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Lahore brings back college memories, whenwe would spend all our pocket money to sit on a New Khan bus from Rawalpindi to get to lahore, spend the day roaming in Racecourse Park, or shopping at Liberty.

To this day my favourite eatery has to be saloo's the steak house. Nothing beats a good steak! Man, islamabad can seem so dull compared to Lahore at times :D
 
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I have been to Paris , Brussels , London ,Manchester,Leeds,Cardiff,Liverpool,Nicosia, Dubai and Larnaca(Greek Cyprus) and even though these cities have order and they are clean but I could never forget Lahore . Lahore ki assal yaad yahan say janay kay baad aati hai guys . Mall Road, Fortress stadium, Jail road, Gulberg 's main buleivard , clogged traffic around Badshai masjid , Cantt area , and food street (I don't know if it still exists or thanks to 'Democracy' )

un fortunately first vendetta which Mian Saab took from lahore was destroying food street Gawalmandi
now its only a historical state where ruins of food street still exists:cry:
 
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un fortunately first vendetta which Mian Saab took from lahore was destroying food street Gawalmandi
now its only a historical state where ruins of food street still exists:cry:

Yes that was a utter shame, i loved food street. I remember taking one of our British Instructors from Henley there, he was quite impressed.

It's a crying shame, it's like going to Islamabad and levelling Karachi company... :frown:
 
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Yes,

Lahore - my birth place and my city

I love Lahore.

Stalingrad of Pakistan in 1965 war with India.

Lahore is the second largest city of Pakistan and the provincial capital of the Punjab. Historically, it is believed to be about 2000 years old. In ancient times, it was an outpost of Kangra hill Kingdoms and was a cut-off township on the trade route to Delhi and A It had hardly any reputation in the Pre-Muslim era. Lahore came to eminence with Islam in South Asia.

Under Malik Ayaz, the first Muslim Governor in the time of Sultan Mahmood (971-1030), Lahore became renowned for poetry. Lahore has always been a seat of learning and knowledge. Sufism and speculative mysticism became its major discipline. Schools were opened and scholars from Baghdad, Iran and other oriental and occidental regions came to this historical city and settled here. The city flourished academically during the four centuries of the Delhi Sultanate. It became the second imperial capital in 1580 under the Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great.

Lahore touched the peak of glory during the rule of the Mughals. The Mughal emperors beautified the city with some of the finest architectural buildings and gardens that have survived the hazards of time. It was this reputation of Lahore that fascinated the English poet John Milton who wrote in 1670: "Agra and Lahore, the Seat of great Mughal." In earlier 17th century, Lahore was the pole-star and trend-setter for all the cities of the Empire. In mid 17th century, there were more than ten thousand schools in the city.

Literary education and poetry were the distinction of the city during the reigns of Mughal Emperors Shahjahan and Aurangzeb. The reputation of the city continued even during the anarchy of 18th century and it remained to be remembered as the Mughal capital even under the Sikh rule (1780-1846).

During the British rule in the Sub-Continent, many impressive buildings were raised in Lahore, which blended beautifully the traditional Mughal with the Western Gothic and Victorian styles of architecture. The British, who occupied the Punjab in 1849, had practically revived the old view of Lahore. Thus when they founded Government College Lahore (Now G.C. University) in 1864 they did not ignore Lahore's academic background. They selected Dr. G.W. Leitner as its first Principal who was an Arabic scholar and had studied Islamic learning at Constantinople (Istanbol) in Turkey. It was Dr. Leitner who had managed the building of a mosque at Woking in England after his retirement.


The spirit of Lahore sustained throughout the history of Government College University (GCU). Almost all the great intelligentsia who have richly contributed to the academic,literary and cultural life of the city, some how or other, shares a sense of belonging to GCU. Mohammad Hussain Azad and Allama Mohammad lqbal are just two to mention.
 
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BTW, Quetta is a wonderful city too.

just my chawwanni
 
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Basant is the most amazing event lahore has to offer in all pakistan there is nothing as color ful + fun . I heard now there are a lot of restrictions due to bans. Most funiest term i remember is ""BOO KATAAA "
 
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^ Kite flying happens in Quetta too. Probably second biggest event after Lahore.
 
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^ Kite flying happens in Quetta too. Probably second biggest event after Lahore.

in khi too during ramdhan and winters but its not an event like lahore , spend a basant budy you wil know ... its fun
 
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in khi too during ramdhan and winters but its not an event like lahore , spend a basant budy you wil know ... its fun

I have been to Karachi a lot. Believe me, its pathetic as compared to Lahore and even Quetta.
 
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I have been to Karachi a lot. Believe me, its pathetic as compared to Lahore and even Quetta.

Umair, i sure hope your pulling Marine's leg. I like Lahore and Quetta, but it's like comparing Apples to peaches. Two different things completely.

Quetta and Lahore have their own charm and Karachi her own. Karachi has to be the most cosmopolitan city in Pakistan, and i don't just say that because my wife is from Karachi :P
 
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Guys Guys Guys ... I was talking about Kite Flying in Lahore Quetta and Karachi.. :P
 
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