Friday, September 24, 2010

A monument with a stellar cost

According to this article, the Government of Pakistan has approved construction of a monument in honor of former Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto. The cost is estimated at $11 Million.
According to a Daily Times news Item, the construction of the monument was challenged in Lahore High Court. Spread the word and advocate public opinion against this total waste of money at a time when the Government talks about austerity, the poor man is struggling to feed his family and one in every eight Pakistani is made homeless by the recent floods.

1 comment:

Muhammad Saqib Ilyas said...

As a matter of fact, the ground breaking ceremony was conducted a couple of months back by Prime Minister Gilani. What a shame!