CONCERTS ARE FUN!!!!!

Among the many festivities that LAHORE has to offer to its citizens and the visitors alike, its concerts occupy the top place on my list. Apart from Karachi, Lahore is famous throughout Pakistan for its loud and fun-filled concerts. Concerts are held throughout the winter and spring season in whole of the city, specially in schools and colleges.

Lahori youngsters are seen dancing to the beat of all the popular singers and bands of the country. Various singers like Atif Aslam, Ali Zafar, Noori, Strings tour this city much more than the others because of the enthusiastic crowd Lahore has to offer to them.

Various educational institutions are famous for their concerts because of the fun loving nature of Lahoris. these inculde Kinniard College, LGS, Fast etc. The youngsters show a spirit full of fun and love and that is what makes this city so special and fun. In other words Lahore is all about MASTI, MAZA and ENJOY!!!!!

People are celebrating the Sensational win of Pakistan,,in Lahore

20 20 WORLD CUP WIN CELEBRATIONS

People were thwarted and gloomy. They had nothing to look forward to. All the threats from Taliban, daily bombings and suicide attacks had stolen all the laughter and smiles from the faces of Pakistanis. In this crucial time, Pakistani Cricket team has made a remarkable effort to bring back those smiles even if that is just for a single day or two. Pakistani people have smiled for real after quite a long time.

The victory of Pakistani Cricket Team in the twenty-20 world cup has made Pakistanis very proud. Such victories are important for a country because they make your identity all over the world. Now the people across the world know that this green and white flag belongs to a country and that country is Pakistan.

It is an incredible feeling to see people on roads dancing and enjoying themselves on the triumph of their cricket team. People were seen distributing sweets, dancing on the beats of dhol. Pakistan has won the world cup after a very long time. The last cup we got was in 1992 and now we have won the cup back after 17 years. This victory has cheered all the Pakistanis and today all the Pakistanis are very proud of their country and their cricket team.

It was really pleasing to see some good news on television otherwise it had always been disgusting politics or the brutal killings of the innocent. The people of Pakistan were desperate to celebrate some occasion and thank God, Allah bestowed them with a reason to celebrate.

All we need now is to pray that Allah bring our country out of crisis, free our land from Taliban, improve the economy of our country and grant us with some true leaders, Ameen

LAHORI CRICKET FEVER

Pakistanis, Lahoris in particular, are specially very much enthusiastic about cricket. Every cricket match, specially the one between Pakistan and India, is watched with much fervour. The whole of the stadium gets filled with shouts of joy or despair with every single ball. This fun based fact can only be associated with Lahoris around the globe. The roads of the city get filled up with people of all ages dancing and celebrating with every match won by the Pakistan Cricket Team. This was seen particularly when the Pakistani team won the 20 20 world cup. The streets of Lahore were filled with people celebrating through whole night.

SPORTS

Gaddafi Stadium is a Test Cricket Ground in Lahore. Designed by Pakistani architect Nayyar Ali Dada, it was completed in 1959 and is one of the biggest cricket stadiums in Asia. After its renovation for the 1996 Cricket World Cup, the stadium now boasts a capacity of over 60,000. Nearby is an athletics stadium, a basketball pitch, the Al Hamra, open-air hall similar in design to the coliseum, and the world's largest field hockey stadium, Another Cricket Ground and Headquarters of Pakistan Cricket Board, all based in the city's Sports complex. In the same vicinity lie headquarters of the Pakistan Footbal Federation, as well as the multi-sport Punjab Stadium.

Lahore is home toPakistan Premier League giants WAPDA FC, alongside Pakistan Railways FC, PEL FC, and Wohaib FC. The other game of the punjab well known as KABBADI in Asia is famous in Lahore.Many citizens play kabbadi after their work. The Lahore Marathon is part of an annual package of six international marathons being sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The Lahore race carries prize money of approximately US$100,000. More than 20,000 athletes from Pakistan and all over the world participate in this event. It was first held on January 30, 2005, and again on January 29, 2006. More than 22,000 people participated in the 2006 race. The third marathon was held on January 14, 2007.

Plans exist to build Pakistan's first sports city in Lahore, on the bank of the river Ravi.

BORDER WITH INDIA

LAHORE ZOO

The Lahore Zoo is the second oldest zoo in the South Asia after Calcutta and has been a source of amusement and recreation for families for more than a 100 years. In December 2004, Pakistan and China signed a $110 million contract for the construction of a housing project on Multan Road in Lahore. The Sukh Chayn Gardens was a result of this, which is one of the beautiful housing society of Lahore full of lush green parks and gardens.

Lahore also has a Safari park spreading over more than 200 acres.The park has safaris for different animals,The safaris having tigers, lions, rhinos, elephants, bear, apes, African and Indus plane animals would cover an area of 80 acres.A bird aviary covering 80,000 square. It has a net-fence at the top to keep birds in the aviary. It is Pakistan’s largest walkthrough aviary. The aviary has all kinds of birds like pheasants, waterfowls and peacocks. Birds are kept in their natural habitat instead of being caged.There are about more than thosand species of animals in the park.Lahore,s biggest lake also resides here for boating and fishing.

PARKS AND GARDENS

Lahore is known as the City of Gardens. There were many gardens in Lahore during the Mughal era, and although some have since been destroyed, many have still survived. The Shalimar Gardens were laid out during the reign of Shah Jahan and were designed to mimic the Islamic paradise of the afterlife described in the Quran.. The gardens follow the familiar Charbagh model (four squares) with three descending terraces. The Lawrence Gardens were established in 1862 and were originally named after Sir John Lawrence, late 19th century British Viceroy to India. The gardens were organized in an area covering 112 acres (0.5 km²). The many other gardens and parks in the city include Hazuri Bagh, Iqbal Park, Mochi Bagh, Gulshan Iqbal Park, Model Town Park, Race Course Park, Nasir Bagh Lahore, Jallo Park, Wild Life Park, and Changa Manga, an artificial forest near Lahore in the Kasur district. One examples includes the Bagh-e-Jinnah which is a botanical garden situated on 141 acres (0.57 km2) and it houses entertainment and sports facilities as well as a library.