Well infrastructure items are great but I ask you
a) Do we need electricity or cell phone? (we already have Cellphones working not urgent need)
b) Do we normal train before we talk about Bullet train ?
c) Do we need Kala Bagh Dam or Underground tunnel in mountain ?
d) Do we need focus on Iran Pakistan Gas line or beg India for line
e) Do we need cheap food solutions or McDonald Franchises ?
Infrastructure project will not give a child milk or medicine when he/she has chickenpox sure it would be nice to drive a fancy car Karachi to Lahore but what else would that road achieve? That current road do not have ......
We need to focus on URGENT NEED !!! SPEED IT UP 6000%
A.)
LOL you don't want Electricity ?
Just to remind you, Musharraf imported $ 2 Billion worth of Cell Phones every year. This was a bad policy. Rather we could have setup manufacturing factories at home and create jobs. N-League does not intend to do the same. They have instead gone ahead to bring $ 800 million from Etisalat and increase GST Tax.
This Government is smart. 3G technology and Broadband Internet is being considered specifically to boost efficiency of corporations in Pakistan, including the IT industry. The whole world is moving towards this. Give me a good reason why we should back down ?
B)
If you have heard Minister of Railways, the initial focus is on Freight Trains (Cargo). According to him, 1 Train earns PKR 1 Billion. Imagine if dozens are running. The Railway would be out of bankruptcy.
let me add more. The Government cracked down on land encroachments within 1 month of office. Until now, hundreds of acres have been recovered. This is the first time that has happened in Pakistan.
The Passenger Trains will be running once locomotive engines get repaired and when bids open to get in the process to buy new ones. It will take a couple of months to 1 year.
C)
Railway Tunnel is necssary if we want to connect Gwadar to Kashgar. I don't need to go into details because you know. There will be huge benefits to both economies. Trade from Arabian Sea to Central Asia.
Bullet Trains and Underground Metros are long term projects. And what is the problem ? Have you ever heard of something called BoT (Build Operate Transfer) ? Most likely the Chinese will spend money on this and will operate for some years.
Transportation is vital to economy. Underground Metros in cities like London, Beijing, Tokyo carry millions of people per day. They create thousands of jobs. Also your real estate markets are in win win situation and they will ensure areas around stations get developed.
D)
We need both Iranian and Indian Gas. Why ? Well India will supply to our Punjab and Iran will supply to Balochistan and Sindh. Do note that they both are selling it at almost the same price and most likey the supply will be temporary until we get to a position to solve stability and extract our own gas
E)
McDonald Franchises ? If they are being built, its by Private people.
