Traveling in luxurious business train is not a dream anymore, Yes, recently pakistan reilways introduce their first  public-private partnership business train. The train will travel between Lahore and Karachi daily. The luxury Business Train comprising nine coaches will complete its journey from Lahore to Karachi in 18 hours with a nominal fare. So experience the luxury traveling across Pakistan.

PM Gilani inaugurating Pakistan first luxury train.

The cabins of business express is very comfortable, All the crew members aimed to provide excellent services in the 18 hours long journey, While traveling by business express from Lahore to Karachi, Tea, drinks & meals are served that is  prepared by top five star hotel, Pearl Continental Hotel, Lahore.

CLASS 1 WAY- 2 WAY
Y class 5,000 -9,000
E class 5,500 -10,000
S class 6,000 -11,000

Add Rs:100 for home delivery in Lahore and Rs:200 for home delivery in other cities. All classes offer same facilities. Your travel class depends how early you pay and confirm your ticket.

The Sheesh Mahal (The Palace of Mirrors) is located within the Shah Burj block in northern western corner of Lahore Fort. It was constructed under the reign of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in 1631-32. The ornate white marble pavilion is inlaid with pietra dura and complex mirror-work of the finest quality. The hall was reserved for personal use by the imperial family and close aides. It is among the 21 monuments that were built by successive Mughal emperors inside Lahore Fort, and forms the jewel in the Fort’s crown. As part of the larger Lahore Fort Complex, it has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1981.

The sheesh mahal was built by a famous architect of mughals. It was built in the middle of Akbar’s rule. The facade, consisting of five cusped marble arches supported by coupled columns, opens into the courtyard. The engrailed spandrels and bases are inlaid with precious stones. The pavilion is in the form of a semi-octagon, and consists of apartments roofed with gilded cupolas and intricately decorated with pietra dura and convex glass and mirror mosaic (ayina kari) with thousands of small mirrors.The decorative features also include stucco tracery (munabat kari) and carved marble screens in geometrical and tendril designs. The roof of the central hall rises up to two storeys. The hall was originally decorated with fresco paintings that were later replaced with glass mosaic in different colours.

Hanna Lake a delightful picnic spot near Quetta city in Pakistan and is one of the main attractions in the city. The lake is located a little short of the place where the Urak Valley begins and 10 km from Quetta. The greenish-blue waters of the lake provide a rich contrast to the sandy brown of the hills in the background.

Golden fish in the lake comes swimming right up to the edge of the lake. There is a lakeside restaurant with picnic tables shaded by pine trees. At one end, the irrigation dam rises out of the depths like battlements of a fort.

However, in 2011 the lake re-filled and once again gave rise to flora and fauna in its environment. The turquoise waters of the lake provide a rich contrast to the sandy brown of the hills in the background. One can promenade on the terraces or hire a boat and paddle on the lake and round the island in the middle.

hanna lake quetta

Urak is a valley surrounded by mountains in the province of Balochistan in Pakistan. It is located near Hana Lake, and 21 kilometres from Quetta city.  This valley is used for growing apple trees of good quality. It has a small waterfall in the end from where the Wali Tangi valley begins.  The Pashtun owners of the apple garden are very strict about the plucking of apples from the trees; the tourists may view and purchase the apples but may not pluck them from the trees, in case they may fine the tourists more than Rs.500

Fuel Prices Pumped Up..

ISLAMABAD– Cash-starved government in a desperate bid Tuesday added to the miseries of the already overburdened consumers by increasing the prices of POL products up to six per cent while a surcharge up to Rs 14.70 per mmbtu was also imposed on CNG with immediate effect.Though Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra), in a bid to benefit the consumers, has recommended the government to maintain the POL prices by reducing the petroleum levy, yet the Finance Ministry, turning down the recommendations of Ogra, has approved further hike in the already sky-high prices of POL products from three to six per cent. Similarly, Ogra had recommended no increase in gas prices but were overruled by the Federal Government.According to Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority’s notification pertaining the prices of petroleum oil and lubricants (POL) for the current month, a further hike of Rs 5.37 per litre in motor gasoline (petrol), high octane blended component (HOBC) Rs 6.29 per litre, high speed diesel (HSD) Rs4.64 per litre, light diesel oil (LDO) Rs 3.43 per litre and kerosene Rs 2.78 per litre has been given this time. Moreover, Finance Ministry has jacked up the ratio of petroleum levy (PL) on HSD by Rs 1.32 per litre. Resultantly, the PL on HSD has reached a high level of Rs6.50 per litre.It is to note here that in accordance with upward trend of oil prices in the international market, the price of HSD was likely to go up by Rs3.11 per litre. After this recent surge, new price of petrol has reached at Rs 94.91 per litre, HOBC Rs 118.20 per litre, HSD Rs 103.46 per litre, kerosene oil Rs 92.02 per litre and the per litre price of LDO has touched Rs 90.21 per litre.Meanwhile, petroleum ministry has issued a notification of imposition of 10 per cent gas infrastructure development surcharge on compressed natural gas (CNG) with effect from today (1st February).Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority has issued a notification pertaining to the revised prices of the CNG after the issuance of notification from ministry of petroleum and natural resources with effect from start of the February. According to the notification of the ministry, a surcharge worth Rs 14.70 per mmbtu has been imposed on the regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Potohar while Rs 7.90/mmbtu has been decided to impose on Sindh and Punjab regions. In this way, with an increase of 71 paisa, the price of CNG in the region one has touched a record high level of Rs74.29 per kilogram while after this hike of 36 paisa for region two, CNG will be available at Rs 69.60/kg in this region.It is worth mentioning that government had reduced 10 per cent surcharge on 4th January succumbing to the pressure of CNG association’s countrywide strike.

January 4: Salmaan Taseer, the governor of Punjab, is shot by one of his bodyguards near his home. Taseer dies of his wounds soon afterwards.His killer, Malik Mumtaz Qadri  disagreed with Taseer’s opposition to Pakistan’s blasphemy law. Salmaan Taseer wasbusinessman and politician who served as the 26th governor of the province of Punjab from 2008 until his assassination in early 2011. He was member of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). Taseer was also the chairman and CEO of the First Capital and Worldcall Group.

January 18: Earthquake of magnitude 7.2 hit Karachi. The epicenter 45 kilometers west of Dalbandin in Balochistan.  The epicenter is located in a sparsely populated area.

January 27: A US diplomat, Raymond Davis, kills two men on a motorbike in Lahore allegedly in self defence while a companion of the diplomat, who is also an American citizen, crushed to death a bike rider in a hit-and-run incident, following the shooting. He works for US private security firm and contractor with the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).  Later on March 16, 2011, Davis was released after the families of the two killed men were paid $2.4 million  as blood money and departed Pakistan.

30 March: The 2nd semifinal of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 was played between India and Pakistan at  Mohali (India). India won the match by 29 runs and qualified for the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final. This match has been perceived by Pakistani former cricketers and fans as a great let down from Pakistan due to their weak fielding and batting despite good talent shown previously from the Pakistani captain and players in the 2011 ICC cup^. The match drew 67.3 million viewers in India alone, and an estimated 150 million viewers worldwide. Three Pakistan citizens, including an actor Liaquat Soldier died out of shock after Pakistan lost the match. Another person was killed and 50 others were injured in aerial firings during the match in Karachi.

May 2: The head of the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda “Osama bin Laden” was killed in (Abbotabad) Pakistan by a United States special forces military unit. The raid on bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan was launched from Afghanistan.After the raid, U.S. forces took bin Laden’s body to Afghanistan for identification, then buried it at sea within 24 hours of his death.

22 May: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan attacked the Pakistan Naval Station Mehran in karachi.  Aircraft stationed in the base were destroyed using rocket propelled grenades, including a helicopter and two, out of the Pakistan Navy’s four aircrafts. The Zarrar Battalion of the Special Service Group responded to the attack, with the military killing four of a claimed force of 8-20 attackers at a cost of ten of their own men in an operation that lasted 15 hours. The remaining assailants are believed to have been captured or escaped and an unexploded suicide jacket and live grenades were recovered after the operations

May 24: Hakim Ali Zardari, father of President Asif Ali Zardari died at the age of 81 years at a private ward in the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital in Islamabad. He was a member of the Pakistan Peoples Party, the country’s largest political party. He entered politics in 1965, helping in the campaign of Fatima Jinnah, the sister of the founder of Pakistan, against the then military dictator Gen Ayub Khan. He was member parliament thrice and also served as a federal minister twice.

November 22: Husain Haqqani resigned as Pakistan Ambassador to the United States following claims of his alleged affiliation with the Memogate  (controversy about an alleged Pakistani memo seeking the help of the US Government)

November 26: A NATO attack on two Pakistani border checkposts in Salala in the Baizai subdivision of Mohmand Agency in FATA kill 24 soldiers of the Pakistan Army. This attack resulted in a deterioration of relations between Pakistan and the United States. The Pakistani public reacted with protests all over the country and the government took measures adversely affecting the US exit strategic from Afghanistan including the evacuation of Shamsi Airfield and closure of the NATO supply line.

U.S. Ambassador Cameron Munter standing with a puppet of a new USAID-sponsored Pakistani children’s TV show Sim Sim Hamara that will be launched later this year.

Sim Sim Hamara is a new Pakistani puppet show that has been designed under the USAID-funded four-year, $20-million Pakistan Children Television (PCTV) Project (puppet-based television programming) for Pakistani children. The show is scheduled to go on air in late December. This take-off on Sesame Street will provide joyful learning opportunities for children in the 4-9 year age group, with a focus on disadvantaged children, especially girls who do not have access to formal schooling. Educational curriculum will focus on language development, critical thinking, and cognitive processes.

The program is expected to help alleviate the educational deficits of children without access to schooling and reflect messages of inclusion, mutual respect, and equal opportunity while developing basic literacy and numeracy skills.

In addition to the television show, the USAID funded project will include: radio programs for parents and other caregivers, live puppet shows, mobile video shows, a website with e-books, games, and children’s songs.

A number of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft’s are out of operation due to unavailability of spare parts and other technical issues, due to which the entire flight schedule of the national flag carrier has been severely disturbed.

Today  two more aircraft’s were grounded after which a total of 14 planes are non-operational now. Currently three Boeing 747, two 777, two 737, five Airbus A310 and two ATR aircraft’s are non-operational. Several national and international flights have been cancelled or are delayed due to the reduced numbers of planes availability.

Amir Khan’s camp has announced that the British boxer plans an inquiry with sanctioners over the performance of referee Joe Cooper and the ringside judges after his controversial defeat to Lamont Peterson.

Khan said after his majority decision loss that he felt robbed. Referee Joe Cooper deducted points from Khan for pushing in the seventh and 12th rounds.
Team Khan and Golden Boy Promotions issued a statement in which they outlined plans to challenge the verdict.

“We intend to make inquiries with the District of Columbia Boxing and Wrestling Commission, the IBF and the WBA regarding the performance of the referee and will also be seeking clarification regarding ambiguities with respect to the scores of the fight,” said the promoters.

The result took longer than normal to announce after the final round and when it was finally uttered, the score from the judge who favored Khan was not that which appeared on his scorecard.

Meanwhile, Khan appears to be on the verge of agreeing to a rematch after his manager Asif Vali said he had received an offer from his opposite number.

“Barry Hunter [Peterson’s manager] offered me a rematch after the fight,” Vali told The Times. “He said, ‘It was a great fight, let’s do it again.’ I’m sure he’ll stick to his word. We’ll do it as Amir’s next fight straightaway.

Manchester United fans can now book numbers of their choice from (0311) series to be part of Manchester United  fan base.

So this is another chance for Manchester United  fans to book their favorite numbers, even premium numbers  at regular charge.

They can do so heading to Zong website here: https://apps.facebook.com/zongbetheone/

On this page, you will need to invite 16 friends to qualify for requesting a Manchester United number. Once done  you can select a number of your choice on first come first serve basis  provide the required information (CNIC etc.) and you are done.

After registration you can collect your SIM from any Zong Service Center.  You must pick this SIM before expiry date mentioned on the same page.

There is  no special tariff plan for Manchester United  series for now  meaning that you can select any of existing packages for now.

The deal will give the club’s estimated 10million fans in Pakistan a chance to see all the goals scored as well as exclusive interviews  news and behind the scenes access from old trafford, bringing them closer to United than ever before.

Reds commercial director Richard Arnold welcomed Zong and said he felt the company would be a “great partner” for United in Pakistan.

“It is a relatively young company but has ambitions to be one of the major players in the country,” Arnold said. “Partnering with United will give them high visibility, as well as helping the club to communicate directly with millions of our supporters there.

“Using our digital assets to engage our global fan base is an increasingly important part of our commercial strategy and we are very excited about the possibilities presented by this partnership.”

United manager Sir Alex Ferguson admitted he uses his mobile phone on a daily basis to keep up-to-date with football news and results and joined Arnold in welcoming Zong into the United family.

“The way the club uses modern technology to reach our millions of fans around the world is outstanding. Zong will be a key player in allowing us to bring the passion and excitement of Manchester United to our fans in Pakistan.”

Zong’s director of advertising and promotions  Rizwan Akhter  described the partnership as unique and anticipates a bright future for all concerned.

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