Chinese firm to reconstruct Lahore airport making it country's largest
It is the largest project that China Construction Third Engineering Bureau has undertaken overseas
A file photo of Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore. PHOTO: APP
A Chinese company has been awarded a contract worth $382 million for reconstruction of Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport, China’s state-owned People’s Daily reported on Tuesday.
Besides improved infrastructure, it will be the country’s largest airport after reconstruction, the newspaper said. “It is the largest project that China Construction Third Engineering Bureau has undertaken overseas, marking another important achievement in Belt and Road construction,” the report read.
Pakistan's GDP growth rate is even higher than that of China: Harvard study
It is not the first time the Chinese construction company has won a bid in Pakistan. Major projects, including Karachi-Lahore Motorway between Sukkur and Multan, Arfa Software Technology Park and The Centaurus Hotel, have been undertaken by the same company.
Besides improved infrastructure, it will be the country’s largest airport after reconstruction, the newspaper said. “It is the largest project that China Construction Third Engineering Bureau has undertaken overseas, marking another important achievement in Belt and Road construction,” the report read.
Pakistan's GDP growth rate is even higher than that of China: Harvard study
It is not the first time the Chinese construction company has won a bid in Pakistan. Major projects, including Karachi-Lahore Motorway between Sukkur and Multan, Arfa Software Technology Park and The Centaurus Hotel, have been undertaken by the same company.