Tag: Lahore
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Pakistan Business Express – Nothing for Awam by Pakistan Railways
After shutting down 120 passenger trains and dumping so many engines, Pakistan Railways has launched its first ever Karachi to Lahore nonstop air conditioned train called Pak Business Express. The train is launched in a joint venture with private sector. Pak Business Express is apparently a VIP train with high class facilities for the passengers…
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Makro Habib acquired by Metro Cash and Carry in Pakistan
After my recent rant on Makro Pakistan, it has came to my knowledge that Pakistan operations of Makro (or Makro Habib) have been acquired by Metro Cash and Carry, with effect from January 2012. In July 2011, Express Tribune reported that Makro Habib and Metro Cash and Carry were engaged in merger talks. Later it…
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HyperStar comes to Karachi
HyperStar in Dolmen City Mall at Sea View, Karachi is talk of town these days. HyperStar is brought to Pakistan by Majid Al Futtaim Retail of UAE. In UAE, Majid Al Futtaim Hypermarkets represent (and thus known as) Carrefour, the world’s second largest retailer. Majid Al Futtaim Retail manages around 40 hypermarkets in the Middle…
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Imran Khan’s Vive la Revolution vs Pakistan Political Spectrum
It’s a reality, so no more hanky banky about the number of seats and whose “Jalsa†was bigger. Imran’s troops have really rattled the stage, and to put it right after a long lull there is something worth writing or talking. Imran Khan has matured well with time, as politics in Pakistan is a tight…
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PTI Jalsa in Lahore: Is the Silent Majority Awake Now?
Fifteen years of slow but steady struggle which sometimes looked like a one-man show and labelled as just a fan club by critics has surely turned the tables in one big show of strength. “The Lahore Jalsa†has shaken repeatedly tested corrupt giants. There is a fear in their ways, and you can sense it.…
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Imran Khan, PTI Jalsa in Lahore, and the way forward
On March 25, 1992 Imran Khan and his team attracted around 87,182 spectators to watch them go into, and win, the final of Cricket World Cup against England at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Nineteen years later, Imran Khan, and his 15 years old political party, was able to amass 100,000 (or 200,000 depending on which source…
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Dengue Crises Worsens ….
Emergency has been declared in hospitals as cases have risen to 5,500 with over 40 people dead. The fear has gripped Punjab with people lining up for tests at it’s mere suspicion. The majority of people affected are from Lahore, with a total of 4,000 cases and 26 deaths. The failure to get admitted in…
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Dengue and Floods because of Sins?
There is some speculation on blogs and social networking websites as to whether the floods and dengue are due to sins. I think it is ridiculous to say that they are a result of sins. Dengue is a result of an ineffective government which wasn’t prepared while the floods are a result of not having…
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The Dengue Crisis in Punjab
Dengue fever has turned into an epidemic in Punjab specially Lahore after heavy rain. Over 2,000 cases had been reported in Lahore only and over 3,000 cases have been reported all over the country. Such a huge number of people become victim to the deadly ailment owing to Punjab government’s alleged failure to fumigate on…
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Shahbaz Taseer Kidnapping – Something Cooking Up!
Lahoriites as well as entire Pakistan was stunned by the moving scenes flashing on our media yesterday morning. In broad day light from down town Lahore, Salman Taseer’s son Shahbaz was abducted by armed men riding on a jeep, and this is all to the story. The event took place just after 10 am, and…