Between Pakistan & Korea

Punjab’s new Model Bazaars Enable Locals

For the first time in the history of the country, Pakistan’s Punjab Chief Minister Shabaz Sharif has begun the project of setting up model bazaars around the country. The main purpose of these bazaars is to provide reasonably priced necessities like food and clothing to people who can’t afford those items in stores owned by big companies.

The big deal isn’t the bazaar itself; they have those everywhere. But this bazaar offers food and clothing in market stalls that will be clean and operated by locals selling their wares. It’s a way to keep local money local, and it’s been successfully started in a handful of cities so far.

By the People for the People

The plan is to have them all over the country so Pakistan’s citizens can help each other. The Chief Minister added that it will be the responsibility of managing committees made up of local people to decide reasonable rent and manage the bazaars, and no department of the government will have a role.

Amid a few stalls of big businesses the locals will sell clothing for children and adults, local produce and meats, and for the customer’s convenience separate stalls for men and women are designated. There will also be areas for children to play while their parents sit down and watch them having fun. He said it’ll be a pleasant atmosphere for shopping families.

At first they’ll only facilitate local sellers, but if locals don’t fill all the stalls and if enough applications are made, the managing committees will consider a draw for filling the stalls with outside (but small) sellers.

Filed Under: Culture, History Tagged With: Bazaar, Clothing, Pakistan

Places to visit in Pakistan

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Pakistan has a lot of tourist attractions. There is a lot of diversity in Pakistan. Pakistan is diverse geographically too. If on one side you have mountains, on the other side you have the greens. There are dry regions and there are regions with abundant rainfall.

Pakistan is also a culturally diverse nation. The many tribes of Pakistan have their colorful ways of celebrating life. Their numerous festivals, and their lifestyle is unique.

Here are some places to visit in Pakistan.

Taxila

Taxila was part of India. When India was partitioned, it became a part of Pakistan. Taxila is situated in Rawalpindi District. It is an ancient city dating back to the Gandhara period. It was the seat of Hinduism and Buddhism.

Taxila is ranked as a World Heritage Site, and is also the top visited place in Pakistan. Taxila has a lot of ruins of buildings. Dotted with Buddhist stupas, it gives visitors a glimpse of the past.

The Kailash Valley

The Kailash Valley is a place inhabited by the Kailash tribe. The Kailash tribe are a nature worshiping people. Located in Chitral District, this place is lush green and mountainous. The Kailash have a unique culture. With modernity and urbanization cutting through, the culture and the people are becoming endangered. When you visit the place, you will be amazed at the unique culture of the Kailash people.

Lahore

Lahore is a city. But it is much more than a city. Lahore is a place of culture. Also being a commercial capital, Lahore has a strong influence of the Mughal regime. Plenty of historical sites are present here.

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Gandhara, Lahore, Pakistan

Learning About Foreign Cultures

We spend so much time thinking about our own culture and what is going on around us in the United States, that sometimes we do not see beyond what is going on around us, and we do not look at what is happening in other countries and other countries. Learning about other cultures and other countries can be beneficial for us, as it is going to teach us about the entire world as a whole rather than forcing us to address only our own domestic issues.

Learning About Foreign Cultures

There are a myriad of ways that we can learn about other countries and other cultures around the world. Is there a specific country or culture that you are interested in learning about, or are you primarily interested in just soaking as much information and culture as you can from all over the world?

If there is a specific country or culture that you are interested in learning about, then you might consider looking up websites on the subject, buying books on the subject, or even arranging a trip there. Arranging a trip to a foreign country is an excellent way for you to immerse yourself in the culture of that country so that you can soak up everything the nation has to offer. Backpack through Europe, camp in Brazil or sightsee in Japan and you are going to be able to take in much more than if you were simply going to read about the culture. Still, everything you learn about the culture or country is going to help you gain great insight about a culture other than your own.

Filed Under: Culture Tagged With: Brazil, Japan, United States

News – Informative Weapon

News is very important for everyone to listen, that gives knowledge about many things around the country, international news, crimes in society, current affairs, politics, sports , weather reports, entertainment news, cultural news , events happening etc, there are so much to know about from the daily news.

Whether report is again very important to know may be not much important for the normal man working but it is very important for the farmers or agriculture department, because for them all their struggle and efforts they put is depend on the climate. So it is very good to know that news is highlighted the whether reports that help farms a lot to take the precautions and measures to protect their fields.

All over the world so many event are happening daily that we came to know through news. Events include the political events, international events, entertainment world events etc. International news is again a very informative to know exactly the various news relating to the world. You can ensure that the latest happenings around the world are sure to give you the best results in life. A person always needs to be informed about various happenings around the world. It can really help them in leaning new things and also understand various facts.

It is no wonder that almost 80% of the population watches daily news in order to stay in touch with the current affairs. It is quite common these days to see the news in detail on daily basis. It can really help you in making an informative person and no doubt the best weapon to fight ignorance. Don’t you think it is useful?

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Current Affair, Happening, Weather forecasting

North East West South (NEWS)

Media is a kind of tool that clears the picture of every thing publicly. There are so many ways of media or many types where we can express. News is considered to be most powerful and stronger method that discloses many things like general news, current affairs, national news, international news, crime news, weather report, sports, entertainment etc.

There are so much happening all around to present or to know about, and all things we came to know through news, what is happening in country politics? International affairs, what is going on all the other part of the world, how climate changes all around? What is going on in sports? The most important which usually come to our knowledge on daily basis is increasing rate of crime all around.

Nowadays there are so much on crime, every where you will find crime, kidnap, murder, so many thief all around, chain snatching, rape, there are many more crimes which are happening all around, news is the way where we came to know about day to day crimes happening all around and that give a kind of indication to take precautions and raise voice against crime.
Today in almost all the cities, crime rate is increasing especially metropolitan cities. The cases of rapes , kidnapping, chain snatching , are becoming so common and their rate is increasing so high pace that now it become very difficult for government to control this crime , the only which is left is to protect our self and need to be more cautious and careful while carrying moving out or alone. The safety for a person is in his hands.

Filed Under: Entertainment, News Tagged With: Crime, Crime statistics, Current Affair

Bad Weather Disrupts Travel And Causes Billions Of Loss

Weather change is a common phenomenon across globe. But at recent times bad weather has caused disruption in air and land travel causing billions of loss to the companies. Some of the common weather changes disrupting air travel are fog, storm, heavy snowing and volcanic eruptions. It not only affects people who are in transit but also results in heavy loss to cargo transport companies. The worst affected products are the perishable goods. Usually companies are insured against such situations. However, frequent disruptions can still cause huge amount of losses.

It also causes a lot of chaos in the airport as hundreds of flights get cancelled and the airport is shut down due to bad weather. Handling such crisis is difficult but with such frequent disruptions ensuring proper management can help people in the airport. Providing basic amenities and most importantly medical help for passengers stranded in the airport is very crucial. Tourists who can afford to move to hotels do so but more often not many can afford to extent their holidays. This causes lot of confusion as they are forced to stay at the airport. Though weather forecasts help to some extent, in such situations it becomes difficult to predict.

A sudden weather change like volcanic eruption can last for weeks and disrupt air and land travel, and it is not safe to travel until the weather conditions improve. Land travel also gets affected due bad weather conditions such as to fog, floods, hurricanes and heavy snowing. When it comes to land travel, bad weather can cause damage to either the transport or the infrastructure. Loss of homes and personal belonging also puts a financial burden on individuals

Filed Under: Culture, Travel Tagged With: Air travel, Types of volcanic eruptions, Weather

Trade Events Boosts International Business And Economy

Events or trade fairs are usually organized to promote product or encourage investment in that particular field. Events are becoming more and more popular especially as a means to reach international market. Tie-ups between countries in different sectors are usually accompanied by such events. Such events provide a platform to meet interested buyers or sellers or distributors. It also helps countries a chance to bring in foreign investment. It helps to widen the network other than domestic market. It brings the best from each country and helps companies to understand the market and their competitors. It also helps company to showcase their product at an international level.

Events arranged for products can be interesting as it would showcase the best of products across world. These products naturally have to have cutting edge technology, quality and competitive pricing to be showcased in the event. Though such way of advertising can cost a lot for the company, missing out on such events can diminish the company’s market share. Classic example can be automobile trade fairs where the best of the companies showcase their vehicles. New launches in such events will create much interest and boosts sales for the company.

It gives an opportunity to target a wide range of audience and a company cannot afford to miss such events. Food events are also in popular demand as companies are inventing new ingredients and products to cater to the needs of the masses. Pricing, taste, convenience and quality are some of the qualities which people look for in such food shows. Trade fairs or events also bring in investment worth in billions and boosts the economy of the country.

Filed Under: Culture, Travel Tagged With: Business, Products, Trade fair

Tourism Destination Is Becoming Popular To Promote Tourism

We have all heard of tourism which is nothing but people traveling for a holiday or business. However, tourism destination is the key word today. Tourism destinations are usually places where people are largely depended on the revenue of tourists. Or we can say that a particular city is depended on tourism for their livelihood. So with an increase in tourists their income will also increase. However, the downside of such places is during off seasons there is nothing much happening in the place and people have to look out for other jobs.

Countries also promote certain cities as tourism destination to encourage more traffic into such cities. Off late travel bureaus also bring out interesting packages with different places at an affordable cost. Such packages promote tourism and enables people with middle income to travel to exotic destinations. This is also one way of promoting new destination and it offers tourists a wider range of choice. It helps people who want to take a holiday within their budget as not all people can afford a world tour. Countries also declare a particular year as tourism year and spend a lot on advertising to increase tourists.

During this time there are different shopping packages and other interesting combination of offers are made available to tourists. Discount coupons in malls or popular shops are thrown in the package to attract tourists. There are usually tie-ups with hotels and airlines in popular destinations to attract tourists who want to travel on low budgets. There are also easy to pay EMI (Equated Monthly Installment) schemes available with the use of credit cards which enable tourist to pay for their holidays easily. Such options allow tourist to go even on a world tour and pay for them at a later date. Family holidays become more interesting and enjoyable with these options.

Filed Under: Culture, Entertainment Tagged With: EMI, Japan, Travel

Crime Rates Have Been Increasing As Economy Grows

Crime rates have been increasing over the years and there is not a single safe place in the world. If we analyze what is the reason for these crimes, one factor which stands out is greed. Some researchers debate that the crime rates are increasing due to partiality in the society and corruption. The fact which cannot be denied in many countries is that rich people are becoming richer and poor people are becoming poorer day by day. To top it all the recent economic meltdown has made matters worse with millions of people loosing their jobs.

Almost all types of crimes have been increasing but according to crime rate statistics the most common ones are as follows: burglary, rape, murder, vehicle theft, assault, drugs, smuggling, harassment at work and arson. But these statistics are usually taken from the crimes which are reported. These cannot be taken at face value as there are so many crimes which do not see the daylight. One such crime is domestic violence and abuse. Across world domestic violence and abuse go unreported in many cases. Though 24 hour free help lines are available not many people come forward to report the crime. In most countries it is a normal household occurrence and is not even considered as crime.

Another crime which is not reported is harassment in the work place. In some countries there are not well defined laws to protect employees against work place harassments. Or the system is so complicated that it would take years to get justice and the victim ends up spending all their money to bring out the truth. Corruption and muscle power has also made people from not reporting such crimes or witnessing for such crimes. Sound legal system and uprooting of corruption can result in justice for victims and bringing the crime rates down to the ground.

Filed Under: Culture, Entertainment Tagged With: Crime, Crime statistics, Political corruption

Emission Of Greenhouse Gases A Major Cause For Extreme Weather Changes

Weather changes are a common phenomenon across globe. However, across the world people are experiencing extreme weather changes mainly due to emission of greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gas emission is inevitable due to increase in industrialization. Though emission of greenhouse gases had been there for decades, due to rapid industrial growth and other human activities, this has increased to a threatening level. All countries are experiencing extreme weather or climatic changes such as drought, severe storms, snow storms, floods, extreme heat or cold weather. This has sent alarm bells across all countries.

It’s impossible to fight these weather changes by a single country. It would take combine effort from across globe to commit to preserve natural resources and control greenhouse gas emissions. In the recent environmental summit many countries refused to sign binding agreement on greenhouse gas emission norms. However, across globe countries are trying their best to control these factors. Last year extreme weather changes have left people wondering about the impact of human activities on the nature. These weather changes have left millions of people homeless, caused damage to infrastructure and personal belongings and accounted for the death of millions of people. There is still a larger threat looming over, which is if the situation is not controlled can cause further damage.

Another threat is these weather or climatic changes has had adverse effect on human health. Such extreme hot or cold weather has caused too many health problems. The only way to control or resolve this problem is to make a combined effort to preserve the earth. There has been lot of awareness campaigns to reduce global warming and about ozone layer depletion. As common man can do a lot to prevent global warming, many environmental groups are creating awareness campaigns. Many multinational organizations have started with the go green concept to save the identity of green plants on our beloved earth.

Filed Under: Culture, Entertainment Tagged With: Climate change, Earth, Global warming