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Land aquisition has been started for the Multan MBS

Eleven New Flyovers Expected for Multan Metro Bus Service

Multan Metro Bus

11 Flyovers to be construct on 37 KM long Multan metro bus route. Total length of these flyovers is 15 KM. Detail is as belows:
Northern bypass chowk flyover = 0.8 KM
Chungi no. 6 flyover = 0.8 KM
Chungi no. 9 (towards Humayun road) = 0.6 KM
Chungi no. 9 (towards chungi no. 8 & Kalma Chowk) = 2.7 KM
Double phatak Chowk flyover (towards vehari road) = 1.5 KM
Double Phatak Chowk flyover (Towards Nag Shah Chowk) = 1.0 KM
Chowk Shah Abbas flyover = 0.6 KM
Fish Market (Dolat Gate) = 1.1 KM
Chungi no. 14 (Hafiz Jamal Road) = 2.3 KM
BCG Chowk flyover = 1.6 KM
Vehari Chowk flyover = 1.9 KM

Jinnah Flyover Multan

THE launch ceremony of ACCA Multan office

 

THE launch ceremony of ACCA Multan office was held recently while an open day seminar was also organised on the occasion.

According to a press release, an ACCA team spoke to students seeking career options after recently completed their intermediate exams in Multan. The team provided them with the opportunity to participate in platforms that help identify career options in accountancy.

Haroon Ahmad Jan, head of ACCA Lahore, explained the objectives of opening the office in Multan. He highlighted the work that ACCA had successfully carried out in Pakistan. He said, “Historically, we have had a substantial number of ACCA members from Multan and the number of students interested in pursuing the ACCA qualification is growing immensely. With this office in place, we look forward to enhance, coordination of our various activities in Multan as well as to serve the growing needs of our members and existing student base.”

Khawaja Muhammad Usman, president of Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, commenting on the increasing collaboration between ACCA and the chamber in Multan, said the chamber would support its members in finding competent accounting and finance workforce by offering this service in partnership with ACCA.

“The extent of employer connections that ACCA has established and the magnitude of work carried out in Multan is such that I can safely say; in future the accountancy profession would be recognised by the ACCA credentials,” he said.

The event included participation by ACCA’s approved learning partner SKANS whose representative spoke about the life at campus and highlighted the tuition provision facilities on their premises.

British Council also participated in the event and emphasised on the transparency in the ACCA exams in particular the measures in place to maintain the integrity of the exam procedures.

Free Facebook use in Multan City

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Mobilink
and Zong is giving free facebook twitter and whatsapp

Mobilink acquired the 10MHz 3G license and launched it in eight major cities of Pakistan in April, 2014, which expanded to 10 cities in June. With an aggressive roll-out plan for the future, Mobilink is currently providing free 3G services in Karachi, Quetta, Faisalabad, Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, and Multan, while Gujranwala and Sialkot have been added recently. Mobilink is the only operator that offers its customers completely free 3G services in Pakistan. Mobilink Chief Commercial Officer Bilal Munir Sheikh, commenting on the extension of free 3G services said, “It is part of our strategy to have a forward looking approach regarding 3G roll-outs and providing 3G services to our customers. We are serving our customers with the 10MHz spectrum, which brings them at par with international data services. I am confident that our unmatched customer experience and robust network will uphold the tradition of providing unrivalled services to our customers in the days to come.”

BZU students’ pocket money bring children to school

Friday, June 13, 2014 - Multan—Over 100 children, mostly those having toughh days of labour, are now regular school goers at Basti Jakhar Pur for the last one year—thanks to a group of university students operating a ‘Stop Child Labour School System’ (SCLSS) from their pocket money in the city of saints. The gathering of exactly 114 children, 69 of them those who had either worked at tea stalls, Dahi Bhalla shops, tailors’ shops, brick kilns or others, spent a maiden joyful day at a recreational facility here Thursday in line with the international day against child labour.

The event was organized by Aoj Welfare Organization, Young Pakistanis Foundation and Multan Galaxy Leo Club.

Children were full of smiles and laughter as they enjoyed different kinds of modern swings but none of them knew the names of the recreational machines they were riding, said Muhammad Arsalan, a university student who conceived the idea of a school with modern facilities for working children and accomplished the task with the help from his class fellows and teachers.

Arsalan, who is doing BS Honours in Telecommunications Systems from Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU), decided to help child labourers when some poor women of Basti Jakhar Pur sought his help for their kids’ schooling.

“I shared my idea with my class fellows and teachers and found all of them ready to move forward.” Around fifteen students collected Rs 5000 from their pocket money and started a one-room school at Arsalan’s aunt’s home at Jakhar Pur. Earlier, university boys and girls had formed six teams and conducted 45-day long advocacy and survey campaign, however, the effort could attract only eleven child workers.

After spending two months at one-room school, they shifted to a rented building in Jan 2013 when worker children strength rose to 38. Around 32 university students pay Rs 500 donation per month while three teachers Rs 1000 each off and on to meet the operating expenses of the SCLSS which included monthly rent of building, electricity bill, books, stationery and other articles, Arsalan said. The school was now running under the umbrella of an NGO namely Aoj Welfare Organization which the university students had got registered recently. Extra curricular activities like sports, weekly Bazm-e-Adab, Milad Sharif are held at the school regularly

Routes Approved for Multan Metro Bus

The Metro Bus route will run on two routes connecting different areas of the city like Bahauddin Zakariya University, Chowk Kumharanwala and BCG Chowk. The first route will cover a distance of 19-km and the citizens will be able to travel between Bahauddin Zakariya University and Gaddafi chowk via Gulgasht, Chungi No-6, Chungi No-9 and Khanewal Road. The other route will run between Chungi No-9 and BCG Chowk and it will be 9-km-long. Sources said that over 20 modern stations will be constructed for passengers on these two routes.

Multan Metro will be like Dubai...

MULTAN: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif will perform ground breaking ceremony of Rs 30 billion metro bus project here on August 14.
The 30 kilometre metro project, to be completed within a year, would be built on modern lines like Dubai Metro Bus project.
Chief Minister Punjab, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif announced this while presiding over a high level meeting here at Circuit House on Thursday.
He said that metro bus project was a gift for Multanites and added that employees, labourers, teachers, lawyers, doctors and women would avail themselves of travelling facility at cheaper rates.
He said that the PC-1 of the project would be completed in coming July and the work would be started on the project soon after the completion of feasibility report.
The Chief Minister said that latest landscaping would be made under the flyovers which would be constructed for metro projects and added that they would be renovated according to the city's traditional culture.
He directed PML-N parliamentarians hailing from Multan to monitor personally the metro bus route passing from their constituencies.
Shahbaz said that feeder buses would also be plied at various metro stations to facilitate nearby community and added that it would also go with the main project.
He said that the existing flyovers on the bus route would be extended so that their safety would not be affected.
The Punjab Chief Minister also announced to constitute a committee consisting of two MNAs and three MPAs to check various matters regarding the bus project.
Earlier, Shahbaz Sharif got briefing on the project and visited the proposed bus routes.

Monument of Muhammad Bin Qasim would be constructed at Vehari Chowk

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District Coordination Officer Zahid Saleem Gondal declared on Wednesday that a monument in memory of Muhammad Bin Qasim would be constructed at Vehari Chowk to pay tribute to the great Muslim conqueror.
Addressing a meeting at his office, he added that the monument would also highlight the historical importance of Multan. He said that Multan possessed rich historic and cultural heritage but now the city needed to be developed on latest lines so that the living standard of the residents of the town could be lifted. He lamented that the past projects lacked proper planning and anticipation of future needs as a result of which the city faced serious traffic and sewerage problems. He said that he strived hard to get the city rid of problems like sewerage, encroachments and broken roads through concerted efforts. He said that all major roundabouts and roads were decorated with greenery and the dream of turning the town green was materialised.

Crystal Mall Multan

If Karachi is the financial hub, Lahore the heart, then Multan is indeed quite literally the centre of Pakistan. At 740 feet above sea level, the city of Sufis is located at a distance of about 966 kilometers from Karachi, 562 km from Islamabad and 350 km from Lahore, right beside the main highway. This nearly 3,000 years old city is moving from history to modernity at a rapid pace. It has indeed witnessed a quantum transformation in the last three decades. This fertile region was traditionally agriculture based because of its excellent irrigation system, although various handicrafts also flourished as a cottage industry. Even today, District Multan is justly famed for high quality cotton, mangoes and dates. Today, in addition to the agricultural activity, the city also boasts of 300 big industrial units. But surprisingly, one of the largest city of Pakistan, with about three million people living in 3,721 square kilometers, has little to offer in the way of entertainment and leisure activities. For one, it has only one four star hotel, a few shopping malls and retail supermarkets to attract the natives, what to mention the outsiders, despite its worth seeing sufi shrines and vast handicrafts potential.

The Crystal Mall is designed to change this drab aspect of the city and also provide multiple means of entertainment and leisure activity for the entire family. The venture will no doubt be a game-changer, and compel others to follow in its wake.

 

 

 

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China Mobile is lauching LTE in Multan

Amid a tortured process which almost led to Pakistan's 3G auction being cancelled, the spectrum sale has gone ahead, with China Mobile emerging as the country's first 4G carrier.

Four of Pakistan's existing cellcos - Zong, Ufone, Mobilink and Telenor - gained a 3G licence while China Mobile's local subsidiary, Zong, also purchased national spectrum in the 1.8GHz band - anointed this week by the GSA as the world's most popular for LTE. It promptly proclaimed itself "Pakistan's first and only 4G operator", adding: "Zong is committed to providing the fastest mobile internet and best 3G/4G network in Pakistan."

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) sold 3G frequencies in 2.1GHz and gave the winners the option of also buying 1.8GHz licences, but only Zong took up that offer, despite speculation that Pakistan would be one of the countries, slow to 3G, which would choose to leapfrog straight to 4G. Only the fifth cellco, Warid, which stayed away from the auction, is choosing that route.

Warid, an early WiMAX mover with its Wateen unit in Pakistan, plans to deploy LTE in five cities this year, initially using its existing 1.8GHz GSM holdings. That move enabled it to save outlay on 3G licences. Warid is reported to be planning LTE launches in Islamabad, Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan and Karachi. It could also potentially migrate WiMAX spectrum in 2.5GHz to TD-LTE in future, creating a common ecosystem with Indian carriers.

Modern Ceramis Institute is needed in Multan

MULTAN-Ambassador of Argentina in Pakistan Rodolfo J Martin Saravia has said that his country is willing to extend cooperation to Pakistan in energy, agriculture and gas sectors.
Addressing the local business community at Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), he added that an all-out effort would be made to boost trade with Pakistan, adding that both the countries already enjoyed strong relations. He pointed out that there was also a great scope of cooperation between the two countries in other sectors like textile, pharmaceuticals, livestock, dairy and agriculture. He said that Pakistan was a huge market for meat and Argentine could help in meat processing for its export and local consumption. Commenting on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) crisis currently being faced by Pakistan, he opined the CNG crises being faced today was due to wrong policies.
The envoy added that ceramics industry should be promoted and a modern institute should be built in Multan with the help of MCCI. For the purpose, Rodolfo Martin Saravia said 200,000 trees would be planted at pus for education of doctors and nurses attached to it. He said it was important for the facility to be green.
Saravia pointed out both the countries had been enjoying good bilateral trade relations for the last 25 years and the trade volume had always been in favour of Argentine except for the last year when it went Pakistan’s favour. He stressed upon Pakistani businessmen to focus on diversifying exports to Argentine as sticking to the trade of just traditional goods would never yield positive results.
Terming the mangoes of Multan the best, he urged the mango growers to use proper system of packaging to boost their exports. He added that efforts should be made for enhancing exchange of trade delegations and interaction between the private sectors of Pakistan and Argentine. He admitted that the applicants faced some difficulties in issuance of business visas, asking the applicants to fulfil all requirements to get their visas processed and issued quickly.

Command Control Centre being installed in Multan

Command, control centre to be set up: 'at least 50 CCTV cameras being installed in Multan'

At least 50 CCTV cameras would be installed to facilitating the Multan city police for effective monitoring and surveillance while a command & control centre would be established, said Commissioner Multan Sher Alam Masood while addressing a high-level meeting in Multan Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

Regional Police Officer (RPO) Amin Vance said "we are going to establish a trust under public private partnership for taking measures for beefing up security arrangements and safety of the general public. Ownership of this trust would be given to Multan chamber." He said initial cost of this modern security system would be Rs 54,177,500 and monthly expenses would also be borne by the committee, adding the traders as well as industrialists would have to come forward for financial assistance.

RPO said "we have completed the survey of Multan city and 75 percent homework has already been completed. A committee was being formed comprising representatives of district administration, police and Multan chamber." He further said 50 CCTV cameras would be installed in first phase. Optical fibre network was being introduced to facilitate the business community to connect the cable of its cameras with it. The 24-hours surveillance would be provided for ensuring better security monitoring. A complete briefing was given to the participants with the help of multi media.

RPO Muhammad Amin vance used the suspects' alleged plot to make the case for more surveillance cameras. "You're never going to know where all of our cameras are. And that's one of the ways you deter people; they just don't know whether the person sitting next to you is just somebody sitting there or a detective watching." He promised that the Multan City Police Department is expanding its already massive network of cameras.

Commissioner Multan Sher Alam Masood said citizens should help the administration in this project whole heatedly. "We would also talk to the government on the infra-structure to get contribution." He said the project was very important in the current situation. The importance of this plan might be increased in due course of time. DCO Zahid Saleem Gondal said that a site for Command and control centre was suggested at Multan Fort, adding that Multan Chamber was beyond the chambers of Sialkot and Faisalabad in generosity.

The meeting was attended by Regional Police Officer Captain Muhammad Amin Vance (Retd), District Co-ordination Officer Zahid Salim Gondal, City Police Officer Chaudhry Sultan, Khawaja Muhammad Usman President of MCCI, Khawaja Muhammad Yousuf Ex-CEO of NPO, Mian Faisal Mukhtar former City District Nazim, Rehman Nasim, Muhammad Anis Khawaja President of Punjab Business Forum Multan Chapter, Usman Sheikh, Sheikh Ahsan Rashid, Tahir Rehman Naqi SVP MCCI, Syed Iftikhar Ali Shah Vice President, Khawaja Muhammad Hussain, Jam Siraj Ahmed, Director Excise, Shahid Mehmood Khan Jamshed Hasnain, Mian Ata Shafi, Mirza Ali Ahmed, Tariq Naeem-ullah Khan and Khurram Javed Secretary General of MCCI.

http://www.brecorder.com/general-news/172/1170618/ 

Multan Auto Show 2014

The first ever Auto Show in Multan. Organized by Muhammad Iqbal Ghangla with support from PakWheels.com. Looking forward to great shows in the future
 La Salle School Multan

PakTurk Multan Branch is Breaking New Grounds in Multan

Scheduled to be opened for education in April 2014, the new, state-of-the-art school campus of the PakTurk Multan Branch is at full swing in construction. Spanning an area of 6000 square meters, the 800-student capacity school building has 30 classrooms and separate labs for science and computer.

The new school campus is to provide educational facilities to the PakTurk students from pre-school to college level. A 120-boarder capacity hostel complements the modern campus.

The construction work of the campus continues round the clock.

United Nations donates latest equipment to FIA

“The investigation officers in Lahore, Gujranwala, Multan and Faisalabad Circles of the FIA are now able to update the FIRs data through a dedicated case monitoring system (CMS)… this has significantly helped the agency in dealing with criminal cases,” the Punjab FIA director said.


The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has donated modern equipment to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to improve its efficiency.
The UNODC has provided detection machines, ultra violet lights, close circuit cameras, computers, printers and digital exchanges, Punjab FIA Director Usman Anwar told  on Friday.
He said the equipment and gadgets would enhance the agency’s performance in combating human trafficking and smuggling cases.
“Work has also started on renovation of the Punjab FIA office following UNODC’s special donation… Arsalan Malik, a consultant for the UNODC Research and Planning, visited the office on Thursday to review progress,” he said.
Anwar said incidents of human smuggling and trafficking had decreased as a result of special training programmes and workshops organised by the UNODC.
He thanked Cesar Guedes, the UNODC representative in Pakistan, for his support.
“The FIA immigration officers are now able to detect security features of visa stickers of various countries as well as other documents using the gadgets donated.”
He said a database of wanted human traffickers and smugglers, proclaimed offenders (POs) and other criminals involved in cyber crimes, credit card fraud, bank fraud, white collar crimes and corruption cases had been compiled using a computer system provided by the UNODC.
“The investigation officers in Lahore, Gujranwala, Multan and Faisalabad Circles of the FIA are now able to update the FIRs data through a dedicated case monitoring system (CMS)… this has significantly helped the agency in dealing with criminal cases,” the Punjab FIA director said.
FIA arrest human trafficking suspects
Gujranwala circle of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Saturday arrested a man whose name had been in the red book, a document listing high-profile human smuggling suspects.
FIA officials told The Express Tribune that Mirza Arshad Baig was arrested from Gujrat in a raid by a team led by Assistant Director Mian Khurram Yousuf.
The officials said Baig fired shots to deter the team raiding however no one was injured.
Separately, Immigration Wing of the Federal Investigation Agency at Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore, on Saturday arrested two passengers, Muddasar Hussain and Muhammad Bilal, travelling to Cyprus on fake visas.

Clean Multan by Solid Waste Management

first ever level two flyover in Punjab

Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that after the success of the ‘modern system of cleanliness’ in Lahore, the solid waste management in the provincial metropolis would be introduced in Faisalabad, Multan, Gujranwala, Sialkot and Rawalpindi.

 He was speaking to a delegation led by Al-Bayrak Group of companies’ board of directors chairman Ahmat Al-Bayrak on Wednesday.

http://tribune.com.pk/story/679288/turks-welcome-the-metro-bus-project-is-a-glorious-example-of-pak-turk-friendship/ 

Multan gonna Celebrate Earth Hour City Challenge

WWF-Pakistan signed a declaration of Earth Hour City Challenge 2014 with Syeda Kulsome Hai, ADC Sheikhupura and Cap Aamir Raza, CEO Pebbles, at E-community, Sheikhupura.

WWF-Pakistan has launched Earth Hour City Challenge to promote energy conservation in smaller cities of Punjab.
Speaking at the ceremony, Kulsome highlighted the need to educate marginalised segments of our society and to give them opportunity to be part of such a global initiative.
Capt Aamir Raza, CEO Pebbles, said that his organization is trying to uplift the environmental conditions of Sheikhupura by inculcating civic responsibilities among the residents.
Anwer Naseem, Senior Director, Corporate Relations and Operations, WWF-Pakistan and Sania Khan, Manager, Corporate Relations, WWF-Pakistan, were also present at the ceremony. The participants also signed pledge boards to commit to the cause.
WWF-Pakistan has been celebrating Earth Hour since 2010. Every year renowned celebrities join the cause as brand ambassadors to become a part of the Earth Hour campaign. This year Faryal Gohar, Sarmad Khosat, Ahsan Khan, Humaima Malik and Zoe Viccaji has been chosen as Earth Hour ambassadors of WWF-Pakistan. The theme selected by WWF-Pakistan this year is energy conservation.
In addition to all activities that have been taking place since the last four years, WWF-Pakistan has added quite a few new activities including Earth Hour City Challenge 2014, University Challenge and Digital Challenge. This year Earth Hour will be celebrated on 29 March, 2014, across the globe between 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm to show support for energy conservation for sustainable future.
WWF-Pakistan will be conducting events in Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad. Many districts in Punjab will also take part in Earth Hour City Challenge 2014, celebrating Earth Hour candle light ceremony conducted by city district government. These include Multan, Muzaffargarh, Rawalpindi, Sahiwal, Okara, Gujranwala, Sialkot, and Faisalabad.

Super Cinema Multiplex Construction in Multan

Multan Garisson Club Services Club

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.

Un Pakistan moderno, liberale e democratico: la “missione” dell’

Un Pakistan moderno, liberale e democratico: la “missione” dell’attivista cattolica Aila Gill
di Shafique Khokhar
 Da leader politica e attivista sociale, la 26enne cristiana intende farsi portavoce di comunità o settori “più emarginati” e vuole “servire il Paese”. Collaboratrice della Commissione nazionale Giustizia e Pace, la giovane ha curato diversi progetti nel campo dell’istruzione, settore che va riformato. Sicurezza, economia e terrorismo le priorità di risolvere. 

 From political leader and social activist, intends to convey the 26-year old Christian communities or sectors "marginalized" and wants to "serve the country". Collaborator of the National Commission for Justice and Peace, the young oversaw several projects in the field of education, a sector that needs to be reformed. Safety, economy and terrorism priorities to resolve

Al-Falah Modern City Multan (Housing Scheme)

Al-Falah Modern City Multan

New Housing Scheme is located on Multan Public School Road New New kachehry District Courts (Judicial Complex)

Nearest Housing Scheme are:- Punjab Govt Servants Housing Scheme, Al-Falah Model City Mattital Road, Al-Falah Defense City, Al-Faah Sharjah City, Al-Falah Dubai City

Multan (Thursday, January 2, 2014) – In Multan a new housing scheme has been launched near northern by pass road. It is “Al-Falah Modern City”.

Al Falah Modern City Housing Project is residential and commercial scheme. It is spread on almost 74 acres of land (3 Morabba).

All modern facilities like electricity, Sewerage, Water Supply, Road network and Graveyard will be provided .

Location Map of Al-Falah Modern City Multan