Pakistan

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

News Desk July 11, 2017

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.

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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.

COMMENTS (9)

Dj Prince | 7 years ago | Reply Everything chinese won't help in the long run. Chinese products are 80% cost effective but 70% defective. Try getting some other investors from different countries as well or its not far when pakistan will get sold to the chinese.

Amir | 7 years ago | Reply instead of reonstructing should move it to a better and far away place from main city same for karachi

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Abdul Rehman | 7 years ago | Reply to all those saying why not karachi i think its big enough and doesn't need that much expansion and please appreciate every construction and think for pakistan and not local

Mohammed Mirza | 7 years ago | Reply Why not Karachi???

Abdul Awwal | 7 years ago | Reply "Everything Chinese - Nothing Pakistani": This is the slogan of Pakistan.

Haji Atiya | 7 years ago | Reply Is Lahore now the largest city in the country ? Is it the largest commercial hub of the country ? Does it have the most air traffic ? So why do we have a ruling family who are obsessed with being the 'Mayors' of Lahore rather than leaders of the nation ?

Baaz | 7 years ago | Reply What about karachi Airport. Its most busiest airport but doesnt get extension or reconstruction but lahore gets biggest airport.

Hoho | 7 years ago | Reply Do we really need this? Was there a proper bidding process to this project? In the wake of all corruption cases against the ruling monarch, please hold all such 'lucrative ' projects...

Pixx | 7 years ago | Reply Why we need it, we should look into Gwadar or Karachi airport which is going to be very busy due to CPEC.

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