Dive summary:
Americans do not get a pleasant picture of Pakistan, but an investment group from Abu Dhabi has a different view and plans a $45 billion investment that includes plans for a tower to surpass the height of the world record--holder, Dubai's 2,722-foot Burj Khalifa.
The plans, which would put $35 billion of the money into Karachi's province, also envision four "cities" – a sports city, and educational and medical city, and international city and a media city – and seven minatures of the Seven Wonders of the World: the Colossus of Rhodes, the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia and the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus.
The backers say the project will employ 2.5 million workers and will encompass all classes of Pakistani society.
From the article:
The agreement will have a revolutionary impact on not only Pakistan’s economy but also tourism of the country and will be a milestone in reviving the lights of Karachi. ...
