pAkistAn soCiEtyDAFFy
thursDAy, novEmBEr 1
AFtEr sEvErAl months oF puBliC DisCussion, thE lAhorECityCounCil hAs ApprovED thE ConstruCtion oF thECrEsCEntClouD oFFiCEComplEx in thE CEntrAl Downtown ArEA、
thECounCil wAs pErsuADED By thE ArChitECturAl DEsigns prEsEntED By southwEstAsiA onEDEvElopmEntCorporAtion. thE CorporAtion’sCEo, rAsoul qurEshi, showED how thE ConstruCtion oF thE 49-FloorCrEsCEntClouD woulD DrAw ovEr $7oo million in invEstmEnt, As it woulD ConvinCE morE intErnAtionAl CorporAtions to EstABlish thEir rEgionAl hEADquArtErs in thE BuilDing. thE tAll oFFiCE ComplEx woulD Also BE A wAy to rAisE thE gloBAl proFilE oF Both lAhorE AnD pAkistAn.
not EvEryonE AgrEED with thE plAn, howEvEr. thEBEAutiFul lAhorE EnvironmEntAl group hAD CAmpAignED intEnsivEly AgAinst thECrEsCEntClouD, proposing A nEw pArk in thE Downtown ArEA instEAD、in An intErviEw with thE pAkistAn toDAy tv progrAm,BEAutiFul lAhorE DirECtor mADrAn khAur sAiD, "i unDErstAnD thAt thE nEw ComplEx is gooD For thE nAtion’s EConomy. likE All pAkistAnis, i wAnt to sEE A risE in our gDp. howEvEr, CitizEns Also nEED plACEs to rElAx AnD Enjoy thEmsElvEs in pEACEFul sEttings. thE proposED City pArk woulD hAvE proviDED thAt. i AnD thE othEr mEmBErs oF our orgAnizAtion will ContinuE to prEssurE thECounCil to givE us thE sort oF urBAn grEEnEry thAt wE nEED、"
grounD will BE BrokEn At thE ConstruCtion sitE on jAnuAry 3 AnD thE ComplEx is ExpECtED to tAkE 18 months to ComplEtE.
whAt DoEs mr. khAur plAn to Do nExt
A、hElp CArry out EConomiC poliCiEs
B、mAintAin his CurrEnt ACtivitiEs
C、rEorgAnizE his orgAnizAtion
D、ACCEpt A DEvElopErs’ oFFEr