Pakistan’s biggest city Karachi will house the world’s tallest tower overtaking Dubai’s Burj Khalifa.
Construction tycoon Malik Riaz has signed a multibillion dollar deal with Abu Dhabi group for the project. It is likely to come up on an island some 4 km off Karachi.
According to Riaz, the project will generate around 2.5 million jobs and promote investment opportunities for different industries.
Riaz signed the $ 45 billion deal with the Abu Dhabi group which also runs the Al-Falah bank chain in Pakistan. According to the agreement, about $ 35 billion worth of investments will be made in Sindh while $ 10 billion will be invested in Islamabad and Lahore, media reports said.
“We have selected the site for our mega project which will be spread over 16,000 acres of land and also house 125,000 houses,” Riaz told media persons.
“Besides the world’s tallest building the project will include a media city, a sports city, an international complex, a medical and educational complex, restaurants, shopping centers, multiplex halls,” Riaz said.
Karachi to have world’s tallest tower
Karachi to have world’s tallest tower
Small dog sole survivor of Peru helicopter crash that killed 15
- Rescue workers found the caramel-colored dog among the twisted wreckage of the Mi-17 helicopter
- Local media reported that the dog appeared OK, but as a precaution was taken to a veterinary clinic
LIMA: The only survivor of a military helicopter crash in southern Peru that killed 15 people was a small dog belonging to a colonel who was among the passengers, an air force source told AFP Tuesday.
Rescue workers found the caramel-colored dog among the twisted wreckage of the Mi-17 helicopter that crashed Sunday. It was lying next to the body of its owner, Col. Javier Nole, 50, who was on board with his wife and two daughters.
“It’s Col. Nole’s pet; it’s the only survivor,” the source, who requested anonymity, told AFP.
Local media reported that the dog appeared OK, but as a precaution was taken to a veterinary clinic.
Seven children were among the 15 fatalities when the Russian-made aircraft crashed in the Arequipa region. The helicopter had been recently deployed in rescue operations for victims of floods there.
It had taken off from the city of Pisco, in the Ica region. Rescuers located the wreckage on Monday just over 300 kilometers (186 miles) away near Chala Viejo, a town close to the Pacific coast in Arequipa.
The air force has launched an investigation to determine the cause of the accident.
