WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDING

ABU DHABI: Former chairman and present consultant of Bahria Town, Malik Riaz Hussain has signed an agreement with His Highness Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan; Chairman Abu-Dhabi group, Union National Bank & United Bank Limited.

Under the agreement 45 billion dollars will be invested in Pakistan for various construction projects, which is the biggest and historical investment in Pakistan. Abu-Dhabi group has previously made huge and successful investments in Pakistan by the establishment of Bank Alfalah, Warid Telecom and Wateen Telecom.

Out of the total investment value 10 billion dollars will be invested in Federal Capital- Islamabad and Lahore (Punjab) whereas 35 Billion dollars will be invested in Sindh. These projects also include the construction of tallest building of the world (taller than Burj Khalifa, Dubai) in Karachi. Moreover, the project encompasses Sports city, Educational & Medical city, International city & Media city. The project also includes the construction of miniatures of Seven Wonders of the World.

These projects will employee more than 2.5 million people and will boost more than 55 industries like cement, bricks, iron, steel and glass. Moreover these projects are expected to represent all the social classes of the society and middle-class and lower-middle class will have equal representation.

The agreement will have a revolutionary impact on not only Pakistan’s economy but also tourism of the country and will be a milestone in reviving the lights of Karachi.

Speaking on the occasion, His Highness Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan expressed that Bahria Town not only represents modern Pakistan but is also a credible, respected and authentic name in the real estate sector world-over. “I am genuinely happy that in this historic project of Pakistan we are working with the visionary Malik Riaz Hussain, this guarantees that not only the project will be delivered beyond our expectations but also before time. We will Inshallah be welcoming first residents in next 3-4 years.”

Malik Riaz Hussain, former chairman and existing consultant Bahria Town, expressed his pleasure and said that it is a matter of great pride for me that His Highness Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan has selected us for making the dream come true for a modern and developed nation with this historical project. This is also a proud moment for Pakistan as such a huge foreign investment has never been made before.

A distinguished feature of this project is the utilization of seawater to produce electricity. The projects will have their own grid station.

Moreover, a separate modern water treatment plant will be established to convert seawater into drinking water. These features make this a landmark project in Pakistan, which addressing the current water & electricity issues of the country. Works on this monumental project will soon be starting.

WORLD'S LARGEST ANIMAL

Blue whales are considered to be the

largest animals that have ever existed

on Earth. They are part of the baleen

whales category and the rorquals

family, along with the humpback

whale, the minke whale, the fin whale

and the Bryde's whale. A blue whale

can reach almost 30 meters in length

and it can have a weight of more than

200 tons. A blue whale baby can drink

up to 590 liters of milk and it can add

up to 90 kg to its weight daily. This

might be shocking but the heart of a

blue whale has the size of a car and its

arteries are so big that a child could

sit on them.

A medium blue whale can weight 160

tons which is the equivalent to 30

elephants or 160 people that weight 90

kg each. But despite their huge

dimensions, the eyes of a blue whale

are just the size of a cup of tea, and

their external ear is just as big as the

tip of a pencil.

Adult blue whales eat a lot of food, and

their mouths can keep 45,999 liters of

water, the equivalent of 256,000

glasses.

But blue whales don't swallow all this

water, they use their baleen plates to

filter it and extract krill and copepods

which are their main menu. They can reach speeds of 35km per

hour.

Blue whales have been victims of

excessive hunting over the years and

they were on the verge of extinction,

although they were not very easy to

kill.

They are found in all

oceans. The largest populations of blue

whales can be found in the Southern

hemisphere, in the North Pacific and

the North Atlantic Ocean.

Sexual maturity lasts from 5 to 10

years and a female can give birth to a

baby blue whale every two or three

years, Babies are born in warm waters

during winter days. Pregnancy lasts

from 10 to 12 months.