ABOUT PAKISTAN

About Karachi the Metro City of Pakistan

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Basic Food .
Meat (mainly beef) plays a more dominant role in Karachi food, Curries, pulses like Lentils, called dal, are also very popular. Of all the meats, the most popular are: beef, goat, chicken and seafood. Barbecue food is also extremely popular. Dishes made with rice include pullao and biryani. Different kinds of breads like: Chapati, Naan, Tandoor bread, Paratha and Puri are very popular.

About Karachi the Metro City of Pakistan

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Shopping .

Karachiites are avid shoppers, and, as such, Karachi boasts an incredible diversity in terms of shopping, accommodating anyone's preferences and budget. Products that shoppers can buy in Karachi come from a vast variety of sources, from one of the many local cottage industries to authentic brand wear by renowned international designers. The city has many modern, high-end shopping malls such as Park Towers, The Forum and Dolmen Mall, in addition to local mid-range bazaars and a gamut of streetside vendors.
However, due to increased modernization and awareness, the once-flourishing hawking business has recently seen somewhat of a slowdown in most areas of Karachi, especially in regards to street food vendors.
Karachi has a thriving textiles industry, which is one of, if not the largest in Pakistan. This industry alone covers a vast variety of businesses, from large-scale suppliers that cater international demand in developed countries, to locally hand-made goods by grassroots vendors.
Most vendors in Karachi are open to bargaining, which is a common sight at most bazaars and among hawkers. As a result, prices of products vary immensely among every vendor, with the exception of upscale high-end shopping malls, which usually have fixed prices. In Karachi, it is also general knowledge to be cautious when bargaining with vendors, especially in bazaars and with hawkers, as they often sell substandard goods at high prices to unaware shoppers. Apparent foreigners, in particular, are often ripped off.
A major contributor to Karachi's wealth in shopping is that most of its residents belong to the middle class and relatively well-off.

About Karachi the Metro City of Pakistan

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Performing Art .

Karachi is home to some of Pakistan's important cultural institutions. The National Academy of Performing Arts, located in the newly renovated Hindu Gymkhana offers a two year diploma course in performing arts that include classical music and contemporary theatre. The All Pakistan Music Conference, linked to the 45-year old similar institution in Lahore, has been holding its Annual Music Festival since its inception in 2004. The festival is now a well-established feature of the city life of Karachi that is awaited anxiously and attended by more than 3000 citizens of Karachi as well as people from other cities.
Aside from regular performances by the nation's biggest musical stars, Karachi also boasts one of the biggest underground music scenes in the country, where traditional musical influences blend with modern, Western style to create a unique brand of fusion music. This style of music has been very popular all across Pakistan and is utilized by most of the nation's up-and-coming musical artists. Many of the nation's emerging musicians have based themselves in Karachi because of excellent employment opportunities in the burgeoning entertainment industry of Karachi. Many of the nation's fresh musical acts can be found in cafes, restaurants and concerts across Karachi, especially in the city's upper middle class and posh areas.
The National Arts Council (Koocha-e-Saqafat) also has musical performances and mushairas. Karachi has a few museums including the Mohatta Palace Museum and National Museum of Pakistan that regularly have exhibitions related to performance arts. Karachi is also home to the annual Kara Film Festival, which is one of the biggest film festivals in Pakistan and showcases independent Pakistani and international films and documentaries.

About Karachi the Metro City of Pakistan

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Literature.

Poetry is deeply embedded in Pakistani culture and is considered a sign of artistic and intellectual commentary. Karachi boasts a large community of intellectuals who come together in designated open spaces to share their talent in poetry events known as mushairas in the local language. A large number of intellectuals and aspiring poets from all over the nation also flock to Karachi, hoping to find better work opportunities in the city. The theme and subject matter of the poetry can vary immensely, but most are socio-cultural commentaries, often infused with a biting sense of humor.

About Karachi the Metro City of Pakistan

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Language.

Historically, Balochi and later Sindhi was spoken by the native population before the British conquest in 1834 by Charles James Napier. During British rule, many Gujrati and Parsi business families and Christian Goans bureaucracy migrated from Bombay Presidency to Karachi as it was being devolped as a major port. After independence of Pakistan in 1947, Muslim refugees (Muhajirs) migrated to Karachi. The vast majority of Muhajirs spoke Urdu. Today Karachi is predominantlry Urdu speaking city with many other languages also spoken in the city.
The current estimated linguistic distribution of the city is:

Urdu: 48.52%;
Sindhi: 7.34%;
Punjabi: 13.64%;
Pashto: 11.96%;
Balochi: 4.34%;
Saraiki: 2.11%;
others: 12.09%.

The others include Dari, Gujarati, Dawoodi Bohra, Memon, Marwari, Brahui, Makrani, Khowar, Burushaski, Arabic, Persian and Bengali.

About Karachi the Metro City of Pakistan

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HISTORY

The Baloch tribes from Balochistan and Makran established a small settlement of fishing communities,[1] many of whom still inhabit sections of Sindh, and called it Kolachi. The modern port-city of Karachi, however, was developed by authorities of the British Raj in the 19th century. Upon the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the city was selected to become the national capital, and was settled by Muslim immigrants from India, which radically expanded the city's population and transformed the demographics and economy. Karachi has faced major infrastructural and socio-economic challenges, but modern industries and businesses have developed in the city.

Slogans Of Different TV Channels

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Slogans
Aag TV - "Naujawano Ka Channel"
Channel 5 - "Khabrain Group Of Tv Channel"
Aaj TV - "Pakistan Ki Awaz"
Apna News - "Des Des Diyaan Khabraan"
ARY One World - "Her Lamha Bakhabar"
ARY Zouq - "Jo Dil Jeet Lay"
Asset Plus - "For You-Through You"
ATV - "Ek Duniya Naee"
AVT Khayber - "Pride of the Proud"
Business Plus - "Business & Current Affairs"
CNBC Pakistan - "The World Leader in Busniess News"
Channel 5 - "Hum Awam (We the people)"
Dawn News - "Understand the Difference"
Dhoom TV - "Har Jaga, Har Waqt"
DM Digital - "Duriyan Mitai"
Express News - "Har Khabar Par Nazar"
Fashion TV Pakistan - "I See It First"
Filmazia - "Watch It Now"
Film World - "Mast Duniya"
Fun TV - "Fun For Everyone"
Geo - "Har Pal Geo"
Geo News - "Geo Aur Jeenay Du"
Geo Super - "Jeet Kay Geo"
HBO - "Simply The Best"
Hum TV - "Pure Entertainment"
Indus Vision - "Your Drama Channel"
Indus News - "Ju Sach Hay Wu Khabar Hay"
K2 - "Truly Youthful"
Khyber News - "Beyond All Frontiers"
Labbaik TV - "Pal Pal Per Labbaik, Har Pal Per Labbaik"
Masala TV - "Add Some Masala To Your Life"
Metro One - "Karachi Hamaree Nazar Se"
News One - "Sach Ki Lagan"
nVibe - "Thinking Person's Channel"
PTV Home - "Humara Pakistan"
PTV News - "Bakhabar Pakistan"
PTV Global - "Duniya Pakistan"
PTV National - "Aap Ka Apna Qaumi Channel"
PTV Bolan - "The Right Choice"
Punjab TV - "Har Welay Tuhaday Naal Naal"
QTV - "The Only Islamic Channel Round the Clock"
Roshni TV - "Roshni Hai Zindagi"
Royal News - "Har Khabar Sirf Royal Per" www.royaltelevision.tv
Rung TV - "Sarey Rung Humaray"
Sach TV - "Sach aur sirf sach"
Samaa - "Har Waqt, Bar Waqt"
Starlite - "Light Up Your World"
Wikkid Plus - "Let the Fun Begin"
Atiyaf Media - "Plus Tv Productions" "WNAMEDIA

International TV Channels of PAKISTAN

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International
Cartoon Network
CNBC Pakistan
Fashion TV Pakistan - Part of ARY Digital Network
HBO - Part of ARY Digital Network
MTV Pakistan - Part of Indus Television Network
Nickelodeon - Part of ARY Digital Network
Ten Sports
VH1 - Part of ARY Digital Network

Regional TV Channels of Pakistan

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Regional
Sindhi

KTN
KTN News
Sindh TV
Sindh TV News
Kashish TV
Dharti TV
Mehran TV (Currently on Test Transmission)
Punjabi

Apna Channel
Apna News
Punjab TV
Seraiki

Rohi TV
Waseb TV- Part of Airwaves Media Network
Kook TV
Pushto

AVT Khyber
Khyber News
K2
Balochi

SabzBaat TV (Currently on Test Transmission)
Kashmiri/Pothohari & Hindko

Aap TV - UK based channel of Azad Kashmir, Aabseen, Pothohar.
KBC - (Currently on Test Transmission) - UK based channel available in UK, Middle East, Africa and Asia
KBC 2 - (Currently on Test Transmission) - UK based channel available in UK
Himalia Television (Covering thies areas Kashmir Valley,Jammu,Azad Kashmir,Gilgit Baltistan,Ladakh)
Hindko

Hazara TV
DM Sarhad

Cable And Satellite TV Channels

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AAJ Networks
AAJ TV
Play TV (Pakistan) - Music & Lifestyle channel
Airwaves Media Network
TV One
News One
ARY Television Network
ARY Digital
ARY One World - News channel
ARY Zouq - Food channel
Al Jazeera Urdu - Urdu News Channel
QTV - Religious channel
The Musik - Music channel
Arrahman-Arraheem - Islamic channel
Asset Plus - Pakistan's First Community Television available only in DHA Lahore on cable network.
ATV - Also available on Terrestrial Networks
Business Plus
[Channel 5]] - News channel
City 42 - News Channel
Dawn News - English language News channel
Din News
Dhoom TV
DM Digital Network
DM Digital - Available in UK
DM Digital Global - Available in Asia, Africa, Middle East and Australia
DM Digital Euro - Available in Europe, Africa and Middle East
DM Digital Arabia - Available in Europe, Africa and Middle East
Dunya News
Dunya Entertainment (Currently on Test Transmission)
Express Media Network
Express News (Urdu)
Express 24x7 (English)
Eye Television Network
Hum TV
Masala TV - Food and Health channel
Style 360
Oye - Music channel (Currently on Test Transmission)
Filmazia - Pakistani Movies channel
Filmax
Film World
Fun TV
Geo Television Network
Aag
Geo
Geo News
Geo Super - Sports channel
Hadi TV - First multilingual Islamic channel broadcasts programmes in English, Urdu, Thai and Malayian languages.
Haq TV - Islamic Channel
Indus Television Network
Indus Vision
Indus Music
Indus News
G Kaboom
MTV Pakistan
AKS Communication
Labbaik TV - Islamic channel
AKS TV[1] - Light Entertainment Family Channel
Labbaik TV - Islamic channel,*Madni Channel - Islamic channel
Metro One
Music Station
Noor TV
NVibe
Prime TV- UK & Europe
R World
Ravi TV
Roshni TV
Royal TV
Rung TV
Samaa - News channel
Silver Screen - Pakistani Movies channel
Star Asia
Starlite
Sun - Business & Entertainment channel
Value TV (Currently on Test Transmission) - Real Estate & Lifestyle Channel
Ujala TV - Educational
Waqt TV - News channel
Wikkid Plus - Kid's Channel
Zam TV

Pakistani TV Channels

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Pakistan Television Network
Pakistan Television Network, also referred to as PTV, is Pakistan's state owned television network which operates on both terrestrial & satellite. Channels include in PTV's network :

PTV Home
PTV News
PTV Global - For UK/Europe & USA
PTV National - Regional Programming Channel
PTV Bolan - Balochi Language Channel
AJK TV - Kashmiri Language Channel
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Its All About Basic Foods Of Pakisatan

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Pakistan Food

Basic Subsistence:
At its simplest, Pakistani cooking today consists of staple foods which are cheap and abundant. Wheat and other flour products are the mainstay of the diet, one familiar form being CHAPATI, an unleavened bread akin to a Mexican tortilla. This is made with dough prepared from whole wheat flour.

Another basic food is LASSI, milk from which curds and butterfat have been removed. Vegetables, usually seasonal, lentils are commonly used. Families with larger incomes eat more meat, eggs and fruits. And the more affluent cook with GHEE, which is clarified butter, instead of with vegetable oil.

From the earliest times, the imaginative - and sometimes heavy - use of spices, herbs, seeds, and flavorings and seasonings have helped cooks transform rather ordinary staple foods into an exotic cuisine.

Consider some of the most common of these in wide use in Pakistan today: chilli powder, turmeric, garlic, paprika, black pepper, red pepper, cumin seed, bay leaf, coriander, cardamom, cloves, ginger, cinnamon, saffron, mace, nutmeg, poppyseeds, aniseed, almonds, pistachios, and yogurt.

Their use in a wide range of pickles, chutneys, preserves, and sauces, together with curries of all descriptions and special treatment for meats, sea, food, vegetables and lentils, gives Pakistani cooking much of its distinctive character.

Cultural influences, whether religious precepts, practices, and ceremonies or local traditions, or even esthetic preferences, have made their contribution toward the evolution of Pakistani cuisine.

The Influence Of Islam:
The spread of Islam to what is now Pakistan, starting in the Eighth Century, has given a basic character to the food of the people. The Quranic injunctions against eating pork or drinking alcoholic beverages has channeled tastes and appetites in other directions. Lamb, beef, chicken and fish are basic foods, although their consumption by persons of low income is modest and often ceremonial.

Some of the Muslim feasts involve special dishes. Eid-ul-Adha, which commemorates the Prophet Ibrahim's readiness to obey God even tothe point of being willing to sacrifice his son, is observed by the sacrifice of a goat, a lamb, or a cow from which special dishes are made.

On Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the end of RAMZAN, the month of fasting in the Islamic Calender, the serving of a special dessert of vermicelli cooked in milk is a must. Almond and pistachios are added as decorations as is the silver foil. The latter is so thin that it will disintegrate unless it is immediately transferred from the protective layers of paper onto the dish.

Food And The Moghul Emperors:
Another major influence in the development of Pakistani cookery was the establishment of the Moghul Empire starting in 1526. The opulent tastes exhibited by such Emperors as Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb in art, architecture, music, dance, and jewelry was also extended to food.

A style of cookery called Moghlai' evolved at the Moghul court and even today it remains centered in Lahore. Some latter-day and widely known survivors of court cookery are, for example, chicken tandoori, a dish in which chicken is cooked at low temperatures in special ovens called TANDOORS, and murgh musallum' in which the whole chickens are roasted with special spices and ingredients. SHAHI TUKRA, a dessert of sliced bread, milk, cream, sugar and saffron, is another left-over from the days of the Moghuls.

Perhaps the ultimate Moghul cuisine was reached when the imperial chefs perfected the recipes for desserts made from ginger and garlic. Ginger and garlic puddings are still made in some homes for truly special occasions.

Fruit drinks, squeezed from pomegranates, apples, melons, and mangoes, and called SHARBAT, are an important part of the Moghlai cuisine and, indeed, the inspiration for American "sherberts."

Other Influences:
Cookery in Pakistan has always had a regional character, with each of the four provinces offering special dishes. In the Punjab, for example, the Moghlai' cuisine using tandoor ovens and elaborate preparations is important. In Baluchistan, cooks use the SAJJI method of barbecuing whole lambs and stick bread in a deep pit.

BUNDA PALA (fish) is a well known delicacy of Sind. The fish is cleaned and stuffed with a paste made from a variety of spices and herbs, including red pepper, garlic, ginger, and dried pomegranate seeds. It is then wrapped in cloth and is buried three feet deep in hot sand under the sun. There it stays baking for four to five hours from late morning to early afternoon. THANDAL, made from milk and a paste of fresh almonds, is a popular drink. Cooking in the Northwest Frontier Province is a great deal plainer and involves the heavy use of lamb.

Ceremonial occasions such as weddings have inspired a number of fancy dishes. A traditional dish at marriage feasts, for example, is chicken curry with either PILAU or BIRYANI. FIRINI, made from cream of rice and milk, is an equally traditional wedding dessert. It is served in clay saucers topped by silver foil. At Zoroastrian (Parsi) weddings, which are not frequent because so few followers of this ancient Iranian religion live in Pakistan, a special fish dish is served. This is PATRANI MACHCHI, consisting of sole, plaice, or a local fish called pomfret, wrapped in banana leaves, steamed or fried, and then baked slowly for half an hour

About My City Of Pakistan

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Museums and libraries

Hyderabad is home to a few museums that store the cultural heritage of this land of religious and ethnic diversity. The Institute of Sindhology Museum and the Sindh Museum are a haven for Sindhi enthusiasts in ethnological contexts. Sindh Museum also hosts archæological treasures from Amri. Whilst there are a few libraries in the city, most of them are in a sad state. Allama Daudpota Library near Sindh Museum in Qasimabad stores literary work dating back to the earliest Sindhi text.

Economy

Hyderabad is an important commercial centre where industries include textiles, sugar, cement, manufacturing of glass, soap, ice, paper, pottery, plastics, tanneries, hosiery mills and film. There are hide tanneries and sawmills. Handicraft industries, including silver and gold work, lacquer ware, ornamented silks, and embroidered leather saddles, are also well established. Hyderabad produces almost all of the ornamental glass bangles in Pakistan. Hyderabad is a major commercial centre for the agricultural produce of the surrounding area, including millet, rice, wheat, cotton, and fruit. ^[6]

Suburbs

Suburban classification of towns in Hyderabad as: 1.Saddar (Cantt.), 2.Qasimabad, 3.Latifabad, 4.Hirabad and 5.Old Hyderabad City

The city of Hyderabad is divided into five sub-divided regions based on the ethnic diversity of people dwelling in it. The suburbs are mostly based upon areas of Sindhi and Muhajir majority. However the city is expanding by the day, the following map clearly divides the various parts of the city into an accurate geographical classification as of August 2007. Each suburb has its own talukha or an administration unit - that covers a larger area outside their borders and includes some rural towns as well.

Government

The current nazim for the Hyderabad district is Kanwar Naveed Jamil. Since his election as the official mayor, he had been successful in initiating major development projects throughout the city. The primary concerns that he had targeted as a result of these development efforts in 2007 were that of traffic congestion, supply of fresh drinking water, sewerage and garbage management, medical aid and schools for the poor.^[7]

Current development projects

In light of the above development criteria, the Hyderabad Government has constructed flyover in Latifabad Unit # 7 to relieve the traffic congestion on the GCD road. Due to the success of this project, five more flyover projects has been started.

Two filter plants to filter fresh water have been installed costing about Rs. 80,000,000. Their inclusion in the water system would ensure continuous supply of clean drinking water. The filter plants at the time of writing are 90% complete and would be functional by mid-2008.

] Electronic Governance

The Government of the city does not yet support fully functional e-Governance and has no website but the District Government of Hyderabad liberally uses the television as a mode of communication with the people of the city instructing them on public issues and awareness about projects underway.

Transport

The Hyderabad airport has now started functioning after 10 years of closure.

Serving as a socio-economic crossroad to the lesser developed cities and towns in Sindh and linking and networking them with the bigger towns and cities in the nation, Hyderabad holds importance as a vital transportation link via every service. It can be reached by every mean of transportation, be it air, land, water or rail.

Airways

The city has a modestly good airport. The operation was stopped for some years but the airport has started operating again from late 2008.

Road network

The new Hyderabad District Government's first major development plan was to build a flyover (shown here in its earlier stages) over the railway crossing at Latifabad Unit 7.

Hyderabad has a decent road network, but most of the roads are undergoing construction at the time of writing. Hyderabad is deemed the most important milestone on the National Highway which passes through the city. The highway divides into Route N5 going southwest and M9 going north while it forks into the KLP (Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar) Road and the Hala Road. Over the years, the M9 has had massive construction work to include six lanes across its 136km span being the most used highway in Pakistan while the N5 has two lanes to cater to its lesser traffic needs. the current roads inside Hyderabad city are in very poor state

For a list of highways and motorways across Pakistan, see National Highways of Pakistan & Motorways of Pakistan

There are seven big terminals inside the city area namely the Badin Bus Stop near SITE, Tando Bago Coach Stop near old sabzi mandi, Jacobabad-Larkana Bus Stop at Pathan Colony, Nawab Shah Bus Stand at Halla Nakka, Sanghar Coach Stop near Civil Hospital, Karachi Bus Stand near Qasim Chowk and Sammi Daewoo Bus Service To Karachi at Auto-Bhan Road and Latifabad U7.

Railways

Hyderabad has a rich rail history. From the starting days of the Scinde Railways to the purchase of the private railway company by the North-Western Railway now Pakistan Railways, Hyderabad has been a major junction on the rail-line, where railway lines proceed in at least three directions: northwards (up-country), southwards (down-country) and eastwards. The railway station is called the Hyderabad Junction and is located in the southern end of the Central City and the brink of the old.

For a list of railways in Pakistan, see Pakistan Railways

Waterways

With the city at the banks of the Indus River, the fishermen tend to use riverboats to fish and travel across the waters. Riverboats are not accessible to general public but local fishermen, in attempts of making money for their daily ration, sail people aboard their fishing ferries at Al-manzar, a restaurant at the banks of the Indus.

[ Demographics

The Pacco Qillo currently stands heavily encroached with shops and residential areas making it unfit for repair. Walls give way and fall rendering the nearby places dangerous for dwelling or commerce.

People and culture

Hyderabad is noteworthy in Sindh and Pakistan generally for its relative tolerance towards religious and ethnic affairs. During the partition 1947 a large number of Muslim refugees migrated to Hyderabad. Nowadays, native Sindhis and non-Sindhi speaking Sindhis live in harmony after a brief history of conflict. A large influx of Pakhtuns and Punjabis were attracted to Hyderabad after the Indus treaty settlement. Most Punjabis mixed with the local population however most Pakhtuns are distinct and separately living near the railway station and its vicinity.

While Christians constitute 2% of the total population, Hyderabad is the seat of a Diocese of the Church of Pakistan and has five churches and a cathedral.

Despite its strategic location and thrifty people the city is under the shadow of Karachi and yet to make its mark economically. One reason for this is the artificial factional and sectarian isolation imposed after the riots of late 1980s and early 1990s which cleft the urban population.

Media

Literature

As tradition goes, Sindh had always been a hub for Sufi poets. With a foothold on strong educational foundations, the city of Hyderabad was made into a refuge for thriving literary advocates. Of the few, Mirza Kalich Beg received education from the Government High School, Hyderabad and carried the banner of Sindhi literature across borders.^[8] Modern novelists, writers, columnists and researchers like Musharraf Ali Farooqi, Dr. Syed Mehboob and Ghulam Mustafa Khan also hail from Hyderabad.

Hyderabad has served many Sindhi literary campaigns throughout the history of Pakistan as is evident from the daily newspapers and periodicals that are published in the city. A few worth mention are the dailies Kawish,^[9] Ibrat,^[10] and Daily Sindh.^[11]

[Radio and television

With the inauguration of a new broadcasting house at Karachi in 1950, it was possible to lay the foundations for the Hyderabad radio station in 1951. The initial broadcast was made capable using 1 kW medium-wave transmitter. With the first successful transmissions on the FM 100 bandwidth in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad in October 1998, the Government decided on opening transmissions to other cities where Radio Pakistan had found success. This made available the FM 101 bandwidth transmissions to Hyderabad and other cities in Sindh.^[12]

A relief from the regular broadcasts in other cities, entertainment content on the Hyderabad radio gave birth to many a star whose names became an attribute to Hyderabad's richer media content. Among them were actor Shafi Mohammad, a young man who had recently finished his postgraduate degree from the University of Sindh.^[13] Such fresh and young talent became a trademark to entertainment in Hyderabad.

Whilst radio was gaining popularity, bulky television screens showed the broadcast of Neil Armstrong setting foot on the moon. Pakistan Television had only had half-a-decade broadcast success from 1963 to 1969 that people in the radio entertainment business felt destined to make a mark on the television circuits. Prominent radio personalities from the Hyderabad radio station like Shafi Muhammad Shah and Mohammad Ali left the airwaves to hone their acting skills on the television.^[14] Television shows and content enriched with the inclusion of Hyderabadi names however PTV never opened a broadcasting station in Hyderabad.

While the year 2005 saw new FM regular stations set up at Gawadar, Mianwali, Sargodha, Kohat, Bannu and Mithi, private radio channels began airing in and around Hyderabad. Of late, stations like Sachal FM 105 and some others have gained popularity. But the unavailability of an up-to-date news and current affairs platform renders the services of such stations of not much value to the masses but nonetheless appealing to youngsters.

As the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (abbreviated as PEMRA) gave licenses to private radio channels, so were television channels owned privately given a right to broadcast from the year 2002,^[15] and Daily Kawish,^[9] a prominent Sindhi newspaper published from Hyderabad opened a one-of-its-kind private Sindhi channel Kawish Television Network. Many followed in its path namely Sindh TV, Dhoom TV and Kashish TV premièring Sindhi content.

Noteworthy attractions

'Cubbas' (Tombs of the Mirs), now in Hirabad in Hyderabad, Sindh. These shrines are now in a desolate state.

Amri (Pre-Harappa) – an archaeological site dating back to 3600 BC, 110 km from the city, is the remains of a pre-Harrapan fortified town.

Al-manzar – a restaurant at the banks of the Indus river. Here like any other riverside restaurant Palla fish ( local delicacy) is served with spices and hundreds flock to share its taste and environ.

Rani Bagh – formerly a zoo named after the majestic elephant Rani, has been renovated and has become a very beautiful park.

Cubbas or the Mir tombs in Hirabad are of the former rulers of Sindh who were defeated by the British in the famous battle of Miani.

There are many low class and ultra cheap hotels called Musafirkhanas near Hyderabad Railway Station.

One good hotel near Railway Station is Hyderabad Hotel.

Another one on the other end of old city is Hotel City gate opposite Central

Sabzazar is a famous restaurant of Hyderabad but open only in the evenings. It now has a sister restaurant called Al Aliyo open during the day time owned by the same management.

Pacco Qilo and the Kachha Qila – forts, where kachha means weak.

Sindh Museum.

Institute of Sindhology Museum.

New Hyderabad City – a well known private development area in the outskirts of Hyderabad, best known for its famous 12-acre (49,000 m²) park, Lake View Park, which features a man made lake and beautiful gardens. The park has become a recreational spot for the local families, specially on national holidays.

Sports

Hyderabad has a cricket stadium called the Niaz Stadium, with a seating capacity of 25,000 known for the first ever hatrick taken by a bowler in a one-day match in 1982. Many cricket test matches were played at Niaz Stadium. Nowadays many visiting test playing countries refuse to play in Hyderabad because of lack of 5 star hotel. Hyderabad also has a hockey stadium. There is another stadium in Latifabad called Board Stadium mostly catering to school sports under the supervision of BISE (Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education) Hyderabad

Education

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The city being a gateway between the rural Sindh and the Greater Sindh, attracts students from the lesser developed regions of Sindh. Hyderabad has a huge number of schools,
colleges and Universities.
A nerve center of Sindh nationalist and literary movements, the city now have better education facilities and new universities, colleges and school established. At one time a hub of economic, educational and cultural activities, a breeding ground of academicians, philanthropists, writers, lawyers, politicians, journalists, actors and actresses, Hyderabad also had its industrialists, trade unionists, political activists, bureaucrats, bankers and diplomats who made a significant contribution to sub-continental society. But this gracious city now seems to be slowly dying, although it still produces over a couple of dozen major and minor newspapers in both Sindhi and Urdu.

Universities and colleges

The University of Sindh is the dominant player in educational reforms since its inception in 1947. The University of Sindh,the second oldest university of the country, was constituted under the University of Sindh Act. No. XVII of 1947 passed by the Legislative Assembly of Sindh. It was founded in Karachi and relocated to Hyderabad in 1951, only because the city was re-enacted as the capital of the province of Sindh. It has 32 colleges affiliated with it. Other universities like the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology and Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences serve the interests of a wide range of other specialized subjects. Whilst people prefer to go to this technological and medical universities in the city, universities like the Sindh Agricultural University in Tando Jam focusing primarily on agriculture and horticulture, are highly preferred as well. Other universities in the private sector include University of East and Isra University.

Most of the colleges are affiliated with the universities above but some enjoy repute built of time like the oldest being the Government Degree College now renamed Government College of Technology with its high- and secondary-school affiliations with the Government High School who celebrate alumni like Mirza Kalich Beg.The biggest private institute of Hyderabad is HiAST - Hyderabad Institute of Arts, Science & Technology (http://hiast.edu.pk), it has been serving the educational sector in the field of IT and Business Administration since 2001.

HYDERABAD

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Hyderabad

General Information

Country
Pakistan
Province
Sindh
Coordinates
25°22′45″N 68°22′06″E / 25.37917°N 68.36833°E
Elevation
13 m (43 ft) AMSL
Calling code
022
Time zone
PST (UTC+5)
No. of Towns
5
Estimate
1,447,275 ^[1] (2006)

Government

Nazim (Mayor)
Kanwar Naveed Jamil
No. of Union Councils
20

City Flag

Location

Hyderabad

Hyderabad (Pakistan)

HYDERABAD MY NATIVE CITY

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Hyderabad (Urdu, Sindhi: حیدرآباد; pronounced [Haidarābād]) is located in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The city was founded in 1768 by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro upon the ruins of a Mauryan fishing village along the bank of the Indus known as Neroon Kot (Sindhi: نيرُون ڪوٽ). Formerly the capital of Sindh, it serves as the headquarters of the district of Hyderabad. Before the creation of Pakistan, it was known as the Paris of India, for its roads used to be washed with perfumed rose-water every day and sandalwood incense would linger the air.[citation needed]

The political boundaries stage the city as a district and the region has seen major political turmoil. From the battles fought against the British occupation to the civilian unrest in the 1980s, the city has lost its glory of past and much of its cultural and architectural heritage lies in tattered ruins.

Hyderabad is a hot and humid city in the south of the nation and has been a staging point for literary campaigns particularly oriented towards the Sindhi language and a birthplace of a few influential poets and Sufi dervishes. Rich with culture and tradition, the city is the largest bangle producer in the world and serves as a transit between the rural and the urban Sindh.

Stationed close to important architectural digs like the pre-Harappan Amri at 110 km, the region holds extreme importance to palæontologists world over. The city is also known for its medical and educational institutions. This is a second largest city in sindh but there's no any educational university. Student mostly go for higher education to District Jamshoro in Sindh University

Hyderabad is a city built on three hillocks cascading over each other. Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro of the Kalhora Dynasty founded the city in 1768 over the ruins of Neroon Kot (meaning the place of Neroon) , a small fishing village on the banks of River Indus named after its ruler Neroon. A formal concept of the city was laid out by his son, Sarfraz Khan in 1782. When the foundations were laid, the city obtained the nickname Heart of the Mehran as the ruler Mian Ghulam Shah himself was said to have fallen in love with the city. In 1768 he ordered a fort to be built on one of the three hills of Hyderabad to house and defend his people. The fort was built using fire-baked bricks giving it the name Pacco Qillo (Sindhi: پڪو قلعو) meaning the strong fort.

After the death of the great Kalhoro, started the Talpur Rule. Mir Fateh Ali Khan Talpur left his capital Khudabad, the Land of God and made Hyderabad his capital in 1789. He made the Pacco Qillo his residence and also held his courts there. Mir Fateh Ali Khan Talpur along with his three other brothers were responsible for the affairs that persisted in the city of Hyderabad in the years of their rule. The four were called char yar, Sindhi for the four friends.

The Talpur rule lasted almost over 50 years and in 1843, Talpurs faced a greater threat. The British came face-to-face with the Talpurs at the Battle of Miani on 17 February 1843. The battle ended on 24 March 1843 when the Talpur emirs lost and the city came into the hands of the British.

At the time of partition in 1947, Hyderabad had a large community of Sindhi Hindus who were involved in trade and commerce. They contributed significantly to the economy of Sindh, in particular selling locally made goods overseas. Unlike Punjab and Bengal which were split, all of Sindh was alloted to Pakistan. When the partition occurred, Sindhi Hindus expected to remain in Sindh. However were forced to flee due to communal violence, leaving behind everything. Sindhi Hindus had expected to return to their motherland, once the violence settled but it was not possible. Popati Hiranandani,[2][3] born 1924, a writer native to Hyderabad tells of this ordeal in her autobiography and describes that the police were merely onlookers when the violence erupted and failed to protect the Hindu community.

The massive migration raised population levels of the city to extremes and the Government proposed the creation of two new suburban towns, Latifabad and Qasimabad. The 1980s saw a black period in the history of Hyderabad as riots erupted in the city between the Sindhis and the Muhajirs. Chaos led to bloodshed and as a result Sindhis retreated to settlements in Qasimabad and the Muhajirs settled down in Latifabad. The city being forever scarred thenceforth is ethnically divided to date.

TRANSPORT IN PAKISTAN

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History

Much of Pakistan's road network (National Highways) and railway network were built before 1947, during the British Raj. In recent years, new national highways have been built, with the addition of motorways. Airports and seaports have been built recently within the last 30 years.
Rail
Main article: Pakistan Railways
Lahore Railway Station
Outer Platform, Lahore Railway Station

Domestic

Rail services in Pakistan are provided by the state-run Pakistan Railways, under the supervision of the Ministry of Railways. Pakistan Railways provides an important mode of transportation in Pakistan, catering to the large-scale movement of people and freight. The railway network comprises 8,163 km[1] of which broad gauge (1.676-m) forms 7,718 km including 293 km of electrified track. Narrow gauge (1-metre) tracks form the remaining 445 km. Passenger earnings comprise of 50% of the total revenue. During 1999-2000 this amounted to Rs. 4.8 billion.[citation needed] Pakistan Railways carry 65 million passengers annually and daily operates 228 mail, express and passenger trains.[citation needed] Pakistan Railways also operate special trains for various occasions. The Freight Business Unit with 12000 personnel operates over 200 freight stations on the railway network. The FBU serves the Port of Karachi and Port Qasim as well as in various other stations along the network and generates revenue from the movement of agricultural, industrial and imported products such as wheat, coal, fertilizer, cement, and sugar. About 39% of the revenue is generated from the transportation of petroleum, 19% from imported wheat, fertilizer and rock phosphate. The remaining 42% is earned from domestic traffic.[citation needed] The freight rates structure is based on market trends in road transport which is the main competitor to rail transport.

Metros

The Karachi Circular Railway, which opened in the early 1940s, is the only functioning metro in Pakistan as of date. In 1976, Karachi was slated to begin work on an underground metro system, but plans have been put on hold since. The Lahore Metro is another proposal still in planning and is scheduled to be completed by 2020.

International

Flag of Iran Iran - A broad gauge railway line runs from Zahedan to Quetta, and a standard gauge line is being built from Zahedan to Kerman in central Iran, linking with the rest of the Iranian rail network. On May 18, 2007, a MOU for rail cooperation was signed by Pakistan and Iran under which the line will be completed by December 2008. When the rail systems link up at Zahedan, there will be a break of gauge between the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways standard gauge tracks and Pakistan Railways broad gauge.

Flag of Afghanistan Afghanistan - Currently there is no rail link to Afghanistan since no railway network is present in that country, however Pakistan Rail has proposed to help build a Afghani Rail Network in three phases. The first phase will stretch from the Chaman to Spin Boldak in Afghanistan. The second phase will extend line to Kandahar and the third phase will eventually connect to Herat. From there, the line will be extended to Khushka, Turkmenistan. The final phase would link 1676mm gauge with Central Asian 1524mm gauge. It is not clear where the break of gauge station will be.[3] The proposed line will also be connected the port town of Gwadar via Dalbadin and Taftan, thus connecting the port town to Central Asia.

Flag of the People's Republic of China China - There is no link with China however, on February 28, 2007 contracts were awarded for feasibility studies on a proposed line from Havelian via the Khunjerab pass at 4730m above sea level, to the Chinese railhead at Kashgar, a distance of about 750 km.

Flag of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan - via Afghanistan

Road

Makran Coastal Highway, Gwadar
M2 to Islamabad

National Highways

Main article: National Highways of Pakistan

During the 1990s, Pakistan began an ongoing project to rebuild all national highways throughout the country specifically to important financial, cargo and textile centers. The National Highway Authority or NHA is responsible for the maintenance of all national highways in Pakistan.

Motorways

Main article: Motorways of Pakistan

The construction of motorways began in the early 1990s with the idea building a world class road network and to reduce the load off the heavily used national highways throughout the country. The M2 was the first motorway completed in 1998, linking the cities of Islamabad and Lahore. In the past 5 years, many new motorways have opened up including the M1, M3.

Waterways

The waterway network in Pakistan is in its infancy with Karachi being the only major city situated next to the Arabian Sea. Still plans are being proposed for the development of the waterways in the country along the Indus River and through the Punjab as it would boost employment opportunities and the economic and social development of Pakistan.

* Port of Gawadar - Gawadar, Balochistan
* Port of Karachi - Karachi City Center
* Port Qasim - East Karachi
* Port of Pasni - Pasni, Balochistan

Air

Pakistan has 139 airports. The main airport include:

* Jinnah International Airport (Karachi)
* Allama Iqbal International Airport (Lahore)
* Benazir Bhutto International Airport (Islamabad)
* Peshawar International Airport
* Quetta International Airport
* Sialkot International Airport

There are also several smaller airports which have flights to and from the Gulf because of the large Pakistani diaspora working in the region. There are 91 airports with paved runways of which 14 have runways longer than 3,047 meters. The remaining 48 airports have unpaved runways including one airport with a runway longer than 3,047 meters. Pakistan also has eighteen heliports.

Local Transport

Motorbikes and scooters: cheap and simple transport
A Pakistani rickshaw

In urban areas there are several means of transport available, catering to a wide range of budgets

Buses

Daewoo Express
Customised buses and trucks in Pakistan
Daewoo City Bus

* Inter City

Bus service in urban areas and between cities is well established with services run by both public and private sectors. Bus services like Daewoo Express, Skyway and Niazi Bus have set up modern intercity service in Pakistan which connects to most cities in Pakistan and runs 24 hours a day. Intercity buses tend to be more modern and well kept as compared to urban transport within cities which are also well established, however the fleet of buses used tend to be in horrible shape and are not air-conditioned.

International

International bus services are also well established in Pakistan and connect to various countries:

- Quetta - Zahidan, Iran - Quetta - Mashad, Iran - Gwadar - Zahidan, Iran (2010) - Karachi - Quetta - Zahidan - Tehran, Iran (proposed) - Peshawar - Jalalabad, Afghanistan - Peshawar - Kabul, Afghanistan - Islamabad - Dushanbe, Uzbekistan - Islamabad - Kashghar, China - Lahore - Delhi, India

Auto Rickshaws

Auto rickshaws are a popular method of traveling in cities and are found in almost every city and town in Pakistan. The fare is usually negotiable before commencing a journey, however due to the level of pollution contributed by the auto-rickshaws, the government has recently begun banning older auto richshaws and replacing them with CNG auto rickshaws, which tend to be less noisy, forms less pollutants and are much bigger and more comfortable than the older sets of richshaws. The Punjab Government decided in 2005 to replace two-stroke three-wheelers with CNG-fitted four-stroke rickshaws in Lahore, Multan, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi and Gujranwala. Three manufacturers were ordered to produce 60,000 four-stroke vehicles, but they reportedly supplied 2,000 to the government which were now plying on city roads. Similar ordinances are now being considered in other provinces of Pakistan. A new form of transport in Pakistan is the Qing-Qi (pronounced "ching-chee"), which is a cross between a motorcycle and auto-rickshaw. It runs just like a motorcycle but comes with three wheels instead of two and carries a much heavier load on its back. It is an urban transport vehicle and is used mostly for short distances.

Taxis

Another very common sight seen mainly at hotels and airports yellow taxis. The drivers charge according to a meter located on the dashboard of the car, but fares can be negotiated if there is no meter. The cab drivers are reliable and will take passengers to any destination required. There are also numerous privately run services that use cars and minibuses of various types throughout Pakistan, providing a reliable and quick means of transport. Recently, the Radio Cab was introduced in Pakistan, which offers riders to call a toll free number to get in touch with the closes taxi stand. This service is currently offered in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Karachi, Peshawar and Lahore. Services for Hyderabad and Sialkot are now being made.

Cars

Over the years, the number of cars on Pakistani roads has tripled. Traffic jams are a common scene in major cities across Pakistan. The most popular cars on Pakistani roads are, Suzuki Mehran, Daihatsu Coure, Suzuki Alto, Honda Civic and Toyota Vitz. In late 2005, Suzuki introduced the APV (All-Purpose Vehicle) the first luxury family van in Pakistan. Utility vehicles (SUVs or 4x4s) are also a familiar sight in Pakistan. This type of car is very multi functional as it allows long distance and off road travel, within cities as well as city to city travel. The most popular models are the Toyota Land Cruiser, Toyota Prado, Mitsubishi Pajero, Kia Sportage can also be sighted.

Society And Culture Of Pakistan

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Pakistan has a rich and unique culture that has preserved established traditions throughout history. Many cultural practices, foods, monuments, and shrines were inherited from the rule of Muslim Mughal and Afghan emperors. The national dress of shalwar qamiz is originally of Central Asian origin derived from Turko-Iranian nomadic invaders and is today worn in all parts of Pakistan. Women wear brightly coloured shalwar qamiz, while men often wear solid-coloured ones. In cities western dress is also popular among the youth and the business sector.

Cloth market in Karachi

Pakistani society is largely multilingual and 96% Muslim, with high regard for traditional family values, although urban families have grown into a nuclear family system due to the socio-economic constraints imposed by the traditional joint family system. Recent decades have seen the emergence of a middle class in cities like Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Hyderabad, Faisalabad, and Peshawar that wish to move in a more liberal direction,^[77] as opposed to the northwestern regions bordering Afghanistan that remain highly conservative and dominated by centuries-old regional tribal customs. Increasing globalization has increased the influence of "Western culture" with Pakistan ranking 46th on the A.T. Kearney/FP Globalization Index.^[78] There are an approximated four million people of Pakistani descent living abroad,^[79] with close to a half-million expatriates living in the United States,^[80] around a million living in Saudi Arabia^[81] and nearly one million in the United Kingdom, all providing burgeoning cultural connections.^[82]

A sitar workshop in Islamabad

The variety of Pakistani music ranges from diverse provincial folk music and traditional styles such as Qawwali and Ghazal Gayaki to modern forms fusing traditional and western music, such as the synchronisation of Qawwali and western music by the world renowned Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. In addition Pakistan is home to many famous folk singers such as the late Alam Lohar, who is also well known in Indian Punjab. The arrival of Afghan refugees in the western provinces has rekindled Pashto and Persian music and established Peshawar as a hub for Afghan musicians and a distribution centre for Afghan music abroad.^[83] State-owned Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) and Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation were the dominant media outlets, but there are now numerous private television channels. Various American, European, and Asian television channels and films are available to the majority of the Pakistani population via private Television Networks, cable, and satellite television. There are also small indigenous film industries based in Lahore and Peshawar (often referred to as Lollywood). Although Bollywood films have been banned from being played in public cinemas since 1965,^[84] Indian film stars are still generally popular in Pakistan due to the fact that Pakistanis are easily able to buy Bollywood films from local shops for private home viewing. But recently Pakistan allowed selected Bollywood films to be shown in Pakistani cinemas.

An example of modern day Pakistani architecture in Karachi

Muhammad Iqbal, the national poet of Pakistan

The architecture of the areas now constituting Pakistan can be designated to four distinct periods — pre-Islamic, Islamic, colonial and post-colonial. With the beginning of the Indus civilization around the middle of the 3rd millennium^[85] B.C., an advanced urban culture developed for the first time in the region, with large structural facilities, some of which survive to this day.^[86] Mohenjo Daro, Harappa and Kot Diji belong to the pre-Islamic era settlements. The rise of Buddhism and the Persian and Greek influence led to the development of the Greco-Buddhist style, starting from the 1st century CE. The high point of this era was reached with the culmination of the Gandhara style. An example of Buddhist architecture is the ruins of the Buddhist monastery Takht-i-Bahi in the northwest province. The arrival of Islam in today's Pakistan meant a sudden end of Buddhist architecture.^[87] However, a smooth transition to predominantly pictureless Islamic architecture occurred. The most important of the few completely discovered buildings of Persian style is the tomb of the Shah Rukn-i-Alam in Multan. During the Mughal era design elements of Islamic-Persian architecture were fused with and often produced playful forms of the Hindustani art. Lahore, occasional residence of Mughal rulers, exhibits a multiplicity of important buildings from the empire, among them the Badshahi mosque, the fortress of Lahore with the famous Alamgiri Gate, the colourful, still strongly Persian seeming Wazir Khan Mosque as well as numerous other mosques and mausoleums. Also the Shahjahan Mosque of Thatta in Sindh originates from the epoch of the Mughals. In the British colonial period, predominantly functional buildings of the Indo-European representative style developed from a mixture of European and Indian-Islamic components. Post-colonial national identity is expressed in modern structures like the Faisal Mosque, the Minar-e-Pakistan and the Mazar-e-Quaid.

The literature of Pakistan covers the literatures of languages spread throughout the country, namely Urdu, Sindhi, Punjabi, Pushto, Baluchi as well as English^[88] in recent times and in the past often Persian as well. Prior to the 19th century, the literature mainly consisted of lyric poetry and religious, mystical and popular materials. During the colonial age the native literary figures, under the influence of the western literature of realism, took up increasingly different topics and telling forms. Today, short stories enjoy a special popularity.^[89] The national poet of Pakistan, Muhammad Iqbal, suggested the creation of a separate homeland for the Muslims of India. His book The Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam is a major work of modern Islamic philosophy. The most well-known representative of the contemporary Urdu literature of Pakistan is Faiz Ahmed Faiz. Sufi Shah Abdul Latif is considered one of the most outstanding mystical poets.^[90] Mirza Kalich Beg has been termed the father of modern Sindhi prose.^[91] In Punjabi, naats and qawaalis are delivered. The Pushto literature tradition is a cultural link between Pakistan and neighbouring Afghanistan. Extensive lyric poetry and epic poems have been published in Pushto. In Baluchi language songs and ballads are popular.

List of colleges/universities in Pakistan

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Abbottabad

Ayub Medical College
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT)
Frontier Medical College
Hazara University Dhodial, Mansehra

Bahawalpur

Quaid-e-Azam Medical College
The Islamia University Of Bahawalpur
The Islamia University Of Bahawalpur

Dera Ismail Khan

Gomal University
Qurtaba Uni of Science & Information Technology

Faisalabad

Punjab College of Commerce
Agriculture University
AL-KHAIR Textile Institute
Excellent College for Girls
Faisalabad College of Science & Commerce
Faisalabad Institute of Textile and Fashion Design
Govt. College University
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
ITHM College
M.A. Jinnah Group of Colleges
National College of Textile Education
National Textile University
NFC Institute of Engineering & Fertilizer Research
Pakistan College of Commerce
Preston University
Punjab Medical College
Shiblee College of Commerce & Science
The City College of Commerce
University College for Women Faisalabad (UCF)
University of Agriculture
University of Faisalabad

Gujranwala

College of Computer Sciences
GIFT University
Govt. Islamia College
Govt. Islamia College, Gujranwala
Preston University
University of The Punjab

Gujrat

University of Gujrat

Hyderabad

Isra University
Liaquat Medical College

Islamabad

Air University
Allama Iqbal Open University
Bahria Institutes of Management & Com. Sci.
Bahria University
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sci. and Tech.
Foundation University
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
Institute of Science and Technology
International Islamic University
Iqra Univeristy
Margalla Institute of Health Sciences (MIHS)
Mohammad Ali Jinnah University
National University of Comp. & Emerging Sci.
NUML
Pakistan Institute of Development Ecenomics
Pakistan Institute of Eng. & Applied Sci.
Preston University
Quaid-i-Azam University
Thames Business School (TBS)

Jamshoro

Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences
Mehran University of Engineering & Technology
University of Sindh

Jhang

Govt. College

Karachi

Aga Khan Medical College
Aga Khan university
Al-Khair University
Allama Iqbal Medical College
Altamasha Institute of Dental Medicine
ANEES HUSSAIN
ANIS HASSAN School of Accoyntancy
Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology
Baqai Medical University
CAA Model School & College Jiap Karachi
CAM School of Law
CAMS Commerce College
Centre Of Finance Exellence
College of Accounting & Management Sciences (CAMS)
College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan
CPSP
Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education
Dow Medical College
Dow University of Health Sciences
Fatima Jinnha Dentel College
Greenwich University
Hamdard University
Indus Institute of Higher Education
Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture
Institute of Business Administration
Institute of Business and Technology
Institute of Business Management
Institute of Business Management (IoBM)
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
Institute of Science & Technology (SZABIST)
Iqra Univeristy
Jinnah Medical and Dental College
Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre
Jinnah University for Women
Karachi Institute of Economics & Technology
Karachi Institute of Information Technology
Karachi Medical and Dental College
Karachi University
Khadim Ali Shah Bukhari Institute of Technology
Mohammad Ali Jinnah University
NED University of Engineering & Technology
Newports Institute of Communication & Economics
Pakistan Institute of Management
Pakistan Naval Academy
Prestion Institute of management science & tech.
Preston University
Progressive Public School
School of Business Studies ( SBS )
Sind Medical College
Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation
Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology
Textile Institute of Pakistan
The College of Engineering PAF.
University of Karachi
Usman Instituate IT
Ziauddin Medical Universit

Khairpur

Shah Abdul Latif University

Khuzdar

Balochistan University of Engineering & Technology
UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY

Kohat

Kohat University of Science & Technology
Preston University

Lahore

Ad-Dawa Open University
Aitchison College
Allama Iqbal Medical College
Allied College Of Textile Management & Administrat
Altus College
Aptech
Beaconhouse National University
CAPS
Centre of Financial Excellence
College Of Tourism & Multimedia Computing
COMSATS
CORVIT
Cosmin Education Services
Defence Degree College of Women
Eastern College of Management Sciences
Edge Systems International
European University
FJMC
Forman Christian College University
Gates College
Global College
Government College For Women
Govt College University
Govt. Apwa College (Women) Lahore
Govt. College of Home Economics,
Govt. College of Science
Govt. College of Technology
Govt. Dyal Singh College
Govt. Fatima Jinnah College For Women
Govt. Islamia College
Govt. Islamia College For Women
Govt. Post Graduate Islamia College of Commerce
Hailey College of Banking and Finance
Hailey College of Commerce
Hajvery University
IBA Grads
Imperial College of Business Studies
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
Institute Of Computer And Emerging Sciences
Institute Of Management Sciences (IMS Pakaims)
Institute of Social Sciences
Institute Of Toursim & Hotal Management
Iqra University Lahore
ISA(Institute Of South Asia)
Islamia College Of Commerce
Jamia Ashrafia
King Edward Medical College
Kinnaird College for Women
KIPS College
Lahore College for Women University
Lahore College of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Lahore Grammer College(Only For Girls)
Lahore Law College
Lahore Medical & Dental College Lahore
Lahore School Of Economics
Lahore School of Information Technology
Lahore University Of Management Sciences (LUMS)
Leads Group Of Colleges
Minhaj Colleges
National College of Arts (NCA)
National College of Business Admin. & Eco.(NCBA&E)
National Engineers Training Services
National Institute of Languages
National Textile College & Management Institute
National Textile College of Manag. Sci.
National University (FAST)
NETCOMM
Newports University
NK-FACT
OPSTEC
Oriental College Of Arts
Pakistan College Of Law
Pakistan Finance College
Pakistan Institute of Management
Peak Solution
Petroman Institute of Management Sciences
Premier College of Business and Administration
Preston University
Preston University
PUCIT
Punjab Inst. Of Medical Studies
Punjab University
Quaid-e-Azam College
Quaid-e-Azam College (QCIT)
Queen Mary College
Renaissance, The School
Resource Academia
Scholars College of Computer Science
SERVICES INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (SIMS)
Sharif Trust Institute Of Information Tecnology
Skills Institute of Information Technology
Sofia College Of Arts & Sci.
ST.Anthony College
Standered College
STEP
Superior College
Tahir Computer College
The City (APIIT)
The Educators College
The Minhaj University
The University Of Lahore
Unique College
University Law College
University of Central Punjab
University of Education
University of Engineering and Technology (UET)
University of Health Sciences
University of Management And Technology (UMT)
University of South Asia
University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences (UVAS)
Virtual University
West Minster College
Wise Girls College

Larkana

Chandka Medical College

Manshera

Hazara University

Mirpur

Muhammad Medical College

Multan

Bahauddin Zakariya University
BZ University College of Engineering & Technology
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
NFC Institute of Engineering & Technological Training
NISHTAR MEDICAL COLLEGE
Preston University

Muzaffarabad

AZAD JAMMU & KASHMIR UNIVERSITY

Nawabshah

Peoples Medical College
Quaid-e-Awam Uni of Engineering, Sci & Tech
Quaid-e-Awam University of Eng. and Tech.

Nowshera

Northern University

Peshawar

Agriculture University Peshawar
CECOS University
City University of Science & Information Technolog
Gandhara University
Institute of Management Sciences
KHYBER MEDICAL COLLEGE
NWFP University of Engineering & Technology
Preston University
Sarhad University
University of Peshawar

Quetta

Balochistan University of Info. Tech.& Mang. Sci
Bolan Medical College
Preston University
The Command and Staff College
University of Balochistan

Rahim Yar Khan

SHAIKH ZAYED MEDICAL COLLEGE

RawalPindi

APCOMS
Army Medical College
Barani Institute of Information Technology
Fatima Jinnah Women University
Fauji Foundation College for Boys
Islamic International Medical College
NUST
Pakistan Institute of Computer Sciences
Pir Mehar Ali Shah University of Arid Agriculture
Rawalpindi Medical College
Riphah International University
University of Arid Agriculture

Sargodha

University of Sargodha

Sialkot

National Engineers Training Services

Sudhnuti

Mohi-ud-Din Islamic University

Swabi

GIKI, Engineering Sciences & Technology

Taxila

University of Engineering and Technology Taxila

Wah Cantt

University of Wah

List of Pakistani universities

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Aga Khan University.

Resource Development Department, Stadium Road, P.O.Box 3500,Karachi-74800 PakistanPhone #: (92-21) 493 0051 Ext: 2910/2911Fax: (92-21) 493 4294 E-mail: resource.development@aku.edu or sports.centre@aku.eduURL: http://www.aku.edu or http://www.amaan.com/univ/aku.htm

Allama Iqbal Open University.

Block # 3, Sector II-8, IslamabadPhone #: (92-51) 435-748, 435-762, 435-749, 435-750Fax #: (92-51) 435-766Email: mscs@aiou.edu.pk

Balochistan University of Engineering & Technology

University Campus, Khuzdar, PakistanPhone #: (92-87) 412-752, 412-524

Baqai Medical University.

51, Deh tor, Gadap Road, Superhighway Karachi-74600, PakistanPhone #: (92-21) 635-0434, 635-0433, 635-1011Fax 3: (92-21) 661-7968

Hamdard University .

Madina Al-Hikmat, Mohammad Bin Qasim Avenue,Deh Bund Murad Khan, Karachi-74700, PakistanPhone #: (92-21) 699-6002, 699-6001Fax #: (92-21) 699-6002Email: registrar@hamdard.edu

International Islamic University.

52-West Waheed Plaza, Jinnah Avenue, Blue Area, Islamabad, PakistanPhone #: (92-51) 823-080Fax #: (92-51) 826-727Email: dballu@paknet1.ptc.pk

Mehran University of Engineering & Technology.

Jamshoro, Hyderabad, PakistanPhone #: 992-221) 771-214, 771-704, 771-226Fax #: (92-221) 771-382Email: reg@muet.its.super.net.pk

NED University of Engineering & Technology.

University Raod, Karachi-75270, PakistanPhone #: (92-21) 9243261-8Fax #: (92-21) 496-1934

National University of Engineering & Technology.

Tamizuddin Road, Lalkurti, Rawalpindi, PakistanPhone #: (92-51) 927-1580, 927-1596Fax #: (92-51) 927-1577Email: nust@paknet2.net.pk

NWFP Agricultural University.

602, Kashif Center, Shahra-e-Faisal, Peshawar, PakistanPhone #: (92-91) 40239, 40230

Nicon Center of Computer Sciences.

19/M, Mohammad Hanif Kayani Road,Model Town Extension, Lahore.Tel: 042-5167980 Fax: 5168990 modeltown@niconpak.comhttp://www.niconpak.com

Nicon Center of Computer Sciences.

13P, F7 Markaz, Jinnah Super,IslamabadTel: 051- 274840 Fax: 051-276811islamabad@niconpak.com

Nicon Center of Computer Sciences.

14 A, Murree Road, Adjacent KFC,RawalpindiTel: 051-273838 Fax: 051-278933rawalpindi@niconpak.com

Nicon Center of Computer Sciences.

P.O. Box: 20373,501, Aldurrah Building, AjmanUAETel: 06-7471855 Fax: 06-7472038niconuae@emirates.net.ae

Quaid-e-Azam University of Engineering & Technology.

University Road, Karachi-75300, PakistanTelephone:4988000-2, 4980072, 4980059, 474583UAN 111-994-994Fax: (92-21) 4982393Email: webmaster@ssuet.edu.pk

Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology.

Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, PakistanPhone #: (92-42) 586-4185, 586-4534Fax #: (92-42) 586-4534

Shah Abdul Latif University.

81, 2nd Floor, Motandas Building, M.A. Jinnah Road, Khairpur, PakistanPhone #: (92-792) 4492, 4491

Sindh Agricultural University.

Sindh Secretariat, 4-B, Block 93-94, Court Road, Tando Jam, PakistanPhone #: (92-2233) 5869Fax #: (92-2233) 5300

Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology.

90, Clifton, Karachi 75530, PakistanPhone: (92-21) 583-0447 & 48, (92-21) 583-8034 & 35Fax: (92-21) 583-0446E-mail: info@szabist.edu.pkWeb Site: http://www.szabist.edu.pk

The Punjab University.

Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, PakistanPhone #: (92-42) 586-4185, 586-4534Fax #: (92-42) 586-4534

University of Karachi.

University Road, P.O. Box: 8403, Karachi-75250, PakistanPhone #: (92-21) 496-8530, 496-5787Fax #: (92-21) 496-9729

University of Sindh.

Allama I.I. Kazi Campus, Jamshoro, Hyderabad, PakistanPhone #: (92-221) 771-188, 771-249, 771-690, 771-681

Ziauddin Medical University.

4/B, Block-6, Clifton, Karachi-75600, PakistanPhone #: (92-21) 586-2939, 586-2937, 583-3673Fax #: (92-21) 586-2940Email: zmu@khi.comrol.com

EDUCATION

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Education in Pakistan is divided into five levels: primary (grades one through five); middle (grades six through eight); high (grades nine and ten, leading to the Secondary School Certificate); intermediate (grades eleven and twelve, leading to a Higher Secondary School Certificate); and university programmes leading to graduate and advanced degrees.[69]

Pakistan also has a parallel secondary school education system in private schools, which is based upon the curriculum set by the University of Cambridge. Some students choose to take the O level and A level exams, which are administered by the British Council,[70] in place of government exams.

There are currently 730 technical & vocational institutions in Pakistan.[71] The minimum qualifications to enter male vocational institutions, is the completion of grade 8. The programmes are generally two to three years in length. The minimum qualifications to enter female vocational institutions, is the completion of grade 5.[72]

All academic education institutions are the responsibility of the provincial governments. The federal government mostly assists in curriculum development, accreditation and some financing of research.

English medium education is to be extended, on a phased basis, to all schools across the country.[73] Through various educational reforms, by the year 2015, the ministry of education expects to attain 100% enrolment levels amongst primary school aged children, and a literacy rate of 86% amongst people aged over 10.[74]

Pakistan also has madrassahs that provide free education and also offer free boarding and lodging to students who come mainly from the poorer strata of society and not necessarily. [75] After recent criticism, efforts have been made to regulate them by including modern disciplines such as English, science, mathematics, economics, and computer science. [76]

LANGUAGE

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English is the official language of Pakistan and used in official business, government, and legal contacts. The constitution of Pakistan is written in English. Urdu is the national language, usually spoken to communicate with different ethnic groups. Punjabi is the most commonly spoken ethnic language.. Other major languages spoken in Pakistan include (in order of number of speakers): Pashto, Sindhi, Saraiki and Balochi; English is mostly spoken by educated people.

Following are the major languages spoken in Pakistan. The percentage of Pakistanis who are native speakers of that language is also given.
Punjabi 44.68%
Pashto 15.42%
Sindhi 14.1%
Seraiki 8.38%
Urdu 7.57%
Balochi 3.57%
Others 6.08%

Other languages include Brahui, Potwari, Kashmiri, Persian, Dari, Hindko, Gujrati, Memoni, Makrani, Marwari, Bengali, Gojri, and Dogri.

Government of Pakistan and Politics of Pakistan

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Government of Pakistan and Politics of Pakistan

Parliament house in Islamabad

The government of Pakistan was based on the Government of India Act (1935) for the first nine years after independence. The first Constitution of Pakistan was adopted in 1956, but was suspended in 1958 by General Ayub Khan. The Constitution of 1973—suspended in 1977, by Zia-ul-Haq, but re-instated in 1991—is the country's most important document, laying the foundations of government. Pakistan is a semi-presidential federal democratic republic with Islam as the state religion. The bicameral legislature comprises a 100-member Senate and a 342-member National Assembly. The President is the Head of State and the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces and is elected by an electoral college. The prime minister is usually the leader of the largest party in the National Assembly. Each province has a similar system of government with a directly elected Provincial Assembly in which the leader of the largest party or alliance becomes Chief Minister. Provincial Governors are appointed by the President.

The Pakistani military has played an influential role in mainstream politics throughout Pakistan's history, with military presidents ruling from 1958–71, 1977–88 and from 1999–2008. The leftist Pakistan Peoples Party, led by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, emerged as a major political player during the 1970s. Under the military rule of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Pakistan began a marked shift from the British-era secular politics and policies, to the adoption of Shariat and other laws based on Islam. During the 1980s, the anti-feudal, pro-Muhajir Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) was started by unorthodox and educated urban dwellers of Sindh and particularly Karachi. The 1990s were characterized by coalition politics dominated by the Pakistan Peoples Party and a rejuvenated Muslim League.

In the October 2002 general elections, the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) won a plurality of National Assembly seats with the second-largest group being the Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP), a sub-party of the PPP. Zafarullah Khan Jamali of PML-Q emerged as Prime Minister but resigned on 26 June 2004 and was replaced by PML-Q leader Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain as interim Prime Minister. On 28 August 2004 the National Assembly voted 191 to 151 to elect the Finance Minister and former Citibank Vice President Shaukat Aziz as Prime Minister. The Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal, a coalition of Islamic religious parties, won elections in North-West Frontier Province, and increased their representation in the National Assembly - until their defeat in the 2008 elections.

Prime Minister's Secretariat, Islamabad

Pakistan is an active member of the United Nations (UN) and the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC), the latter of which Pakistan has used as a forum for Enlightened Moderation, a plan to promote a renaissance and enlightenment in the Muslim world. Pakistan is also a member of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO). In the past, Pakistan has had mixed relations with the United States; in the early 1950s, Pakistan was the United States' "most allied ally in Asia"[26] and a member of both the Central Treaty Organisation (CENTO) and the Southeast Asia Treaty Organisation (SEATO). During the Soviet-Afghan War in the 1980s Pakistan was a major U.S. ally. But relations soured in the 1990s, when sanctions were applied by the U.S. over suspicions of Pakistan's nuclear activities. However, the 11 September 2001 attacks and the subsequent War on Terrorism led to an improvement in U.S.–Pakistan ties, especially after Pakistan ended its support of the Taliban regime in Kabul. This was evidenced by a major increase in American military aid, providing Pakistan $4 billion more in three years after the 9/11 attacks than before.[27]

On 18 February 2008, Pakistan held its general elections after Benazir Bhutto's assassination postponed the original date of 8 January 2008.[28] The Pakistan Peoples Party won the majority of the votes and formed an alliance with the Pakistan Muslim League (N). They nominated and elected Yousaf Raza Gilani as Prime Minister of Pakistan.[29] On 18 August 2008, Pervez Musharraf resigned as President of Pakistan amidst increasing calls for his impeachment.[30] In the presidential election that followed, Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan People's Party won by a landslide majority and became President of Pakistan.

POLTICAL PARTIES OF PAKISTAN

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Political parties have existed in Pakistan during all of its turbulent political history but have been regulated by legislation to ensure that they support the concept of Pakistan—a vestige of an early effort to repress the activities of the National Democratic Party (NDP) and the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), which had opposed Partition in 1947. Parties have been frequently banned or restricted by the government, beginning with the 1952 ban on—and suppression of—the Communist Party of Pakistan (CPP). In most instances, banning of political activity has simply limited overt, outdoor rallies and demonstrations, while banning of parties has left the parties essentially intact, merely forcing them underground, as in the most recent ban in 1979.

In February 1981, leaders of nine political parties opposing the martial law regime, and led by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), formed the Movement for the Restoration of Democracy (MRD) and by declaration called for an immediate end to martial law and restoration of the parliamentary system of 1973. Following the end of martial law in 1985, political parties were legalized, although regulated by the Political Parties Act that required all parties to register to be eligible for election. The elections that followed President Zia's sacking of Prime Minister Junejo in 1986, coupled with national elections called after Zia's subsequent death in an airplane crash in 1988, have resulted in a rebirth of full and open political activity.

The populist Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) led by Benazir Bhutto, daughter of the late Prime Minister Zulfikar Bhutto, won a plurality in the National Assembly and formed a government with the support of appointed members and independents. The opposition coalesced around other parties, especially the Pakistan Muslim League (PML), and the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), as well as disaffected PPP members who had been displaced when Benazir Bhutto claimed the party leadership on her return from exile overseas in 1986. One of these, Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, joined with Nawaz Sharif, the PML chief minister of Punjab, to become leader of the opposition in the Assembly. In 1990, Jatoi became interim prime minister when Benazir Bhutto was dismissed by the president.

In the elections of fall 1990, Nawaz Sharif emerged as prime minister and leader of the Islamic Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI), a multi-party coalition based on Sharif's PML and the JI. But in elections in the fall of 1993, following the resignations of both the president and the prime minister, Bhutto's PPP, the lead party in the PDA, commanded a thin majority in the National Assembly, guaranteeing her return to power. The IJI came in a close second even though the Islamic parties suffered severe reverses nationally.

In the 1990s, party politics in Pakistan became increasingly regional, and party lines relatively porous, with much shifting of supporters into and out of the PPP and the PML. Each of these parties drew nearly 40% of the popular vote, and emerged as the only parties with national scope; both improved their positions in provincial assemblies.

In 1994, the PPP government depended on the support of former PML members and nonelected assembly members, plus leaders like Jatoi, a charter PPP member who had been in and out of the party in recent years. Similarly, during its period in power from 1990 to 1993, the PML formed a government only with the support of other parties, most of which have strength only in regional terms, mainly the JI, the Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP), the Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan (JUP), and the Jamiat-ul-Ulema-Islam (JUI). And both the PPP and the PML have competed successfully in forming governments in provincial assemblies only when they have recruited (or neutralized) strong regional parties, like the Awami National Party (ANP) in the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) and the Muhajir Quami Movement (MQM) in Sindh.

The two main political parties up until the elections of October 2002 were Sharif's Muslim League and Bhutto's Pakistan Peoples Party, with the Muslim League winning a resounding victory in the national elections held in February 1997. In 1996, noted Pakistan cricketer Imran Khan founded the Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf (PTI) or "Movement for Justice," a new political party dedicated to creating an "egalitarian, modern Islamic state" in Pakistan.

Unlike in the past, political parties were not banned under General Musharraf's military government, but they were sidelined from the political process until the 10 October 2002 parliamentary and provincial elections. In the general election, Quaid-e-Azam, a political faction of the PML supportive of Musharraf, came in first place. Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party came in third, and Sharif's PML-Nawaz was a distant fourth (both Bhutto and Sharif were barred from running). A 6-party hard-line Islamic coalition, Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (United Action Front or MMA), came in third in the polls. The MMA is dominated by Jamaat-i-Islami, and it campaigned on an anti-American platform, voicing support for the Taliban in Afghanistan. It secured voters from the middle class and in urban areas in addition to rural ones.

Shopping Markets of Lahore

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A list of some of the major shopping places where you can also find abundant street food as well:

1. Mall Road from Alfalah Building to Anarkali Bazar – Pricing: Medium to high

2. Anarkali Bazar (South Asia’s oldest Bazar) - Pricing: Medium

3. Fortress Stadium – on the Mall Road towards Lahore Cant - Pricing: Medium to high

4. Liberty Market Gulberg Lahore - Pricing: Medium to high

5. Main Boulevard Gulberg, housing several multi storey buildings on both sides of the road - Pricing: Medium to high

6. Ichara Ferozepur Road Lahore – Pricing: Low

7. Sooha Bazar Shalami inside ancient walled city – Shops selling expensive gold and silver jewelry only.

This is somthing which i loved about lahore. from fast food to restraunts to shopping malls, theywere all open.libertymarketwas huge.ucould buy everything from shoes to designer clothes to food to toys everything wasthere.the amount of people u see atnight foof!.a great place to go with or without your family .

Once known as the "Paris of the East," Lahore is now the hub of a booming cultural experimentation in Pakistan. Haute couture fashion, fusion cooking, and the traditional style of miniature painting depicted in postmodern art are transforming this old Mughal town into the epicenter of Eastern glamour. A trip to the Subcontinent's most exciting city is an experience involving rich history, colorful culture and amazing food. Lahori hospitality is legendary and there is a population of 8.5 million helpful citizens to amuse and educate you on your journey.

For variety, head towards newly renovated Food Street, a long lane lined with dozens of restaurants offering traditional dishes served on plastic tables placed along the sidewalks. For a quick bite, visit one of the hundreds of dhabhas around the city offering mouth-watering bun kebabs and chicken rolls wrapped in day-old newspapers served to you in minutes. International cuisine done Pakistani style can be found at Elephant and Taipan in the Pearl Continental hotel. Don't forget to try traditional sweets, called mithia, at Nirala. Either deep fried and crispy, or baked and soft, these colorful treats are always oozing with sugar.