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FEATURE- This will make us poorer : Pakistani metro brings uncertainty for displaced residents
But now Pakistan has one too, thanks to China, Chaudhary said. WE DIDN T GET ENOUGH But residents displaced by the Orange Line fear the city s rapid infrastructure development may leave them on the economic margins - especially in historic areas along the metro s route. For one million rupees ($6,291), we re never going to find a place in this area ever again, said Ahmed, standing outside the government-owned Maharaja Building, a crumbling housing block of one-bedroom apartments occupied by entire families.Reuters | Updated: 22-12-2020 06:32 IST | Created: 22-12-2020 06:32 IST
This will make us poorer : Metro brings uncertainty for displaced residents in Lahore
Citizens of the area say they were forced to sell homes to the Punjab government for far less than market rates
LAHORE:
When bulldozers began roaring in front of Shakeel Ahmed’s home in Lahore’s historic Anarkali district, he and his neighbours huddled together at a nearby shrine - despairing about the loss of their property and land.
Like other families in the area, Ahmed, 40, said he was forced to sell his home to the Punjab provincial government for far less than market value to make way for a new Chinese-financed metro in Pakistan’s second-largest city.