What is happening in Pakistan in politics, sports and other events. I will discuss and share my ideas.
Sunday, May 25, 2014
LRMTRP - Lahore rapid mass transit rail project detail
The Lahore rapid mass transit rail project (LRMTRP) will be the second rapid transit system in Pakistan after the Karachi circular railway. The project involves construction of 97km rail lines staggered in two phases. Phase 1 involves the construction of Green and Orange Lines while phase 2 constitutes construction of Blue and Purple Lines.
The project design is currently underway and is scheduled to be complete by the end of 2010. It is being carried out by MVA Asia Consultancy, a subsidiary of US-based engineering company Systra. The project will enter the execution phase in the first quarter of 2011 and is expected to be completed within 15 years.
The LMRTRP aims to provide safe and environmentally sustainable transport in Lahore. The project also aims to reduce the congestion and increased dependence on the public road transport in Lahore, which has a population of nine million (2007 estimate), growing at a rate of 3.5% every year.
Rapid mass transit project
The LMRTRP was first considered in the early 1990s by the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to resolve the transport issues. The feasibility studies carried by JICA were reconsidered and upgraded by the World Bank Fund in 2003. In 2005, the Punjab Provincial Government (PPG) appointed MVA Asia to analyse the feasibility details for its priority corridor (Green Line). The analysis was completed in 2006. In the same year, MVA began feasibility studies for the Orange Line, which were completed by 2008.
The project lost its course in 2009, when ADB and the steering committee agreed to appoint a transactional adviser. No transactional adviser was appointed, however.In 2007, PPG decided to carry out economic and financial feasibility of Green Line at a higher level. The proposed Green Line is expected to carry 300,000 passengers every year. ADB, which was committed to finance the project from the beginning, reviewed the feasibility studies. It identified various public-private partnership options to develop the first line.
The transactional adviser was expected to market and advertise the project at international level to attract investment on build-operate and transfer (BOT) basis.
The project continues to face the challenge of attracting investors even till date, in addition to the political and social issues.
The Government of Punjab is committed in executing the project despite the fact that it is financially non-viable. It expects that the project will revolutionise the city and gradually improve the local economy.
LMRTRP lines and routes
The North-South Line, also known as the Green Line, will be a 27km-long new rail track. It will begin at Shahdara and run through Ravi Road, Lower Mall, Mall Road, Fatima Jinnah Road, Qartaba Chowk and Ferozepur Road. It will end at Hamza Town. The line is estimated to cost $2.4bn.
Around 11.6km of the line will run underground and 15.4km will be elevated. The line will have 12 underground and ten overhead stations. Construction is scheduled to start in 2011 and expected to be completed by 2013.
The East-West Line or the Orange Line will be 27km long. It will extend from Pakistan Mint to Sabzazar via Shahnur, Awan Town, Hinjarwal, Niaz Beg, Canal View, Wahdat Road, Ali Town, Salahuddin Road, Bund Road, Islam Park, Dera Gujjran Depot, Mahmood Booti, Salamatpura, Samanabad, Gulshan Ravi, Chauburji, Lake Road, Lakshmi Chowk, Railway Station, Sultanpura, UET, Baghbanpura and Shalimar Garden areas.
Around 6.9km of track will be laid underground and the rest will be overhead. There will be six underground and 20 overhead stations. The line is estimated to cost $1.9bn and is expected to be completed by 2015.
The Blue Line will be 24km long, beginning at Chauburji and ending at College Road. It will pass through Mozang Chungi, Shadman Chowk, Jail Road, Mian Boulevard Gulberg, Mian Boulevard Garden Town and Faisal Town.The Green and Orange lines will be integrated and linked at Ring Road railway stations, the airport and Sports City.
The Purple Line will be 19km long. It will start from Bhaati Chowk and end at Allama Iqbal International Airport. It will pass through Brandreth Road, Railway Station, Allama Iqbal Road, Dharampura and Ghazi Road.
Infrastructure
The underground stations will be air-conditioned and have two entrance and exit gates. The elevated stations will be designed like overhead bridges. The stations will be spaced approximately 1km apart.
The station entrances will be integrated with bus stops located on the nearby roads. In addition, tunnels or footbridges will be provided for pedestrians.
The platforms will each be 102m long to accommodate six-car trains. Initially the trains will comprise only three to four cars. Each platform will have screen doors and there will be escalators to improve passenger mobility within the station limits.
Rolling stock
The LMRTRP will have tracks of 1,435mm standard gauge. It will require a total of 54 trains (324 cars), which includes 46 regular trains, one operational reserve and seven spare trains for maintenance reserve. The project will start operating with 26 trains in phase 1, and 27 more will be added in phase 2.
Each train will have a capacity of 1,040 passengers.
LMRTRP financing
The LMRTRP requires an investment of $6bn, which has been proposed to be set aside in the upcoming 2010 budget. It will receive 50% of the total cost from ADB and the rest will be financed by the Punjab Transport Department. The Government of Punjab has already invested $1bn on the feasibility studies.
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Monday, May 19, 2014
Chaos and the PCB
Chaos and the PCB
- May 8 - Zaka Ashraf becomes the PCB's first elected chairman
- May 28 - The Islamabad High Court bars Ashraf from dispensing his duties, following questions over the legality of his appointment
- June 13 - High Court upholds Ashraf's suspension at a subsequent hearing and orders the PCB to name an interim chairman
- June 19 - Key decisions are in the lurch, including an MoU that needs to be signed for Pakistan to tour the West Indies for a limited-over series in July
- June 23 - Najam Sethi is named PCB's interim chairman
- July 20 - High Court overrules all major decisions taken by Sethi and orders the Election Commission to conduct fresh elections for the chairman post
- July 24 - PCB files appeal against High Court decision
- September 28 - The ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) names Amir Tariq Zaman Khan the PCB secretary - a role not defined in the PCB constitution - in compliance with the High Court order
- October 15 - Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif dissolves the PCB governing board and forms a five-member interim management committee headed by Sethi
- October 21 - Islamabad High Court sets November 2 as the deadline for Election Commission to fill the chairman post
- November 4 - High Court says Sethi commission can continue working, stays election process
- November 17 - Sethi raises conflict-of-interest questions by interviewing Misbah-ul-Haq on his political show Aapas ki Baat
- December 17 - High Court reserves judgment on PCB appeal against July 20 ruling
- January 15 - High Court reinstates Zaka Ashraf as PCB chairman
- February 10 - Najam Sethi returns as PCB chairman, after the patron of the board, Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, dismissing the chairman Zaka Ashraf once again and dissolving the board of governors
- May 14 - Zaka Ashraf comes under a cloud after an internal audit by the PCB covering his 22-month span as chairman reveals a staggering level of financial extravagance
- May 17 - The Islamabad High Court dismisses the order issued by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on February 10 that removed Zaka Ashraf as chairman, paving the way for his return
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Its Chess time: Target Mid term elections
Sheikh Rasheed turn once again he is active to build same type of govt before we saw in Musharaf's time but this time on the shoulders of PTI. In my analysis he throw his cards on table and start gathering opposition parties for mid-term elections. He get major benefit when he holds already charged crowd from Imran Khan on 11 May 2014.
Before this speech IK says he is not against govt and not thinking of derailing govt but in that protest Sheikh rasheed says "IK if you said we will derail govt in 20 minutes". If even one seat will be proven guilty there is no moral ground for govt to stay stand and same statement comes on media from Shah mahmood quashi.
Now it is clear that IK starts listing to Sheikh sb. and looking for Midterm elections because he knows if he pass 5 years tenure then it is very difficult for him to get same popularity again. IK trying to make "Tabdili" change but again choosing wrong path to make partnership with PML-Q and PAL (Pakistan Awami League) and in near future MQM.
Note: These are all those parties who join Musharraf in 2000.
We can say Chess game starts now in politics where first group is
1- PTI
2- PML-Q
3- PAL
4-MQM
5-JUI-F
and on other hand from govt side
1- PML-N
2- PML-F
3- PPPP
4- PPP
5- Maulana Fazal ur rehman
There are some important issues in opposition hands to play this game.
1- PML-N to Army tension
2- Terrorist talk looks to fail
3- Election rigging
4- GEO tension with ISI
and govt can avoid from this situation using following options
1- Prolong talks with Talban
2- GEO case results in favor of ISI
3- Electricity shortage that can reduce at any required time
4- Perviz musharaf Case *Most important turn can be happen on this
5- Pindi Islamabad Metro Bus service
After some months it will be clear kay "Oonth kis karwat baithta hay"
Before this speech IK says he is not against govt and not thinking of derailing govt but in that protest Sheikh rasheed says "IK if you said we will derail govt in 20 minutes". If even one seat will be proven guilty there is no moral ground for govt to stay stand and same statement comes on media from Shah mahmood quashi.
Now it is clear that IK starts listing to Sheikh sb. and looking for Midterm elections because he knows if he pass 5 years tenure then it is very difficult for him to get same popularity again. IK trying to make "Tabdili" change but again choosing wrong path to make partnership with PML-Q and PAL (Pakistan Awami League) and in near future MQM.
Note: These are all those parties who join Musharraf in 2000.
We can say Chess game starts now in politics where first group is
1- PTI
2- PML-Q
3- PAL
4-MQM
5-JUI-F
and on other hand from govt side
1- PML-N
2- PML-F
3- PPPP
4- PPP
5- Maulana Fazal ur rehman
There are some important issues in opposition hands to play this game.
1- PML-N to Army tension
2- Terrorist talk looks to fail
3- Election rigging
4- GEO tension with ISI
and govt can avoid from this situation using following options
1- Prolong talks with Talban
2- GEO case results in favor of ISI
3- Electricity shortage that can reduce at any required time
4- Perviz musharaf Case *Most important turn can be happen on this
5- Pindi Islamabad Metro Bus service
After some months it will be clear kay "Oonth kis karwat baithta hay"
Monday, May 12, 2014
Mushtaq Ahmed appointed as Bowling coach in PCB
After finishing contract with England cricket board Mushtaq Ahmed appointed as Bowling coach in Pakistan cricket board (PCB).
According to cricinfo...
Mushtaq had applied for the Pakistan job after it became clear that under new head coach, Peter Moores, England were looking to streamline their support staff. He was first appointed England bowling coach in 2008 and was involved in an era when Graeme Swann rose to prominence, but leaves with England cricket going through one of its leanest patches in years in terms of spin bowling.
PCB official website confirms this appointment.
Mushtaq signed the contract with PCB Monday morning and has taken charge of his position.
According to cricinfo...
Mushtaq had applied for the Pakistan job after it became clear that under new head coach, Peter Moores, England were looking to streamline their support staff. He was first appointed England bowling coach in 2008 and was involved in an era when Graeme Swann rose to prominence, but leaves with England cricket going through one of its leanest patches in years in terms of spin bowling.
PCB official website confirms this appointment.
Mushtaq signed the contract with PCB Monday morning and has taken charge of his position.
The coach selection committee, comprising Moin Khan, Intikhab Alam and Haroon Rashid, had also shortlisted former off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq and was in communication with him prior to finalizing its recommendation in favour of Mushtaq.
Zaheer Abbas, Special Adviser to Chairman PCB, and chief coach Waqar Younis too concurred with the committee’s recommendation.
At his prime, Mushtaq was considered one of the top three leg-break googly bowlers, claiming 185 Test wickets along with 161 ODI scalps. His greatest achievement in first class cricket, where he took 100-plus wickets for five successive seasons for Sussex in the early 2000s, was winning the county its first Championship ever in 2003, also spearheading the feat in 2006 and 2007.
In an interview with local channel Mushtaq's says if he get chance he wants to work with U-19 and Local players.
Sunday, May 11, 2014
تحریک ایک انصاف-- Tehrek-a-Insaaf is looking for his first Insaaf.
پاکستان کی سیاسی صورت حال ان دنوں میں ڈرامائی طور پر تبدیل کر رہا ہے. روشنی ڈالی گئی میں سے کچھ ہیں
1- After Hamid Mir attack in Karachi, GEO starts a campaign against one of the largest intelligence agency in Pakistan.
2- Govt of Pakistan took its notice next day and issue a letter to PEMRA to take any action.
3- G.Musharaf get free hand to go out from Pakistan but Govt does not allow it without Supreme Court order.
4- Pak Army stood against GEO and rallies starts in all over Pakistan.
5- Load shedding increases as Hot season starts in Pakistan.
Dr.Tahir ul Qadri announces to starts its campaign against Govt. According to him whole govt come's out against Article 6.
Imran Khan announces to start a campaign against Govt. According to him whole govt come's out in result of rigged elections.
In my analysis Imran Khan and Dr.Tahri ul Qadri have similar kind of agenda but wants different output.
Qadri sahib wants to get rid of govt existing system and start political setup from scratch. On the other hand Imran Khan looks firm but with a little blurrr or confused agenda.
According to their statements what I can understand is as follows
1- We are doing non-violent protest against rigged elections.
2- We need to reform election process smooth for next election.
3- If someone came in return of rigged election he cannot deliver.
4- We tried every thing from last one year and now we are coming on street for approval.
5- This protest is not to derail current Govt.
If I accept above mentioned points that looks very good for listing and according to him "Yes" he tries many thing from last one year. I want to go a little into history about Imran Khan how he get shocked in when ha make political moves (dates might be changed a little).
1- Imran Khan depends on Musharraf in 2000 but shocked when he changes his stand in 2003 for North side country operation.
2- Imran Khan depends on Nawaz Sherif in 2008 with Justice system but shocked when Punjab govt established a rally in 2008 in favour of Justice system without him.
3- GEO gives him extra coverage during Election but shocked when he thinks they get alliance with current govt.
4- Imran Khan depends on Farrukh din jee Ibrahim but shocked when results are not acceptable in Punjab and Sindh.
5- Imran Khan depends on Najam sethi but shocked when listed about 35 punchers.
6- Imran Khan depends on Courts but shocked when courts did not give him any results in last one year.
Now according to above facts I am in deep trouble to understand who one is next to shock Imran Khan because every now and than some one came and say I am against current system and Imran stood with him and then get shocked when he betray him (according to his mind). From the protest I found many contradictions in their statements i.e
1- IK wants to get re-opening and re-counting in 4 constituencies to show people how election was rigged in Punjab (He did not mention any constituency in KPK, Bluchistan or Sind (Exept Karachi)). So How these 4 will reflect whole Pakistan results.
2- IK do not want to derail govt but want to prove that this govt came in result of rigging. So how govt can stay with this acceptance that they came in results of rigging but still want to continue their govt.
3- IK said in result of rigging election how can good people came in govt. So How he become second largest voter party in this election.
4- IK said election commission is biased except farrukh din jee ibrahim. So How he won KPK seats with biased election commissioner in KPK and Punjab.
5- IK said he tried every possible path to get insaaf that's why he goes into street power to resolve this issue. So Why they did not submit any election process amendments in parliament till now.
According to my analysis what IK is doing, is damaging for democracy process but in other way helping govt to solve some serious pending issues i.e GEO case, Musharraf, Govt to Army tension and Load shedding. IK is doing bad politics by blaming so many people without proves and by doing this he opens many fronts against him.
In the end i can say.
Tehrek-a-Insaaf is looking for his first Insaaf.
Solution: There must be some kind of resolution presented in parliament about how can we reform election process before next election and How to strengthen election commission for election process.
1- After Hamid Mir attack in Karachi, GEO starts a campaign against one of the largest intelligence agency in Pakistan.
2- Govt of Pakistan took its notice next day and issue a letter to PEMRA to take any action.
3- G.Musharaf get free hand to go out from Pakistan but Govt does not allow it without Supreme Court order.
4- Pak Army stood against GEO and rallies starts in all over Pakistan.
5- Load shedding increases as Hot season starts in Pakistan.
Dr.Tahir ul Qadri announces to starts its campaign against Govt. According to him whole govt come's out against Article 6.
Imran Khan announces to start a campaign against Govt. According to him whole govt come's out in result of rigged elections.
In my analysis Imran Khan and Dr.Tahri ul Qadri have similar kind of agenda but wants different output.
Qadri sahib wants to get rid of govt existing system and start political setup from scratch. On the other hand Imran Khan looks firm but with a little blurrr or confused agenda.
According to their statements what I can understand is as follows
1- We are doing non-violent protest against rigged elections.
2- We need to reform election process smooth for next election.
3- If someone came in return of rigged election he cannot deliver.
4- We tried every thing from last one year and now we are coming on street for approval.
5- This protest is not to derail current Govt.
If I accept above mentioned points that looks very good for listing and according to him "Yes" he tries many thing from last one year. I want to go a little into history about Imran Khan how he get shocked in when ha make political moves (dates might be changed a little).
1- Imran Khan depends on Musharraf in 2000 but shocked when he changes his stand in 2003 for North side country operation.
2- Imran Khan depends on Nawaz Sherif in 2008 with Justice system but shocked when Punjab govt established a rally in 2008 in favour of Justice system without him.
3- GEO gives him extra coverage during Election but shocked when he thinks they get alliance with current govt.
4- Imran Khan depends on Farrukh din jee Ibrahim but shocked when results are not acceptable in Punjab and Sindh.
5- Imran Khan depends on Najam sethi but shocked when listed about 35 punchers.
6- Imran Khan depends on Courts but shocked when courts did not give him any results in last one year.
Now according to above facts I am in deep trouble to understand who one is next to shock Imran Khan because every now and than some one came and say I am against current system and Imran stood with him and then get shocked when he betray him (according to his mind). From the protest I found many contradictions in their statements i.e
1- IK wants to get re-opening and re-counting in 4 constituencies to show people how election was rigged in Punjab (He did not mention any constituency in KPK, Bluchistan or Sind (Exept Karachi)). So How these 4 will reflect whole Pakistan results.
2- IK do not want to derail govt but want to prove that this govt came in result of rigging. So how govt can stay with this acceptance that they came in results of rigging but still want to continue their govt.
3- IK said in result of rigging election how can good people came in govt. So How he become second largest voter party in this election.
4- IK said election commission is biased except farrukh din jee ibrahim. So How he won KPK seats with biased election commissioner in KPK and Punjab.
5- IK said he tried every possible path to get insaaf that's why he goes into street power to resolve this issue. So Why they did not submit any election process amendments in parliament till now.
According to my analysis what IK is doing, is damaging for democracy process but in other way helping govt to solve some serious pending issues i.e GEO case, Musharraf, Govt to Army tension and Load shedding. IK is doing bad politics by blaming so many people without proves and by doing this he opens many fronts against him.
Tehrek-a-Insaaf is looking for his first Insaaf.
Solution: There must be some kind of resolution presented in parliament about how can we reform election process before next election and How to strengthen election commission for election process.
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Cricket Series with NZ hosted in UAE announces in 2014 Nov-Dec.
Pakistan is going to host NZ in UAE this year. Following is the schedule for this series
- Warm-up game New Zealand v Pakistan A, Sharjah, November 5-7
- First Test , Abu Dhabi, November 11-15
- Second Test , Dubai, November 19-23
- Third Test , Sharjah, November 27-December 1
- Only T20I , Dubai, December 5
- First ODI , Dubai, December 8
- Second ODI , Sharjah, December 12
- Third ODI , Sharjah, December 14
- Fourth ODI , Abu Dhabi, December 17
- Fifth ODI , Abu Dhabi, December 19
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