We as a nation portray the image of our country very poorly. Rather than creating a good image, we are often portraying an unflattering picture of Pakistan. We should strive to change this mindset. In this spirit, here is an apolitical article about the major achievements of the Pakistani nation in the last ten years.
After completing my doctoral studies in UK and spending almost nine years abroad, I returned to Pakistan in the summer of 2013. I saw a country where there was massive loadshedding, regular bombings in major cities, lawlessness, tech infrastructure was in ruins etc.
In July 2013, Pakistan signed the historic agreement with China called the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Through this agreement, China invested about $46 billion in developing Pakistan’s infrastructure. Some of the landmark projects from this initiative include building 1700 km of world class motorways. These motorways are at par with world standards and in fact nothing like this exists in neighbouring India even.
In the power sector, Pakistan manage to add 11,000MW of power projects, which include coal-fired power plants in Sahiwal and Karachi. These projects created about 46000 jobs. Run-of-the-river dams were built – such as Neelum Jhelum, Karot Hydro Power, Tarbela dam extension, Mangla raising, Dasu dam etc. Pakistan developed a world-class LNG infrastructure that enabled the deployment of LNG power plants. These plants are the most efficient energy plants in the world. With...
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