pm
No education, No Health, No water, gas, electricity but metro.
What a rulers.
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Jan 24, 2017 03:18pm
Good days are ahead
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Jan 24, 2017 03:22pm
This is s Naya Pakistan where governments has not created new hospitals and good schools for poors, PML-N priorities are luxury not Healthcare and welfare for the people.
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Jan 24, 2017 03:26pm
It is surprising that such medium level cities are getting swanky buses and largest economic hub Karachi is getting nothing. So much of the KCR which included in CPEC recently, yesterday's report in this newspaper showed sorry state of encroachments over it. This government is only for "LIMP" which means Lahore, Islamabad,Multan and Pindi. There is no real development in other provinces.
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Jan 24, 2017 03:37pm
mr
focus on education
set up universities
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Jan 24, 2017 03:35pm
2900 crores for 18 km road and 21 bus stations. What a loot! Pakistan should learn how to build public transport systems from Israel and india.
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Jan 24, 2017 03:41pm
Spend money on hospitals and education. Give money to smaller provinces
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Jan 24, 2017 03:43pm
These projects are already benefiting General commuters of Rawalpindi, Islamabad & Lahore a lot, I can recall there was a of opposition when motorway was started way back in 90's, but it also benefit General public a lot,,,,,surely it is Naya Pakistan
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Jan 24, 2017 03:50pm
Wondering how this is NAYA PAKISTAN! World is moving towards underground rail etc and we are still using buses!
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Jan 24, 2017 03:47pm
"In an indirect reference to Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan, the PM said GOVERNMENTS OF OTHER PROVINCES promised to build a naya Pakistan but THEIR CITIES had no "Metro bus or efficient transport".
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Jan 24, 2017 03:53pm
@a pakistani A very sane argument & persuasive one.
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Jan 24, 2017 03:47pm
Even though education and health should be a top priority, but having infrastructure projects are need of the hour as well. Al those criticizing, should know that even in countries like the UK, a small scale project costs millions, does it mean they are kickbacks. For gods sake, stop the conspiracy theory mindset, and give credit where it is due. Imaging under PPP Multan was ignore even though they had a PM from this great city, but then again PPP ignored every part of Pakistan, and only moved money into their acounts. Look at Sindh (not Karachi), and even if 10% of the development being carried out in Punjab was done in Sindh, it would be very different. Its a shame for the Bhutto family that their ancestral home towns in Sindh are giving the image of a village from the 1800's, atleast the Sharifs have modernised Lahore beyond recognition from 10 years ago. I am not a NS fan, but i will back him as a Pakistani if he moves the country forward.
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Jan 24, 2017 03:53pm
A normal bus could drive for max 30. How could you use them for 100 years?
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Jan 24, 2017 03:54pm
@Arif Maroof Looks like they are getting more revenue for working on these projects, Health and , Education project don't give them much savings (looting) from the treasury.
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Jan 24, 2017 03:59pm
@Nasir You are not thinking about priorities and needs of people, Just rich and fed enough so you don't think about the real issues of 80% population.
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Jan 24, 2017 03:57pm
Even the basic health care facilities are out of the reach of poor people in Pakistan. 80% of Pakistani people are forced to drink contaminated unhealthy drinking water, hospitals are in worst condition than ever with very little than no equipment at all. Crisis in education sector, insecurity, energy crisis, loadshedding, injustice, corruption and that's not all of the progress.
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Jan 24, 2017 04:07pm
@Alba
You asked what's wrong with that so here it goes:
1. These projects can only be used for political gains as in next few years with population growth, they will be rendered useless. A true leader envisage future needs of the society without thinking about their own pockets e.g London Underground was built in 1930s when every one was opposing it as they thought its not needed but today millions of people use it on daily basis can this so called buses solve the congestion problem in next lets say 10 years time?
2. Our most urgent need as a society is to i) control and bring the population growth rate under 1% ii) overhaul the education system from the pathetic rote system thus will help the economy and loans dependency in future.
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Jan 24, 2017 04:03pm
People need good health & education services, drinking water & sewerage, gas & electricity at first.
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Jan 24, 2017 04:04pm
Well done Nawaz shareef.
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Jan 24, 2017 04:25pm
Great Job PMLN. You have vision which ordinary people don't have. You think beyond visual range. Earlier people of Multan were against this project but after completion of this project, the beauty of Multan has developed and ultimately people are praising.
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Jan 24, 2017 04:25pm
Any development in Punjab and people ridicule by saying Education/Health first. Same people never criticized Karachi Rapid Buss or Circular railway. Sindh Govt. is the richest Govt. of Pakistan, they have highest per capita budget, however no spending on people. if Punjab can spend on its people, why cant Sindh?
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Jan 24, 2017 04:25pm
@Bakshu These kind of facilities ultimately add value towards health and social care.
It will reduce pollution, road accidents, traffic stress level etc.
As a result Health of people will get better.
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Jan 24, 2017 04:33pm
Project cost is 29 billion. 97000 commuters will use it daily and pay Rs.20/- each. That comes to roughly 20 lacs daily. Will this amount be sufficient to run and maintain the buses apart from staff salary? Will it not be difficult to repay even if it is an interest free loan?
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Jan 24, 2017 04:37pm
Kick backs or fraudulent approach; the project will help poorest of the poor.
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Jan 24, 2017 04:47pm
Does Multan need Metro?
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Jan 24, 2017 04:45pm
why not set up hospital? most important so poor don't die un attendant on hospital floor
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Jan 24, 2017 04:51pm
Amazing, that the new Islamabad Airport has been under construction for nearly 15 years (with already outdated designs, technologies and features). PIA is in shambles and is barely able to stay afloat with a handful of planes.
But NS is all about billions being spent Metros? If the consensus and vast majority of comments are any indication, it underscores public perception of endemic corruption at the heart of NS's love for such projects. I guess you go where you can make the most money?
Hospitals, Schools, Clean Water, Electricity and Security related undertakings don't allow such profiteering, I suppose??
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Jan 24, 2017 04:57pm
People are happy critisizing it saying that there is no education, no health faciities. Agreed that a lot is required to be done in those sectors but what is the guarantee that if metro was not made then the money wouod have been spent there ! There are no metro bus service in kpk and sindh and balouchistan, are the people given everything with respect to education and health? So its better to acknolwdge the good work while pursuing the govt for areas requiring focus.
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Jan 24, 2017 05:11pm
So, Mr. Prime Minister! You consider a new bus service is a Naya Pakistan ?
Brilliant!
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Jan 24, 2017 05:12pm
Pakistan's public debt 22,000 billion pkr
External debt 73 billion dollars
Public debt was at 6000 billion pkr at musharaf time. Zardari added 8000 billion pkr in 5 years, pmln added 8000 billion pkr debt in 3 years
External debt was 40 billion usd, 73 billion now. More loans, more metros, more corruption :)!
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Jan 24, 2017 05:20pm
we need to build Dams & hospitals in each of the major cities.... even with rain unable to deliver supply water to the houses of capital and every house have to get boring done to meet its demand otherwise there is tanker mafia....and hospitals I wont even mention... these were build back 40/50 years back to meet the demand than but not for this population...
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Jan 24, 2017 05:38pm
Many of us highlighted importance of health and education which is good but how many of us appreciated PM's plan for building 40 new state of the art hospitals throughout the country, health insurance scheme for poor, improvement of capital's schools? How many of us know that hundreds of patients from KPK travel to Rawalpindi everyday for better treatment ? And this is after more than three and half year rule of PTI.
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Jan 24, 2017 05:41pm
NS is not only PM of punjab,he also PM of ther provinces.. punjab govt perormance..fedral+prvinvisional govts sindh govt.only provincial govt kpk govt.only provincial govt Baluchstan..only provincial govt.......... Rule.....like wll be compare with like.. but punjab is unlike..
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Jan 24, 2017 05:41pm
@Krishnan Absolutely right. No financial feasibility has been done and project is a financial disaster from the day one.
Consider this. The health budget for the whole of Punjab province was 53 billion rupees in 2015 and this guy spends 29 billion on this project while poor people are dying on the fllor of the hospitals. Criminal neglect.
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Jan 24, 2017 05:42pm
@Maxx PTI jahil, it's not just the bus, bus stops, roads and everything else and also it's 81 not 60 odd
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Jan 24, 2017 05:43pm
@Sarai Alamgir I wish he was moving the country forwards. he is only moving his bank balance forwards by executing these rubbish projects. In the UK even a small project needs public consultation, proper financial screening to see if it is financially viable and profitable. Here none of that has been done and it will need huge government subsidy from the day one. Need of the hour is to spend on education, health, social sector, sanitation, public health and so on and not on these useless and expensive projects.
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Jan 24, 2017 05:46pm
@Pakistani. Transport first then Hospital and school. How are you going to get to hospital and school withour transport. Go and ask people who doesn't have own transport.
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Jan 24, 2017 05:55pm
people should stop this negativity. Road infrastructure and transportation all are equally necessary as far as health and education are concerned. If you have no road infrastructure and you will take two hours to go to school and hospital then you will urge the government that road should be widened because half of the energy is being wasted on facing traffic jam. Appreciate the government for this work and then also urge for health and education if you people are sincere with the nation and not only with just one political party, which is doing nothing but just blaming after blaming
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Jan 24, 2017 06:03pm
Another nail in IK politics
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Jan 24, 2017 06:06pm
interestingly those people on social media who are criticising for the improvement of health and education sector are not used of going government hospitals and their children are not studying in government school, too and they are also not used of using the metro buses as they have their own big cars. Still the government hospital are a great blessing for the poor people who without spending huge expenses are being treated in govt hospitals. students of private schools are getting free books, free education and it is also blessing for those parents who cannot pay thousands of rupees of private schools where education standard is not special one.
appreciate the government for every work which will serve the masses and then urge for other good work too
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Jan 24, 2017 06:03pm
@aamir ayub - Strange reasoning..."equally necessary as far as health and education are concerned."
If you are ill and there is no clinic or hospital to go to. If you are uneducated and no schools to attend, where would you go on these fancy buses?? To look for a job, without any knowledge or skills, and when you cannot even walk??
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Jan 24, 2017 06:07pm
I think purana Pakistan was better cos it had less corruption. sir with due respect..If you want something new, you have to stop doing something old that you and your family has been practicing for years . For god sake have mercy on nation..
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Jan 24, 2017 06:08pm
@pure pakistani
What by building a bus route?
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Jan 24, 2017 06:07pm
See the same people will praise 41 Billion Peshawar Metro Bus
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Jan 24, 2017 06:10pm
More universities, center of excellence, 100% child enrollment in schools, basic health hospitals in every district of Pakistan is needed and not this extravagant, money splurging projects.
But Sharif has other priorities...more about commission and foreign accounts...sad state of affairs for Pakistan.
Public buses on existing or improved roads could have cost about 1 billion rupees, and more easily accessible to public. 29 billion rupees is a huge sum and 29 excellent quality health care units/hospitals could have been set or better still, half a dozen universities could have been started with the same amount...but that requires a lot of hard work, planning and vision.
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Jan 24, 2017 06:07pm
in what country buses is seen as a sign of advancement? Just stop the drama, we dont want buses.
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Jan 24, 2017 06:26pm
How many hospitals are built on this route of the Metro? How many pharmacies are their in Multan where you could buy genuine medicines? Start a helicopter taxi also in Multan and let people die on roads while your helicopter hovers over their dead bodies. Make fool of the people who are willing to be fooled. Excuse me please!
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Jan 24, 2017 06:29pm
It's a good project but way too expensive. A lot of money must have gone in the pockets of PM, CM and other ministers. Also can someone notify a Nawaz Sharif that building roads and starting bus service is not his only responsibility. There are a lot of other industrial and commercial projects that he needs to concentrate on to improve the economy and provide jobs to the people.
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Jan 24, 2017 06:29pm
Falcon1. But there are a good number of schools and hospitals are working in Pakistan. The situation is not like you are claiming that there is no school or hospital then what the road will do for the masses. Roads are necessary for all sect of society like students, patients, businessmen, labours, government and private employees, tourists, farmers, milkman and etc etc.
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Jan 24, 2017 06:27pm
Mr. Prime Minister. You have done great job. Multan Metro is fabulous addition.
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Jan 24, 2017 06:40pm
@aamir ayub - You are missing the point of the argument. It is all about 'Priorities'. Before you can have fancy buses, you need to have infrastructure and facilities for public to use. You don't need fancy bus to ride around if you are jobless, illiterate and unhealthy!
The horse comes before the cart. Not the other way round.
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Jan 24, 2017 06:41pm
We need more Metros like we need to export more Pakistani young men to Europe to become refugees. Since this government has failed to provide them with jobs, healthcare, education or security.
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Jan 24, 2017 06:49pm
Investing on education, health, clean water, cheap electricity, environment can't be tangible, can't cash during election campaign. So, what is the use of doing all of them. (Ruler's mentality)
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Jan 24, 2017 06:46pm
Health and education should be the top priority of any government. But then that requires planning which PML-N is devoid of, unless it believes that by travelling in these metro buses, one would feel healthy and wise.
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Jan 24, 2017 07:03pm
@Arif Maroof well narrated bro
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Jan 24, 2017 07:10pm
These Highway and Metro scams can not save PM from Panama leaks.
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Jan 24, 2017 07:31pm
Seems u guys r out of ur minds....typically metro system means trains meant for local/micro connectivity. I bet u take Delhi /Mumbai metro ride to understand this
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Jan 24, 2017 07:35pm
Has he ever been on any METRO bus for a ride by himself or any of his ministers/family members?
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Jan 24, 2017 08:04pm
No light in my village from the past 20 hours.Yes PM sahb.This is Naya Pakistan
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Jan 24, 2017 08:08pm
Good job!
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Jan 24, 2017 08:13pm
Your govt doesn't provide adequate health care or education to its people. Yet you keep on feeding them bus after bus..
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Jan 24, 2017 08:31pm
Why don't PML N think of having a bus service for whole of multan with the same amount instead of metro bus limited to an area. 26 Billion is a huge amount and not even spend on Karachi by provincial or federal government
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Jan 24, 2017 08:36pm
@luqman hafeez . Lots of love to you for speaking the truth and thanks to DAWN for publishing this truth
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Jan 24, 2017 08:45pm
Main ji, do something for Karachi also!!!
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Jan 24, 2017 09:02pm
without education and strong economy, these buses, nuclear capability and missiles have not meaning. Russia had all these things more than us but bad economy sunk them.........by the way why these developments are in only one place.....either you dont care or other parts of the country has best and state of the art infrastructures....
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Jan 24, 2017 09:04pm
"Where is naya Pakistan?... If someone wants to see naya Pakistan being built, they should come to Multan," he [Nawaz Sharif] told the audience--
In reality, if someone wants to see naya Pakistan being built by Sharif family, they should come to Jati Umra, Mayfair, Parklane, Dubai, KSA, and many other places.
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Jan 24, 2017 09:11pm
Why complain when you have mass transit in the city of sufis and saints?
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Jan 24, 2017 09:28pm
@viv yes
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Jan 24, 2017 09:29pm
Good but is it made possible by taking loan or by charity or funding provided by govt
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Jan 24, 2017 09:32pm
Does this PM know anything other than taking out loans, building motorways and metros?
How about health, education. All the PML-N have done is build a handful of Daanish schools, and some of them collapsed soon after they were built.
Will these schemes really generate a return on investment? I doubt it very much.
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Jan 24, 2017 09:36pm
@Mustafa .come to kpk. Pti improved and upgrade already existed huge buildings hospitals and schools colleges.i feel da difference myself
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Jan 24, 2017 09:31pm
It's naya punjab. What about quetta and peshawar.
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Jan 24, 2017 10:04pm
Great work
Least some thing for
Poors with dignity
Please stop wasting on advertisement
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Jan 24, 2017 10:38pm
Do something for Karachi which is the commercial hub and one of the largest cities in the world!!
Stop plundering national wealth on punjab only!
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Jan 24, 2017 10:53pm
Just a question- what is Metro bus? Is this some kind of metro train running on special lines or is it city bus service running on normal roads or bus running on special dedicated roads. I am not clear.
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Jan 24, 2017 11:19pm
I have no money to provide medical treatment to my family. No money to educate my children. But I will go and take loan to buy an expensive transportation : )) Who with a sane mind can make this decision ....
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Jan 24, 2017 11:35pm
Good work. But What about Basic Education System, Basic Health System (Doctor for everyone, Medicine for every citizen, Hospital bed for every sick), Higher Education policy, Job for all educated male and Female?
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Jan 24, 2017 11:41pm
Pmln obsession with roads and transportation. Wondering why can't they spend on healthcare and education. People need proper healthcare.
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Jan 25, 2017 12:25am
Transportation projects based on busse have always failed. Lets revisit in few years.
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Jan 25, 2017 01:21am
Niya Pakistan? or Niya Punjab? Please name another city outside of Punjab where our beloved Nawaz Sharif has inaugurated a Metro Transit system.
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Jan 25, 2017 01:28am
While the inauguration of Rs. 29 billion Metro Bus Project in Multan, province of Punjab (already quite developed province), by the Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr. Nawaz Sharif, is highly appreciated, however, since he is the leader of whole Pakistan, he must give priority to the economic, social educational and health development of the relatively backward areas also.
As a Pakistani-Canadian I still appreciate the PM's development initiatives.
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Jan 25, 2017 02:02am
Urban areas are the generators of wealth. Investing in cities generally leads to higher returns than investing in rural areas - 1 lakhs people benefit from this bus every day. Few projects can boast that. Efficient public transit benefits the lower and middle classes most. Naysayers are just upset that this project was completed by Sharif - they provide no good argument against the bus and instead rely on the tired "They should have spent it on _____ instead!" argument.
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Jan 25, 2017 02:18am
@Niaz khan List please?
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Jan 25, 2017 02:31am
@khanm , Had less corruption? Only a five-year-old kid could say this. Don't we have such a short memory! Have we forgotten Zardari, Musharraf , Gilani Shaukat Aziz and many many others?
At present what is going on in the SC on Panama papers is a 20-year-old "cases"
There are no charges or at least no one has taken the PMLN to court for the corruption in this term. Either you agree or not but according to all business publications and institution such as Moody, Bloomberg etc, are praising Pakistani economic recovering and all the indicators a positive and very strong. Please read more about your own country it will make you happy.
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Jan 25, 2017 04:22am
Pakistan galloping ahead under PML-N and PM Nawaz Sharif. Look at all the jealous parosis below. TRUTH.
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Jan 25, 2017 04:56am
Hope other provinces too get the similar money for development
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Jan 25, 2017 05:22am
My father's friend Late Rtd Brigadier Husky Baig would say when my father and him talked about corruption that " we have to fight for Pakistan not for us but for our children.
No matter what life is temporary so we got to fight whether we loose or win in this life
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Jan 25, 2017 06:07am
Thanks Sharif for taking care of common people's commuting problems. We need more such infrastructure project and that is possible only when governments spends more money
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Jan 25, 2017 06:39am
Soon after inauguration, metro stopped working. But they got the commission.
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Jan 25, 2017 06:40am
@NAEEM he is. He spent 4 % on education before his government 2 .2%. Big jump because pakistan never spent more then 2% on education
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Jan 25, 2017 06:42am
Good job Mr ns. Slow but sure u proofing pakistan. Pakistan will get better and better under your government.
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Jan 25, 2017 07:08am
276 million USD for a bus project? is it a joke or something? SMH
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Jan 25, 2017 07:46am
By what standard one can justify having PM's name on inaugration plate of public projects. Has he paid for this project? Certainly not ...
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Jan 25, 2017 08:11am
I think Pakistanis situation is like poor mothers who's worried of their 'awara' son's future and have no clue of what he is doing, hopes he is doing something and worries if he doing for good or bad.
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Jan 25, 2017 08:17am
Why not be smart and buy from India. Such buses are manufactured in India, each costing about a Crore or little less, in Indian rupees. You will get the warranty also and can take Annual Maintenance contract. Its a win win deal for both, as these buses can just be driven across border.
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Jan 25, 2017 09:11am
Why not launched subway train service that more beneficial than metero buses as operated in many developed countries.
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Jan 25, 2017 09:13am
Why Prime Minister of the country is inaugurating bus services?
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Jan 25, 2017 09:10am
The example of this project is such that of a person who is suffering from Cancer, doesnt have money for his treatment but is lavishly spending on buying brand new clothes. The utility of this project cannot be challenged nor will it be under-utilised in such cities. However, it is the timing of this project, the very priority it has been assigned, way above healthcare and education. Pathetic and Stupid to say the least.
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Jan 25, 2017 09:13am
I think this has an special obsession with engines and making his nation driver in past he had introduced billions in yellow taxis which went down the hill, now question is where in the world do you think a city like multan needs this type of service which doesn't even have a infrastructure or metropolitan city like Karachi or New York, only thing I heard from multan is famous for either 'multan halva' ,no offense here please
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Jan 25, 2017 10:40am
Wow Pakistan looks like a first world country with superior infrastructure!! Very impressive! Request Indian government to please learn from neighbours I never thought Pakistan was such a developed country.
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Jan 26, 2017 01:51pm
We have shortage of Engineers and Doctors in our Country. I request the Government of Pakistan PML(N) to abolish the condition of entry test so that our students can get admission in Engineering and Medical Universities. In this way we will have Engineers and Doctors in bulk.
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Jan 26, 2017 03:37pm
Every indian citie now running metro train..you still using buses..
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