Curtain raising seminar of DHA City Karachi (DCK), an upcoming residential cum commercial project on Super Highway was held at DHA Golf Club Convention Centre to unfold the salient features of DCK Master Plan alongwith its development strategy.
Commander 5 Corps Lieutenant General Zahirul Islam was the chief guest on the occasion. Administrator DHA, Brigadier Aamer Raza Qureshi said that the objective of the project was to develop a new suburban city of Karachi on latest international standards.
He termed DCK as the first planned sustainable and green city of Pakistan. He said that a consortium of leading national and international firms comprising Doxiadis Associates (Greece), RMJM (UK) and Osmani & Company prepared the DCK master plan in accordance with contemporary town planning concepts in a record period of one year setting the pace for development of a most modern city of the country.
Brigadier Aamer said that DCK would be made a livable entity in 3-5 years through a development strategy comprising an immediate action plan to make DCK site operational (2011-2012), short-term development plan encompassing primary infrastructure/ facilities development (2012-2015), midterm development plan (2015-2020) and long-term development plan for completion/ consolidation of the entire project (2020-2030).-PR