Luxurious Shopping Mall in Pakistan: Mall of Lahore

The Park Lane Tower, also known as The Mall of Lahore is located at the heart of city's cantonment area. With an excellent architecture, mall has a look of royal building of present. Mall has all niche brands one may be looking for some absolute shopping fun. At first, mall gives quite a rough look from outside, but it is much sophisticated and luxurious than imaginations from inside. At the entrance, security checks will welcome twice, anyone may be amazed by the organized parking lot. Entering the building, Gloria Jean's Cafe gets the attention. Fashion designer's has occupied most of the shops as mall's niche look suits glamorous product showcase. One can find Iram Imran, Ali Ijaz, The Designer, Ritu Kumar, Khaddi, and Junaid Jamshed dominating here. For food lovers, Gloria Jean's Cafe, Casa Bakery, KFC, McDonald, Dunkin Donets, Boulevard Express, Espresso, Mövenpick are there to satisfy customers’ taste.

From fashion to lavish food, "Mall of Lahore" at Park Lane Tower promises a great shopping experience for the whole family. With international brands and local high-end fashion, the world of retail gets closer to one’s finger tips. Featuring quality stores Mall of Lahore offers an array of shopping options for men, women & children. Further, where every ones’ looking for stylish, fashionable, and new attire or a simple unique accessory. It is best place for hanging out with friends, although, the prices seem a bit high but considering the place and the setting it’s worth it.  To go there according to consumers are fun, shopping, eating, and enjoying the games there, it is really fun. 

The Mall of Lahore is Pakistan’s first ever high street shopping destination and a project of Bahria Town.  At every special event like Eid MOL celebrate activities that include carnival food, entertainment, puppet shows, and a wide assortment of prizes all geared towards providing a colorful atmosphere and a day of vibrant festivity. The amusement continues with dazzling magic shows, mini circus and puppet shows which a large number of families enjoyed throughout night.
The Mall of Lahore promises to be a hub of high end lifestyle brands in gold, electronics, textiles, haute couture and designer boutiques and signature brands from all over the world. It is designed to be a prestigious shopping destination catering to quality conscious residents and consumers of Lahore. It offers a comprehensive shopping and entertainment experience within an aesthetically stimulating ambience.

Ambreen Bukhari- Menika Mines

An entrepreneur needs special skills and confidence either male or a female and belongs to whatever country land. But, on the other hand it is quite true that in developing countries he/she has to face more than the developed one. In Pakistan, as in many other developing countries, women are handicapped in society. Therefore they face many challenges, as they do not enjoy the same opportunities as men. They are not only deprived of financial resources but also lack access to basic needs such as education. Limited access to the essentials of life undermines their capabilities, limits their ability to secure gainful employment, and results in low income, poverty and social exclusion. Their ambitions and aspirations are suppressed.
Gradually things are improving for women, which have been caused by their tremendous determination and courage. They are entering in the field of education, health, engineering, IT and active participation is seen in the sports and politics arena. About 60% of women entrepreneurs in Pakistan have opted for traditional business such as parlors, bakeries, boutiques, but the largest number is employed in the garments and handicrafts sector. One example of such a nice and encouraged lady is Ambreen Bukhari; she is running her jewelry showroom named Menika Mines in posh area of capital city Islamabad.
Ambreen Bukhari faced numerous challenges and criticism when she dared to enter into the difficult business of collecting, cutting, and exporting precious stones and preparing studded jewelry for the domestic market. Nobody believed she could succeed when she decided to open for business 11 years ago. The precious stone trade was considered a purely male domain, as one is supposed to travel to the mountains, interact with male entrepreneurs to manage the inner and outer workings of the business, and to actively explore for niche markets. Many of her colleagues thought that it would be insulting for men to have a female entrepreneur in their sector, but she has opened her doors and done very well.
Ambreen Bukhari completed her post-graduate studies abroad, specializing in geology, after which she returned to Pakistan with her two daughters to start a stone trading business. She soon found herself in very difficult circumstances. Yet, she took stock in her business and strove to be able to support her children and strengthening her resolve to fight against all odds. Today, she has full floor showroom for her jewelry in a business center in the most famous market of Islamabad. She also arranges exhibitions in Islamabad and Karachi and has participated in international events. She is a leading exporter of precious stones and has represented Pakistan at international forums. She also works as a consultant and imparts training in stone-cutting techniques.

 

2010 PAKISTAN-CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES

In 2010, Pakistan still faces fundamental questions of identity, governance, state and nation-building. Asif Ali Zardari, co-chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party and widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, was elected Pakistan’s president in an indirect election on 6 September 2008. Zardai’s foremost challenge was to be best in restoration of peace and stability in Pakistan. The most critical challenge that Pakistan, under the leadership of Zardari, faces is geographically concentrated in the country’s western border region with Afghanistan, a challenge that maintains both regional and international dynamics.

Since 1947, Pakistan has had hostile relations with both its eastern and western neighbors – India and Afghanistan. Over the past six decades, the mutual relations between these two countries have been held inmate to larger regional and global alignments, pressures and interests. To improve the relationship with Afghanistan the president, Yousaf Raza Gillani, promised to bring “economic, social, and political reforms” to the tribal areas, where illiteracy and poverty have created conditions for terrorism to spread.

One other big challenge for Pakistan is the rise in sectarian violence between extremist Shiite and Sunni militant factions. The Shiite-Sunni conflict started in Pakistan in the mid-1980’s and has since resulted in an estimated 5,000 deaths. Though the extremists are supported by Saudi Arabia and the Sunni Gulf states on the one hand and revolutionary Shiite Iran on the other, innocent people are the most common victims of the violence unleashed by them.

Despite the centricity of the post-9/11 ‘war on terrorism’ and the current security concerns in the tribal regions bordering Afghanistan, India has always been Pakistan’s main agonize. The 1947 partition of India into two states, Pakistan and India, both solved and created a range of problems from ethno-religious to territorial. Real and tangible peace has yet to be achieved between these two states that have waged three wars over the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, and continue to spend considerable portions of their national wealth and political energies on advancing their particular goals over the future of Kashmir.

The emergence and declaration of a chirpy civil society, the spirit of the business community and the moderation of a very large segment of the Pakistani population are key assets that Pakistan can utilize in establishing a vivacious democracy with stable public and political relations. This may, in turn, provide Pakistan with additional international leverage and add to constructing an environment conducive to negotiated settlements with its neighbors and the international community at large over the variety of issues currently impeding Pakistani development.

In the long-term Pakistan will also have to engage in human development to follow the economic development models of its Asian neighbors to its east. This implies that a larger part of its GDP should be spent on the welfare of its people instead of the financially draining political & military lobby. Most significantly, Pakistani privileged has yet to agree on a unified future vision and work hard to achieve it. Again this implies the active support of the international community, which must recognize that for the sake of international peace, prosperity and stability, Pakistan must be engaged with and not isolated.