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Eid At Shah Faisal Mosque

25 Saturday Aug 2012

Posted by Dawn Advertiser in Eid, Islamabad & Rawalpindi, LEISURE, Pakistan Attractions, Special Occasions, Days and Events

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Each city has an architectural icon: Shah Faisal mosque is Islamabad’s. Featured in almost every televised version of the azaan since 1986, the mosque evokes Islamabad more than the Parliament, the Supreme Court and the Presidency put together. This is also why it is a popular location with broadcast reporters.

A mosque like no other… Nestled in the foothills of the Margallas, the mosque was designed by the Turkish architect, Vedat Dalokay. Strikingly, the mosque lacks the kind of architecture defined as ‘Islamic’: it doesn’t have domes or arches. Instead, the eight-faced concrete shell resembles a Bedouin tent, flanked by four minarets. Dalokay subsequently said that the design was inspired by the cubic Kaaba, whereby the apex of each of the minarets represents the corners of an imaginary cube.

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‘T’ Is For Trendy

05 Thursday Apr 2012

Posted by Dawn Advertiser in Dining Out, Lahore, LEISURE, Pakistan Attractions, Recreation, Shopping

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T Block – commercial and upmarket (Photo by Rana Zahid)

Once a small, sleepy local market with only a handful of corner shops, the
T Block Market in Defence is now one of Lahore’s more fashionable, upmarket and hip commercial pockets.

The area’s popularity has skyrocketed in the last decade partially due to the presence of its affluent residents and partially because of the young and hip students who frequent it due to the presence of educational institutions such as Defence Public School, Lahore Grammar School and LUMS.

Choosing ice-cream amidst Pop Art (Photo by Rana Zahid)

The young and affluent who ‘hang out’ in the Market have plenty of choice in terms of entertainment and dining. From ‘gourmet’ french fries at the recently opened OPTP, café style food and homemade ice-cream at The Hot Spot and chocolate treats at Hobnob Bakery, to Marble Stones’ Death Brown chocolate ice-cream and Jammin’ Java’s coffee, there is plenty to be partaken there.

But it’s not all expensive and upscale; for people on a budget (such as LUMS students who have over spent their monthly allowances) there are dhabba-style ‘hotels’ which serve up mouth-watering and inexpensive staples such as paratha rolls and shawarmas.

Although the restaurants and eateries are the Market’s crowd-pullers, two entertainment venues nearby are also well worth a mention. The DHA Cinema screens all the latest Hollywood and Bollywood releases, while the Uptown Alley, as its name suggests, features a bowling alley and also serves as a popular venue for birthday parties.

Sifting through discounted books (Photo by Rana Zahid)

Block Market has more to offer than recreational venues and restaurants. A number of banks and convenience stores are located there, as well as several tailors’ shops, such as Nayna Fashion House. The well-known Old and New Book Shop, as its name suggests, sells all kinds of books; a bi-annual book fair, which is held opposite it, in the adjacent park in spring and autumn, is definitely worth a visit for a wide variety of books – ranging from textbooks to graphic novels – all at discounted prices, of course.

With all this activity, evenings are particularly busy in T Block Market, with fashionable people visiting the cafés, the cinema and the bowling alley – driving luxury cars and dressed up to the nines.

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First published in the Real Estate Section of The DAWN National Weekend Advertiser on April 1, 2012.

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