Ignoring Experts' Opinion.

Islamabad is an important example of modern urban planning, undertaken shortly after the formation of the new state of Pakistan to serve as its capital city. Islamabad received considerable attention at the time of its conception and its early stages of development. However, according to a recent piece of news, the master plan of Islamabad 1960 witnessed 43 significant amendments by successive governments. And in the process of making amendments, the authorities sought no input from any independent commission of experts. That's a sad revelation. Perhaps, the socio-economic issues that the city is suffering from are a result of not consulting experts on the changes that the successive governments made.

Though it is not to suggest that the amendments were illegal, however, the inability to take experts' opinion on these changes resulted in bringing profound changes in the lives of many people. Thankfully, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government approved a revision of the capital's master plan last December. PTI's master plan aims to revive the capital's green image, control the mushrooming of unauthorised housing, overcome civic issues such as the water shortage and poor sanitation, and expand the city in a planned manner. A comprehensive revision of Islamabad's master plan to cope with changing requirements and make it relevant to the present needs is urgently required.

However, the PTI government must understand that re-planning...

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