Pakistan: A home to travel destinations

Pakistan is considered as one of the most blessed countries of the world. The nature has gifted it with all types of resources and only a few of these resources have been discovered while many of them still lay hidden under its land. It has lush green planes on one side and tall snowy mountains on the other. It has desert life where even survival is difficult and on the other hand it is blessed with the Arabian Sea, full of life. This country has a mix of traditional village and posh city life. The modern cities are the historic walled city “Lahore”, mini Pakistan “Karachi” and the capital “Islamabad”.

Lahore:

The historic walled city of Lahore is the cultural center of Pakistan. The city is located at the bank of River Ravi and was called Lavapur some 2000 years ago. It is also known as “Daata ki Nagri” because the Tomb of holy saint Hazrat Daata Ganj Bakhsh is situated here. The city has been transformed in the reigns of different leaders but one thing which is still the same is the taste and aroma of its traditional foods. These foods are its identity all across the globe. The antique marvels that were constructed in Lahore by the Mughal rulers are still preserved here and these buildings are a big tourist attraction. The foreigners prefer to stay at Avari Hotel and Pearl Continental Lahore. A large number of expats prefer to find a house, apartment or villa for rent and Zameen.com offers a huge cluster of property rentals in Lahore real estate. 

Karachi:

Karachi is known as mini Pakistan and it is the largest city of Pakistan. It is the economic hub of Pakistan because it is located on the coast of the Arabian Sea and has Port of Karachi and Port Bin Qasim, which are two of the region's largest and busiest ports. Clifton, Sea-view and new food street Port Grand Karachi are the main attractions of the locals and expats. The hotel chains like Pearl Continental, Marriott Karachi, Beach Luxury Karachi and Sheraton Hotel Karachi are the most favorite accommodation options of the expats and locals.

Islamabad:

Islamabad is the capital and the gate to the lush green and northern areas of Pakistan. The city is called “The Green City” due to the greenery. It is also the home to one of the world’s largest construction marvels “Shah Faisal mosque”. Pir Suhawa, Margala Hills and Bari Imaam are pleasant places to visit. The food at Monal Restaurant is really good and it is more pleasant to have it in open fresh air.

The city is surrounded by hills like Murree, Nathiya Gali and Bhurban which are the most favorite places of the locals for vacations in summers and winters. Murree is known as “The Queen of Mountains” and it remains covered with snow almost throughout the year. The most favorite place for accommodation in the hill station is Pearl Continental Bhurban. There are other accommodation options like houses, apartments and villas for rent are also offered by Islamabad real estate to the locals and tourists. You can find these properties for rent anywhere in Islamabad.

Northern areas of Pakistan:

The main focus of traveller is towards the northern areas of Pakistan where the lush green surroundings waves and huge snow sprinkled mountains are standing tall throughout the year. A large number of travellers travel towards these areas to see how the nature has blessed this country. The tourists love to visit Naran, Kaghan, Chitral, Swat, Kalam, Neelam, Gilgit, Hunza, Shogran and Shengrila Valley. One of the world’s largest mountain range” Koh Hindu Kush” is also in Pakistan. The tallest mountain of Koh Hindu Kush is Trichmir and one of the world’s tallest peaks K-2 is also in Pakistan. The Trango Tower Pakistan is a great attraction for the mountain climbers.

Transformations and festivals are good for Lahore

Lahore is a home of historical building and the second largest city of Pakistan. It is known as the heart of Pakistan. It was refurnished in the Mughal Era and afterwards it passed through several transformation phases. The city still contains the signs of Mughal rulers that depict their rich and marvelous past which they have spent here. Lahore is situated at the bank of River Ravi which increases its beauty as well as its importance. The city is important as a trade hub for the people of Punjab and it generates a huge amount of revenue for the country.

The city is still in the development phase in which several roads and bridges are to be constructed all over it for the convenient living of the locals as well as expats. The largest development projects of Lahore Real Estate are rapid transit service and the bridges on Ferozepur Road that are about to complete in coming months which will increase the charisma and the accessibility of the city. These new development projects include schools, colleges for the better future of Pakistan. The low fair bus service is also a positive step for the students in which they have to pay only Rs.10 to travel anywhere across the city.

After the completion of bridges and roads, the working class will be able to reach their work places on time which will enhance the entire yearly work speed and it will save enormous level of fuel consumption. The IT tower (Arfa Karim Tower) is one of the steps that were necessary to be taken for the promotion of IT industry in our country and to provide jobs to the related personnel. It has been completed and soon the IT companies will come to Pakistan which will be helpful in the training and development of our human resource.

Hence, the city is open for the visitors as well as has a rich history of festivals like horse and cattle shows, trade shows, job fairs and Basant. The cricket is in the blood of Lahorites and soon the grounds will be green again which will attract a large number of cricket fans from across the world. The revenue can be immensely increased if the historic festival of “Basant” gets restored.

Bahria Town Lahore: A Boost to Lahore Real Estate

Bahria Town Lahore is one of the most astonishing and newly developed societies of Pakistan. It is a project of Bahria developers which is a renowned name of residential development industry. Lahore is a great historic city and it is one of the posh areas of Pakistan. The city lives a busy life and it is awake even in its nights. The Bahria developers have analyzed Lahore real estate’s potential and trends and after this analysis they have introduced their largest residential project in Pakistan through which they have catered the need of a luxurious and comfy home away from the busy life of Lahore city.

Bahria Town Lahore is a mixture of up-to-date technology and sleek stylish properties which are constructed in a green area outside the noisy and busy life of Lahore. The aim of the society is to provide a secure healthy life in an economical accommodation. The trend of architectural homes has been introduced by Bahria developers which include traditional trendy Asian and American homes, villas and apartments to provide an extraordinary lifestyle to the Lahorites. These trendy homes are quite easy on the pocket and the durability of these properties is one of their prime features.

Bahria town Lahore provides a hale and hearty life to its residents. It has focused the “go green concept” to provide a green healthy environment and gym, sports complexes and parks to polish the abilities of the youngsters and children in different sports. It has the best educational institutions that guarantee the shining future of the children. All of its facilities and convenient lifestyle has made it a fast growing society due to which the investors are stepping in to invest in these marvelous properties. Hence, its unique properties are a great source for boosting the sales of Lahore real estate.

DHA Lahore: A step towards a new Pakistan

DHA Lahore has become a name of brilliance due to its unique, luxurious and stylish properties. It is one of the largest residential projects of Asia which has reshaped the lifestyle of old Lahore city and has added more colors to its multicolored life. The old Lahore was becoming so congested that the people of Lahore felt the need of a new residential society that can provide them a comfy classy life. So, DHA was the first one to introduce a high quality residential project according to the demand of Lahorites and by its convenient and comfortable range of properties it has become the most successful residential society among all the real estate developers.  

DHA Lahore has catered the residential needs of Lahorites by revolutionizing their style of living and by providing them quality accommodations. It is solely responsible for the transformation of the city due to which the importance of Lahore real Estate has increased massively. The affluent class of Lahore has transferred to DHA Lahore because they want a noise free and pollution free life and it provides them a healthy environment to live. The gardens, Parks and green belts depict that DHA is following the “go green” concept to increase greenery and they are a step towards prevention from global warming. 

DHA Lahore has become the focal point for the investors from across Pakistan which has increased its property sales. The people, who are looking for quality residence prefer DHA Lahore and take it as their first priority. Its quality homes, apartments, offices and commercial properties are the main focus of the buyers. These properties have increased the attractions of Lahore city and the people of Lahore dream to have a property in DHA Lahore. The commercial properties include apartments, offices and plots that are currently in the spotlight by the local as well as foreign companies.

The business has been increased gigantically as the local and foreign restaurants and companies have stepped into DHA Lahore. It contains international restaurant chains like KFC, McDonald’s and Pizza Hut etc. The foreign banks like RBS, Barclay’s and Bank Alfalah have also opened their branches in here. The multinationals that include the entire telecom sector have increased the flow of expats in the city. The expats who belong to these multinationals buy properties in DHA for their convenience, which has increased the importance of Lahore real estate. Hence, DHA Lahore is opening new doors towards a progressive Pakistan.

DHA Lahore – Offering Unsurpassed Residential Facilities

Lahore is the heart of Pakistan with its rich historic culture and a huge business market of more than 10 million people. The Lahore Real Estate has been on a constant rise ever since the beginning of the millenium but the one society that stands out among the league of successful property markets of Lahore is the DHA Lahore. DHA Lahore was established in 1975 and ever since its inauguration as a military housing scheme, the society has kept on writing the success stories and can be termed as the best society of the city without any hesitation.

DHA Lahore offers its residents a secure, clean and peaceful environment that is inaccessible for any other housing society in the country. The developers have always given security the most important slot in their strategy making for the DHA Lahore and as a result, DHA Lahore can be safely said to be the safest society in the city with hardly ever an incident of looting occurring within its premises. The administration has set up special gates and guards have been deployed on these gates to make sure that nobody enters the society without being checked by the guards and the machines deployed at all the entrances of the society capture the image of the cars passing them.

The parks and grounds for recreation and entertainment of the residents make DHA Lahore a desirable place to live in. These parks are filled with families in the evening as kids play and the couples roam around the park enjoying the lush green grass of the park. This luxurious lifestyle serves as a gravitational force for the seekers of quality residence in this magnetic city named as Lahore.

The commercial buildings in DHA Lahore are the most expensive in the entire city and that is because of the extremely supportive locality as people of the highest class come to DHA commercial areas for shopping. Numerous food chains and fast food restaurants have their outlets in this society and all these reasons jell in together to make DHA Lahore the No. 1 property market in the eyes of the real estate experts of Lahore.

Pakistan – The Land of All Seasons

Pakistan is situated just at the right place for varying climatic conditions and nature has bestowed it with an exclusive quality that one can have all four seasons at the same time in Pakistan. Entering Karachi, at any time of the year, one would feel almost the same sort of weather that is associated with almost all coastal cities of the world. The weather is a little humid during the winter season and the cool sea breeze keeps the temperature low during the summer season. Moving North the Sindh province remains extremely hot during the summer season and pleasantly cold the winter season.

The plains of Punjab give a perfect combination of heat and cold in all seasons and all these seasons just add to the fertility of this food depot of the country. Lahore has both the extreme hot weather in the summer season with temperature reaching as high as 46 degrees Celsius while the same city gets a temperature of -2 degrees in the winters. Monsoon rains make the plains of Punjab fertile and the rivers flowing through it add to the productivity of this fertile land. That is why Punjab produces the best citrus fruit and rice in the world. Pakistan is the largest producer of citrus fruit in the world and the quality of production in this region is one of the finest in the world.

The northern areas of Pakistan are mountainous regions with some of the highest peaks of the world in the Himalayan ranges including the second highest mountain peak of the world that is the Mount Goodwin Austin, famously known as the K-2. Murree, a beautiful mountain range was called as the Queen of Mountains in the Colonial era. The Swat, Naraan and Kaghan are some of the most gorgeous valleys in the world and the striking features of high mountains and low valleys with rivers and streams flowing through them are certainly a treat to watch.

Punjab Youth Festival 2012– Another Mega-Event in Lahore

Lahore has always been the hub of cultural and recreational activities and for this reason Lahorites are renowned for their fun-loving nature. They welcome such events and festivals with open heart and that is the reason why Government of Punjab has decided to celebrate the world’s biggest festival in which thousands of students, common people and volunteers are going to take part. The event has been organized in order to enhance and recognize the ability in the youth for their and Pakistan’s future.

The event is going to be held in August after Ramadan and already the Lahori and Punjabi youth is showing keen interest in this mega-event as according to the Director General Sports Board Punjab has said in an official statement that the website has reached 100,000 visits daily. The website has also welcomed suggestions which have multiplied the response on their page. This shows the keen interest of Punjab youth in the sports and recreational activities.

The event will include participants from all parts of Punjab from the Union Council level to the provincial level. Students from schools, colleges and universities will take part in the event and the events range from educational to sports and from cooking to the arts of painting and from debates to pet events, this youth festival contains a wide range of events and events have been categorized according to the class of people who are interested towards them. For example the art of family dressing has been put into General Public Team events category while arm wrestling etc has been put into Sports sector General Public category.

All the events will start from Sports council levels which have been recently instated in all the union councils of Punjab and then the successful candidates will be elevated to the next level and through Union council, Village/area, Tehsil, District, Division levels they will finally reach the provincial level.

The organizers have also announced that Guinness officials will also be present during the event and the interested people can get themselves registered if they feel that they are able to make it to the Guinness World Records in any field.

This event will help a lot to attract the world attention towards Lahore and with the entire infrastructure that is being developed in Lahore and such events, the global investor is already eyeing at Punjab and the latest Metro Bus Service that is being invested in by Turkey is a proof of investors’ interest in Lahore. This has already given boost to the Lahore real estate as property prices are going higher and higher in the city and prospects are excellent that this business will further flourish in the provincial capital.

Government has also planned to hold the Punjab National Games and then Punjab International games in Lahore after this event which is a big step towards propping up of as well as Lahore’s as well as Pakistan’s image in the world.

Bahria Town Lahore: The Best in the Business

Pakistan’s security issues had been haunting the nation for the last few years, however, Bahria town Lahore has almost eradicated the issue by giving a modern security system that comprises of high quality personnel who are fully equipped and constantly keep patrolling their given areas. Pakistan that was gripped in law and order problems has been shown a way to control it by Bahria Town Lahore which is a great service by the developers to the nation.

Bahria Town has also provided a solution to the ongoing energy crises of the country by successfully putting into practice the use of solar energy and thus has got rid of the problem. There are no electricity outages in the society as the society maintains its own system of producing electricity and thus has been able to provide uninterrupted power supply to the residents, which, these days is a dream of every Pakistani as in other parts of the city, there is around 8 to 12 hours load shedding a day.

Bahria Town successfully claims to be the innovator of global standard facility providing in Pakistan real estate. Initially Bahria Town did not get much success in the 1990s, however, after a paradigm shift in the policy, Bahria Town developers decided to make it the first society of Pakistan that provides lifestyle living to its residents, and the strategy went successful as Bahria Town plots prices shot up. The society has shown sustenance during the recession period.

The society gives global standard lifestyle by providing Golf course, universities, hospitals, cricket grounds, basketball courts, tennis turfs and badminton courts in sectors of Bahria Town. Lahore is a huge city with over 10 million population and the distances in Lahore are too long. Bahria Town Lahore has set up its own transport system with buses taking the passengers to all parts of the city. This bus service has really facilitated the residents as most new societies are normally cut off from the main city but Bahria Town bus service covers this gap up.

The society is one of the finest in the city and is expanding noticeably. It has extended to other cities as well and Bahria Town Rawalpindi and Islamabad are also making headlines in real estate business of those cities. Bahria developers are also developing DHA Valley Islamabad in collaboration with DHA and certainly they have left their mark in Pakistan Real Estate business by giving sublime residential facilities over the years.

Lahore – Ready to Shine on the Face of the Globe

It has been a slogan of all political parties that they would make Lahore into a Paris or a London if they are brought into power by the Lahorites. This dream however is now coming true as the Lahore Development Authority has taken up huge projects in the city and is hell bent on making it one of the top international cities of the world. Lahore is fast evolving into becoming the business centre of the country. The construction projects of Lahore have made the eyes of investors across the country and even abroad on the city.

Ring road has been made on the outlines of the mega city that has helped the transporters as well as the investors who do not have to spend so much now on the fuel as previously heavy transport had to move into the city. It has also helped in traffic management of this second largest city of Pakistan. Another good that this project has done to the city is that it has further boosted Lahore Real Estate because the property prices of the areas close to Ring road, Lahore have increased manifolds.

The completion of Saggian interchange, Kalma Chowk overhead bridge and Muslim town overhead bridge in record time has lives easier for the public as well as the traffic controllers. According to a report, average 427,000 vehicles daily pass Ferozepur Road that is the main business highway of the city. The fuel losses on the three stops Muslim Town Chowk, Ichra and Canal Bridge was around 2.1 billion a year while the Muslim town overhead bridge was completed only in Rs. 2 billion which will save billions for the next 80 years for the nation.

Yet another huge project is of Rapid Transit System that is being launched with the cooperation of the friendly country of Turkey. This mass transit system will begin from Shahdrah Town that is the Southern end of the city and will end up in Chungi Amr Sidhu that is the Northern end of the city. This facility will further boost the economic activities in the city and will also be a huge benefit for the passengers. It is an addition to the government’s policy of providing people with respectable and cheap transport facilities.

The BRB Canal that flows through Lahore is the most attractive part of the city, but unfortunately, previously there were no side-grills on its sides and that caused a number of accidents, so the government has erected it now and that has completely eradicated the problem. A number of buses that have been imported from China have made the public transport system a respectable way of traveling for the passengers.

The Lahore has completely turned on its head within a span of only three or four years and the long-sighted dream of Lahorites to live in Lahore and enjoy the flavor of Paris is finally becoming a reality. The blend of rich heritage and culture, thriving business and economy and the international standard lifestyle make the famous Lahorites’ slogan look more realistic that, ”Lahore Lahore aey” (Lahore is Lahore).

DHA Lahore: A Name of Supremacy

DHA Lahore was launched in 1975 and being first of its kind has maintained its brand equity ever since through the elegance and quality of services that this pioneer of real estate innovation in Pakistan provides. With the most advanced security system provided by this society, DHA Lahore was basically set up for the army personnel but as it provided the superlative degree of facilities to its residents, its popularity grew like wildfire and soon the authorities decided to open it for the general public and today almost nine phases have been completed while the tenth is about to be announced soon.

In the mid 2000s Pakistan real estate saw a boom so Lahore DHA cashed on its name too and hundreds of hectares around the DHA were bought from the owners at high prices to expand Defence Housing Authority Lahore. This not only was of great help for the residents and agricultural land owners of the adjacent areas but also those safe playing investors who want to invest only on cash cows and DHA that is a brand of success paid them back multifold. This society provides the best quality of services for its residents with broad roads, beautiful parks, easily accessible markets and international standard security system.

Lahorites love recreation and for them DHA provides DHA cinema halls, restaurants, shopping malls and plazas and parks picnics and jogging. Defence Club is one of the most popular destinations among youth in Lahore as music concerts are held here. Some of these concerts feature superstars while most of them are organized by colleges and universities and underground bands of Lahore perform their art in those concerts.

Transportation facilities are excellent with buses joining DHA with all important parts of the city while green belts give the driver’s eyes a pleasing effect when he drives on those skillfully carved carpeted roads and the well kept clean sideways give pedestrian a satisfying feeling.

Lahore real estate is the best performing market in Pakistan while DHA Lahore is the crown of this city’s real estate. Real estate businessmen cannot have a better place to invest their money in if they are looking for guaranteed profits.

Nature’s Beauty Speaks through Pakistan

Pakistan is a land of all seasons with chilling winters, humid summers, flowery springs and crispy autumns. With blazing land features that stay in one’s eyes forever once he gets a view of them, this part of the Earth was certainly given special attention by the Creator. If one starts moving from South to North, there is not a single place where he should blink his eyes as any scene of the magical beauty of this country should not be missed at any cost.

Karachi, in the South of the country, is the business hub of the country situated at the shore the Arabian Sea. Tall buildings, restaurants, delightful architecture, large shopping malls, zoological parks, roads, bridges and traffic make it the busiest and largest city of the country. Move to North and you find Hyderabad, Sehoun, Larkana, Ghotki, Nawabshah; all the very favorites of Sufi saints and preachers of the region.

 In the West of Karachi the Cape Muari (Cape Monde) marks the border of the Sind province with Balochistan, another God-gifted place on the face of the globe. Desert is the dominating feature of this province and as Paulo Coelho says in “The Alchemist” desert teaches man more than any other thing on Earth, the people of Balochistan are wise and witty. Mountains and plateaus of the region and the evidences found from the desert prove that the land on which Balochistan rests today was once part of the sea and that is why scientists have predicted that the inner of this province is filled with mineral wealth.

While if we move towards North, after crossing the Sind, land of the Saints, we will enter into the plains of Punjab. This land of five rivers is the largest province of Pakistan with a population more than almost all the countries in the Europe; this province is the food depot of the country. With the land perfectly suitable for farming and supplied with enough water from the rivers and one of the finest canal system in the world, Punjab produces food for the entire country. From the deserts of Cholistan in the Bahawalpur region to the city of saints, Multan one moves into the Central Punjab where Lahore shines as the cultural and historical capital of the country and Faisalabad as the Manchester of Pakistan. It is interesting to note here that despite all the economic problems that the world is going through Lahore real estate is still prospering. Here we also find Gujranwala, where food is life and life is food and Gujrat, the literal camp of the Muslim journalism in British India. Moving north we pass Sialkot, where the finest of the sports goods is produced and exported all over the world. For years, FIFA used Sialkot made footballs in all international events.

Further north we start moving into the mountains. Crossing the hills and Lake of Kallar Kahaar, we enter the historic trade route of the Central Asians into India, Rawalpindi. On the left is the road to the province of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa where we find some of the most astonishing creativity of nature when we move into Swat valley and through it we go on to see the heavens on Earth, the Naraan, Kaghaan and Kalaam and there you find the jewel of Pakistan “Saif-ul-Malook”. And had we moved right we would enter the capital of the country, Islamabad, which stands at the foot of the Margalla hills. This city was developed to be the capital of Pakistan in 1950s and 60s and has the most advanced infrastructure among all the cities of the country.

From there we move towards Murree road and that is where the mighty Himalayas begin as we enter the “Queen of Mountains” of the colonial era, Murree. Bhurban is at 45 minutes drive from Murree, where one of the finest hotels of the country Pearl Continental Hotel is situated. Try and sit in the terrace of one of the rooms in the hotel after sunset to view the small lights lit in the houses on the mountain. You’d feel nostalgic.

Keep moving north as the mountains mount further to see the dazzling sites of Karakoram ranges in Gilgit Baltistan and see the glaciers of Hunza and Siachin Glacier to finally catch the site of Mount Goodwin Austin (K-2), the second highest mountain peak of the world with a height of approximately 8.5 kilometers.

This country gives everything to a tourist that one can ever desire for. From the sea and the desert to the highest mountain peaks of the world and the valleys and rivers making their way through them, there is nothing that a nature lover should miss. Despite the recession that has hit all the world Pakistan might be the only country today that has a favorable market for real estate investment. Multinational companies continue to invest in Pakistan yet it is a fact the true potential of this market has not been utilized until now. With around 20 million population of this sixth largest country of the world, Pakistani market is so wide and diversified that it can produce wonders if is pierced through once. And if tourism flourishes and market opened for international investment, Pakistan can become tourists’ delight.

Private Housing Schemes to be Checked by LDA on Delays in Completion of Projects

It has been decided by the Lahore Development Authority to keep a check on the private housing schemes and make them complete their work as per their plan and will also check whether the material being used in these schemes is up to the mark or not. They will form teams of employees who will visit the housing schemes and will ensure that the development work is on time and also that the quality of material that is being used by these societies is appropriate or not.

LDA employees have visited a few under construction schemes recently and made a thorough survey of these places and samples of the material that is being used by these societies in the development of their infrastructure was also collected by them in order to verify it. They were accompanied by the developers of these societies during these visits. The authorities have warned on behalf of LDA that developers must not leave any stone unturned in guaranteeing the on time completion of these approved plans or will have to face the music as LDA might think of putting the mortgaged plots on auction for recovering the revenues in this regard.

General public was also warned about those schemes that were not approved by LDA and were told not to buy any such property that was not approved by LDA or was allocated for graveyards, schools, parks or any public interest land as in such cases their plots will not have legal protection.