Developments in Karachi

Karachi is located on the coastline of Sindh province in southern Pakistan, along a natural harbour on the Arabian Sea. The city has a very diverse population with very affluent areas such as Clifton and large areas of people living in middle class environments. Karachi is ranked as a Beta world city in the GaWC index, and is widely recognized as the prime financial and transport hub of Pakistan.

The city is home to range of developments from foreign investors and other nationally based investors such as Malik Riaz, however due to many delays and high corruption within the country the overwhelming majority of projects have been delayed or completed to an unsatisfactory standard.

Completed Developments in Karachi

Bahria Icon Tower 
Bahria Icon Tower is south Asia,s largest skyscraper. The complex includes a 62-storey and 40-storey mixed-used buildings, its 62-storey tower is the tallest building in Pakistan. The complex is based on a four acre plot in the up-scale Clifton area. The complex is owned by the Bahria Town Group.

The building consists of 10 floors of serviced corporate offices, 40 floors of serviced apartments, Pakistan's highest located terraced restaurant and South Asia's first double-decker high speed elevator along with a shopping mall.

The building is topped out thus meaning it is technically completed.

Developments Under Construction

M-9 Motorway Karachi-Hyderabad 
The M-9 (Urdu: موٹروے 9) is a 136-km long 6-lane motorway connecting the cities of Hyderabad and Karachi in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is a part of Pakistan's Motorways Network.

The Orchid 
The orchid is an under construction skyscraper that will rise to 145m (35 floors).

Bahria Town Karachi 
Bahria Town Karachi is a privately owned gated neighbourhood under-construction by the Bahria Town Group.

Currently 100,000 units have been sold.

Crescent Bay 
Crescent Bay is a 108-acre (440,000 m2) under-construction upscale mixed-use oceanfront development  It is considered as one of the biggest Projects in Pakistan.

The development feature's a series of high and mid-rise towers for residential and commercial use, a shopping centre, a five-star beachfront hotel andan Iconic tower located in the heart 9f the project. The development includes approximately 4,000 residential apartments. Launched on May 31, 2006, when completed the development would be the first development with a private beach and also the first based on reclaimed land.

Orange Line 
The Abdul Sattar Edhi Line, formally named the Orange Line (Urdu: خط نارنجی) is a 3.9 km (2.4 mi) bus rapid transit line of the Karachi Metrobus under-construction. The expected daily ridership is estimated at 50,000 with a total of 109 km of dedicated bus routes

Green Line 
The Green Line will extend from Merewether Tower to Surjani Town at a total length of 26 km (16 mi). The Government of Pakistan will be financing the majority of the project. Construction of the Green Line began on February 26, 2016. The line will have 22 bus stations when completed. Engineering Associates have been contracted as the designers and supervision consultants for Green Line while a Consortium of "Ernest & Young", "Exponent Engineers" & "Haider Mota & BNR" have been contracted for "Transaction Advisory for Bus Operational Plan". The government is in process of acquiring 80 units of 18-metre-long buses. In addition, a Command and Control Centre is being established at the Garden West.

Proposed Developments

Hawkes Bay Expressway 
The Hawkes Bay Expressway is a proposed expressway along Mauripur Road.

Malir Expressway 
Malir Expressway is currently a 38 km proposed expressway starting from Hino-Chowk and ending near Kathore on the Superhighway (M-9) along the Malir River. The expressway would serve as the Southern alternative route for carrying traffic of the port and industrial areas to main highways. It has recently been approved and construction is expected to begin soon

Karachi Circular Railway 
The Karachi circular railway is a no longer operational railway circle that has had many proposals to be revamped however due to a lack of funding and government support the project has not yet been began construction.

See also 
 Transport in Karachi
 Economy of Karachi

References 

Category:Geography of Karachi