Lahore Knowledge Park master plan approved

LAHORE: Vision of Chief Minister Punjab Lahore Knowledge Park Master Plan Approved, Paving the Way for Detailed Engineering Design & Infrastructure Work to Begin on the 852 Acre Project

The Lahore Knowledge Park Master Plan has been approved by the Board of Directors of the Lahore Knowledge Park Company, specially set up by the Government of Punjab to oversee the development and marketing of the iconic project, the first of its kind in Pakistan.

Meeting under the Chairmanship of Mr. Abdul Razzak Dawood in Lahore, the Board consisting of executives from the public and private sectors and academicians stamped their approval on the Master Plan submitted by Pakistan’s internationally reputed engineering firm, Osmani & Company. The plan was presented to the Board by the company’s executives led by Harvard University, Director Faculty of Planning & Design Professor Dr. Spiro Pollalis a globally respected planning & design consultant.

Embodying the vision of Chief Minister, Punjab Mr. Shehbaz Sharif, the 107 billion rupee project will give Pakistan its first Technopolis – a smart city that will bring together academia and enterprise to engage in cutting edge research to take ‘Brand Pakistan’ into the global knowledge economy.

Mr. Shahid Zaman, CEO of the company hailed the approval of the master plan as a historic event, and fulfillment of the vision of Chief Minister, Punjab  describing it “as significant milestone in the overall plan to put Punjab and, by extension Pakistan, on road to accelerated economic and social development”.**