Bahria Town Karachi
| Bahria Town Karachi | |
|---|---|
| gated community | |
 Location within Malir Town, Karachi |
|
| Country | Pakistan |
| State | Sindh |
| District | Karachi |
| Government | |
| • Type | Privately owned and managed |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37 km2 (14 sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST |
| Size | 9,385 acres |
Bahria Town Karachi is a privately-owned gated neighbourhood under-construction in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan by the Bahria Town Group.
Located under 9,385 Acres of land, just off the Super Highway, the community will include the Grand Jamia Mosque, which will be the world's third largest, and the countries largest cricket stadium designed by GMW Architects. The community is divided by the 400 ft wide 18 lane Jinnah Avenue. The community will be energy independent by setting up one coal-fired and one LNG-powered electricity generation plant in partnership with K-Electric.
Once completed, the community will be home to an estimated 500,000 people. It is also home to an 18-hole United States Golf Association standard golf course. The total cost of the project is a little over $1billion. The town will be connected to I. I. Chundrigar Road through an under-construction metrobus. As of March 9, 2016, 104,000 residential unit's have been sold to customers.
Bahria Town Karachi is divided into several precincts.
Saudi German Hospital Group is constructing a 300-bed hospital on a 12-acre site for a cost of $300 million.
On October 5, 2016, K-Electric and Bahria announced plans to set up a plant for construction of a 600MW energy plant exclusively for Bahria Town Karachi.
On September 1, 2016, China Railway Construction Corporation Limited and Bahria Town Group signed agreement for construction on Blue Line of Karachi Metrobus which will connect the town with downtown Karachi.
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