Amusement park planned in Pakistan town where Osama lived
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Ali Raza sits on the rooftop of his house as he views the city of Abbottabad, Pakistan. Pakistani officials say the government plans to build a recreation complex in the town. Syed Aqil Shah, sports and tourism minister in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said Monday, Feb. 4, 2013 that the project in Abbottabad will have a zoo, paragliding club and water sports facilities. It will also have cultural heritage park. -- PHOTO: AP
PESHAWAR (REUTERS) - Pakistan plans to build a US$30 million (S$37 million) amusement park and outdoor activity centre on the edge of the northwestern town of Abbottabad, where US special forces killed Osama bin Laden, an official said on Monday.
The private venture in the foothills of the Himalayas will include a zoo, water sports, a mini-golf course, rock climbing and paragliding, said Mr Jamaluddin Khan, the deputy provincial minister for tourism.
"The project will take five years to complete," he told Reuters.
US Navy SEALs killed the Al-Qaeda leader in 2011 in a secret raid that humiliated Pakistan's military - which has an academy nearby - and heavily strained ties between strategic allies Washington and Islamabad.
