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Saturday, February 8, 2014
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Sculptures of Sadiq Ali Shehzad in Art Gallery
You can find his work at two places
- Sculptures of Sadiq Ali Shehzad in Art Gallery of Arts Council Multan
- At his Sadiq Ali Shehzad art gallery at Hassan Parwana Road near Inner Multan
CM said Multan Metro will be just like Dubai
CM said Multan Metro will be just like Dubai
2014
Expectations
2014
Expectations
Motorway Police Started Driving Training in Multan
Motorway Police has started driving training in Multan. They teach driving rules and signals. They also take test of driving after 45days of training and provide with driving lisence at the end.
They have aldready established driving schools in Islamabad and now spreading to other cities.
They have aldready established driving schools in Islamabad and now spreading to other cities.
Misleading Website about History of Multan Found
PAPSCON2014.com has published fake images of Multan and also they did intellectual theft of Photographers of Multan
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Azad Theatre a Street Theatre Roaming in Multan
To date, Azad Theatre has done a number of street theatre productions, touring cities such as Lahore, Sialkot, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Multan, Abbotabad, Haripur and Peshawar. They have also adapted a number of original scripts as well as worked on the Rafi Peer Theatre Workshop’s plays. In all, they have staged almost 12 major productions. Ansari said that he and his team were immensely proud of this achievement because “no other new theatre company has been able to achieve this milestone in such a short span of time”.
One of the most unique and interesting performances by this theatre company included its adaptation of Shiv Kumar Batalvi’s poetry. It is a play based on the concept of justice and speaks against a rape case in Lahore.
Fatima Jinnah Town Phase 3 Multan
Multan (Daily Nawaiwaqt / Tuesday, January 29, 2013) – Government of Punjab, Housing and Works Department has issued notification regarding Fatima Jinnah Housing Scheme Phase III in the city of Multan.
The said notification has received to Multan Development Authority (MDA) for further action in this this regard.
According to details Fatima Jinnah Town Phase III will consist of :
Total Area = 200 acres
Total residential plots = 2,000
Location = Between new Mandis (markets) and Fatima Jinnah Town Phase I & II along Vehari Road and Dunya Pur Road.
MDA has already launched two phases of Fatima Jinnah Town housing schemes consist of almost 6,500 residential plots and its development work in final stages. It is expected that possession of their plots will start in this year.
Monday, February 3, 2014
Regarding the Multan International Airport
Regarding the Multan International Airport, the
minister said it was being upgraded by the CAA. The terminal building
had been completed, while ancillary facilities like roads, electricity
and sewerage were struck up due to clearance of land by military
authorities.
He said the upgradation of airport
had been planned for the operation of wide-bodied aircraft (B-747 or
equivalent) and corresponding passenger facilities at cost of Rs 8
billion.
The minister said some airports,
including Bannu, had been closed due to non-availability of passengers,
which would be made operational after the arrival of new aircraft and
availability of passengers.
The government has
issued directives to the PIA to address complaints regarding booking of
seats on priority, he said and added that five more small aircraft were
being taken on lease from Turkey to facilitate passengers.
Super Cinema Multiplex Construction in Multan
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| Multan Garisson Club Services Club |
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| Under construction cinemas and plazas in Muktan |
If someone still believes that the cinema business is on the verge of collapse, then he should look at the level of investment being made by different entertainment companies, like Super Cinema, in establishing state-of-the-art multiplex cinemas. This could be enough to change perception.
At present, around 100 new multiplex cinema houses are either under construction or in the pipeline all over the country with investment estimated at Rs10 billion. Of these, 13 new screens (cinemas) will be installed by Super Cinema with an investment of over Rs1 billion.
Super Cinema Founder-entrepreneur Ramzan Sheikh, however, believes that the cinema business is still in its infancy despite lots of development aimed at replacing traditional cinemas with multiplex screens in recent years.
Established in 2012, under the umbrella of Mainland Group Limited, Super Cinema is expanding its footprint rapidly. In about two years, the company is running eight cinemas.
The group, which is also operating the Royal Palm Golf and Country Club, is well aware of the changing trends and ways to capitalise on them and set up profitable ventures.
The cinema industry got a real lift after the removal of the ban on Indian films in 2007. Apart from this, the Punjab government, following the 18th Constitution Amendment, is encouraging private investment in the neglected industry and supporting efforts to remove hurdles in the way of growth, adds Sheikh.
The upcoming 13 cinema projects worth over Rs1 billion in cities like Multan, Sialkot and Lahore will also include food courts.
Sheikh believes that the modern cinema is incomplete without food courts and play areas for children. The group is also investing in quality food courts along with digital/3D screens and is trying to establish it as an allied business.
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Street singers and more
My late mother was an unsung film critic and a devoted K L Saigol fan. As a young woman in the 1930s, she along with her cousins (chaperoned by my grandmother) would rarely miss these classics. Her collection of 78 RPM records featuring Saigol, Pankhaj Malik, K C Dey, Kanan Bala and other celebrity singers of the era was a family treasure till the 1980s, when an unfortunate accident caused their total loss. There was one K L Saigol movie that was amongst her favorites – this film was titled ‘Street Singer’, wherein the hero appeared cradling a ‘harmonium’ and singing in the streets to eke a living.
Street singing is a vocation that has been in practice all over the world since centuries. In the Sub Continent this form of entertainment manifested itself in both rural and urban environments
I cannot sign off this week’s column without mentioning the unforgettable character that once roamed the roads around Company Bagh in the Cantonment Area of Multan. Dressed in grubby western clothes, a cigarette perched between his lips, the man insisted on accosting total strangers in ‘Yinglish’. If one happened to respond, he would act as if he had met a long lost friend. This was the time to flee the spot, for if one did not do so, then a hand would latch on to one’s dress to be followed by a back to back performance of a series of Saigol songs, delivered to rouse the dead.
The writer belongs to a very old and established family of the Walled City. His forte is the study of History.
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