Lahore and BRDB Malaysia. The rapid development of
large projects such as these in the city is expected to boost the economy of
the country. Among the many other projects under construction in Lahore are:
Pace Tower (24 floors, under construction), Mall99 (21 floors, under
construction), Lahore Expo Centre (completed), Expo Centre tower (approved), IT
Tower (23 floors, under construction), Alamgir Tower (31 floors, under
construction), DHA Haly Tower (low rise, under construction), Lahore Ring Road
(under construction), Lahore Sports City (approved), Kot Lakhpat elevated
expressway (approved), Lahore Rapid Mass Transit System (under construction, to
be completed by December, 2012), Xinhua Mall (20 floors, under construction),
Lahore-Sialkot motorway (under construction), Boulevard Heights (19 floors,
under construction), Pearl Continental Tower (40 floors, 152 meters, proposed),
LDA Tower (40 floors, approved), Bank Square Gulberg (vision), Pace Circle and
Hyatt Regency (12 floors, under construction) and Tricon Corporate Tower (18
floors, under construction). The economy is also enhanced by Lahore's historic
and cultural importance. Being the capital of the largest province in Pakistan
brings the city one of the largest development budgets in the country