UYC, as the name suggests, intends to unite the youth of Pakistan for working towards a common goal; the better of our motherland. This is the best opportunity to equip you with the tools such as communication skills, teamwork, character building and most importantly leadership. With conferences being held in five of the major cities across the country, i.e. Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad and Peshawar, UYC bring the opportunity at everyone’s doorstep.

UYC aims to be a forum where intellects shall discuss ideas with people who are renowned in their own respective fields, such a Maria B, Nadeem Chawhan, Ali Azmat etc. The participants at UYC will not only get mentorship but they will also get a chance to socialize with these people and to get their assistance for a better tomorrow. With fun filled activities, seminars, forums, syndicated sessions, discussions and social events, UYC will be an event for the history books. It plans to break apart the stigma of leadership being a luxury only meant for the elites, by providing the experience for a menial cost. In this way, UYC will assemble people from all strata of society and encourage a cultural exchange of sorts.

All in all, UYC will be an eye opener for everyone, where they will learn about the problems prevailing in the country which are usually ignored by the media, and the participants will also learn how they can become active citizens and be a part of a change… A change for the better. So, the call has been raised.

• Islamabad 14th to 16th July
• Faisalabad 18th to 20th July
• Lahore 22nd to 24th July
• Peshawar 27th to 29th July
• Karachi 2nd to 4th August

When: August 2, 2010 – August 4, 2010

Contact: 0333-5503977

Web: www.uyc2010.com

Registrations open now. HURRY LIMITED SEATS.

Arshad Mehmood

Acting career

Arshad Mehmood is perhaps best known for his acting role in Aangan Terha, a popular TV drama serial. He also played a secondary but important role of “Baba” (Dr Ahmer’s foster father) in the drama serial Dhoop Kinare. Other acting performance includes Ankahi.

Music composition

Arshad Mehmood has composed music for many Ghazals sung by Nayyara Noor and Tina Sani. He composed music for many Pakistani drama serials and long plays including Dhoop Kinare. Some of the ghazals included in the music of the drama Dhoop Kinare were performed by Nayyara Noor including “Main tum se na puchun”, “Raat yun dil mein teri” and “Hansi khanakti hui” (the theme song). He is also supported Ali Haider from the very beginning of his careeron his first musical album Jane-Jan-Sun which was released by EMI pakistan . In this album the song DOSTI KI MEHK was included which was also included in Dhoop Kinare. If the recording is seen carefully his music is all over serial . He has also composed music for many Milli naghmas (National songs) including “Watan ki mitti gwah rehna”.

Recent works

He acted in Khamosh Pani (2003), a movie set in Pakistan of 1970’s. He is a faculty member at National Academy of Performing Arts, Karachi, Pakistan. He also took part in a very famous comedy skit play called 50 50

Next is “Okre Maker” Haq Nawaz. This work has been going on since ancient times. It is an old craft of design making on ” Khussa”. Now a day this art is used in “calligraphy”. Haq Nawaz has been associated with this craft for 30 Years and he has learned this art from ” Ustad Naiz Ahmed Bhatti”. He has won Lok Varsa, Multan Art Council and National craft council awards.

Next is the carpet maker expert Shaukat Pervaiz where a servant is busy working on a hand loom. Shaukat Pervaiz told us that he has been associated with this art for 60Years and their ancestors have been doing this work for centuries. The art of carpet making is the identity of Iranian & Afghan Culture. Multan has always been a great passage. Therefore this craft has take up local impressions 7 so got into the new, present shape. Shaukat Pervaiz told us that the carpets made by hand are sold quite expensively and I often say that it is prepared by extremely poor men and bought by extremely rich. In Multan, carpet up to 2000 Sq. Foot is prepared by hand.

Next is the shop of Glittering Laces called “Gota Kinari’, where we found Tehmina Rafique. She has also inherited this art and taught more than 1000 girls students. this work is done by the fine thread of gold or silver. Multan is famous for it and this art has flourished a lot.

Next is the shop of “Multani Khussa”, where Ustad Allah Buksh is busy in making Khussas. The craft made of leather for wearing is a part of great culture. It is said that this art came into existence after the invasuin of Alexander the great. So in the same respect, the history of Multani Khussa is very old in which the goat skin is used. Ustad Allah Baksh told us that his ancestors have been associated with this craft for seven generations and he is making these Khussas for 80 Years.

Next is Muhammad Zubair who is associated with the art of jewelry making. For centuries this art has continued in Multan, Muhammad Zubair has also inherited this art & his family has been in jewelry making for four generations. He has also written more than 50 books on the designing of jewelry. He learnt this art from his father Muhammad Shafi.

Next we found the shop of “Zar Dozi” where Khalil Ahmed Sayal is present. He learnt this art from his father and his mother was also associated with it. There are many experts of Zar Dozi in Multan. He has been representing Multan in ” Lok Varsa” Since 1985.

Next is Ustad Abdul Rasheed who is into the craft. Where things out of ivory & camel bone are prepared In Multan and especially desert regions women wear jewelry of these. In addition to jewelry, table lamp, lockets & other things are also made. Ustad Abdul Rasheed told us that at first work was done on ivory but now it is done on camel’s bones. He has been in this business for 8 Years.

Next is the Presidential Award winner impressionist Malik Ashiq & Son Abdul Rehman. This art has been in this region for centuries. In 1910 Ustad Abdullah Naqaash introduced the Islamic touch to this art by making lamps of camel’s skin. In Agra, India, the ” Naqaash” of this family are still working. A hall in Serena Hotel Faisalabad has been named after his father and is declared the best hall of Asia.

Then we have the expert of “Kaashi” Muhammad Wajid who also inherited this craft. This craft came to the sub-continent from Iran and Middle East. Muhammad Wajid told us that in 1986, his father Allah Divaya got the Agha Khan Award for his work. he also worked at the Shrine of Hazrat Shah Rukn-e-Alam. Multan is Famous for the work of blue, turquoise tiles. He also worked on Bhong Mosque. He also got Lok Varsa & art Council Award.

Then there is the expert of pottery making Ustad Ibrahim. pottery making is an old craft that has continued for generations in their family. He told us that he has been doing this since the age of ten years.

Next is the expert Ustad Ajmal Chistti of Glass-Work. Its is an old tradition, Pieces of Glass are joined to from a specific design on different buildings and for designing utensils or pottery. He has been in this profession for 32 Years and kearnt it from Ustad Shaukat Hussain. he had also worked in Afghanistan & Japan and won many awards.

Then there is Muhammad Arshad “Pattoli Maker” Gold jewelry is made more beautiful with beads & wires and thread. He is engaged in this work for 32 years.

Next is the famous Painter,Artist and Calligrapher Ali Ijaz Nazami. Now he is working on this which has a modern touch to it. He has also won numerous awards. Then we have printer Waheed who makes print on women clothes, these are mad e of special wood. He has been in this field for 3 generations. Then there are carving expert Muhammad Zaman Qamar,” Chitr Kari” is done on gold, Silver & Copper. He told us that 99 names of Allah Almighty are written on a ring that is about the size of a pin. He also won many awards.

The craft men of Pakistan’s first ever Craft Bazaar are quite happy for they have got a place where the people who appreciate or love their work can visit them but they hare demanding from the Government of Pakistan that they should loan on simple conditions so that this art progresses by keeps & bounds. The Craft Bazaar Multan Pakistan is the only Bazaar or market where the facilities are provided for the crafts men to express their art and skill. We hope that in the same way, in other national cities, Craft Bazaar for crafts men are built to keep the arts & crafts alive & to let them prosper.

First time in the history, the comprehensive guide to the Multani Art/Craft work in front of all the world. Latest Art/Craft Pictures are ready to download.

Golden fish in the lake comes swimming right up to the edge of the lake. There is a lakeside restaurant with picnic tables shaded by pine trees. At one end, the irrigation dam rises out of the depths like battlements of a fort.

The turquoise waters of the lake provide a rich contrast to the sandy brown of the hills in the background. You can hire a boat and paddle on the lake and round the island in the middle.

Getting there is no problem, as there is a daily bus service. Private taxis can also be hired.The transport can be hired through the PTDC Tourist Information Centre, Muslim Hotel, Jinnah Road Quetta.Hanna Lake is very attractive for holidaymakers, and is crowded with hikers and campers in holidays.

Urak Valley

From the Hanna Lake is a lovely 7mile drive to another favourite picnic spot, the environs of Urak Tangi The road is lined on either side with wild roses and fruits orchards. Cherries, apricots, grapes apples and peaches of many varieties are grown in this valley.

Kachura Lakes & Shangrila Lake

Hanna lakes in winterKachura Lakes are two of the lakes in Skardu (nearly 2500 m or 8,200 feet); the Upper Kachura Lake and Lower Kachura Lake. Shangrila Lake or Lower Kachura Lake is a part of the Shangrila resort located at a drive of about 20 minutes from Skardu (nearly 2500 m or 8,200 feet) town. It is a popular tourist destination.

Shangrila was established in 1983 with the opening of the first Resort Hotel in Skardu, also known as “HEAVEN ON EARTH” because of its spectacular beauty. It encircles the heart shaped “Kachura Lake” and is surrou-nded by fruit laden orchards and flower filled gardens. Due to its natural beauty, the first impression of Shangrila is of a Fairyland.

Shangrila Resort Hotel was founded by the late Brig.(Retd) Muhammad Aslam Khan, the first commander of the Northern Scouts who liberated the Northern areas in 1948.

Shangrila was named after a book titled “LOST HORIZON” by James Hilton. In the book, the author narrates a fictious tale in which an aeroplane crash landed near a riverbed, in the early 1920’s. The surviving passengers came across some Buddhist monks from a nearby temple and sought their help. They were taken to a beautiful lamasery filled with a variety of fruits and flowers. The idyllic place was called Shangrila,a Chinese word meaning ” HEAVEN ON EARTH.

A vacation spent at Shangrila Resort is a once in a lifetime experience that one would want to relive again and again.

Namal Lake

Namal Lake is a beautiful lake located in one corner of the Namal valley in Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan. This lake was created Namal Dam was constructed in 1913. The hill torrents and rains fill the Namal Lake round the year.

Namal Lake spread over 5.5 sq km, in Namal valley. There are mountains on its western and southern sides. On the other two sides are agricultural areas.

Namal Lake is an ideal abode for the migratory birds in winter season when thousands of waterfowls, including Russian ducks and Siberian cranes, land in the lake water.

Rama Lake

Rama Lake one of the most picturesque spots, near Astore in Northern Areas, Pakistan. It is on the top of the beautiful Astore Valley, covered with oak trees and greenery.

On the way to Rama Lake, from Astore Valley, there are three small lakes called Sarot in the local Shina language.There are more than 50 small beautiful villages in Astore. Some of which are Chilm, Bubin, Gorikot, Eid Ghah, Fina, Bulen, Chongra and Pari Shing. Chilm is the most beautiful village among all the villages of Astore, because it is the starting point of Deosai, the world’s second highest plane.

Apart from being a beautiful destination, the Alpine Forest around it imparts a pleasant atmosphere. The area has many Trekkers/Hikers routes and some of them are ideal for Jeep Safaris.

PTDC newly constructed Motel at Rama Lake is a welcome addition as an important tourist resort.

Satpara Thso Lake

Satpara Thso Lakeor Sadpara Lake is the main lake in Skardu Valley which supplies water for the town of Skardu. Satpara Lake one of the largest fresh water lakes of the country

In 2002 the Government of Pakistan decided to build a dam on the Satpara Lake

It is one of the most picturesque lakes in Pakistan. By and large, the lake offers opportunity for trout fishing, boating and rowing.
PTDC?s newly built Motel and furnished is ideally located overlooking at Satpara lake. The Motel is 9 kilometers from Skardu, capital city of Baltistan and takes about 20 minutes by Jeep.

The show continues daily until August 11th from 11 am – 8 pm ( excluding Sundays)

When: August 3, 2010 – August 12, 2010 (5:00PM – 8:00PM)

Where: Canvas Gallery, E-Street, DHA-V, Karachi

Courtesy: Yello

Currently, he is composing music for an Indian film named, ‘YAMLA PAGAL DEWANA’ which is produced under the banner of Dharma Productions. The whole music of the film is directed by Nouman Javaid. He also sung two song of the film including, ‘CHALO’ and ‘PYAR MAIN’. He introduced ‘Ali Pervaiz’ a new singer from Pakistan in his bollywood movie. Ali Pervaiz is the son of Legendary Mr. Parvaiz Mehdi. Mr. Dharmandar, Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol are the star cast of the film and the film is directed by Sameer Kartick. Recently, Nouman did two title songs for TV Dramas of Six Sigma Production. Noman wrote the lyrics of title track ‘Kya Karoon’ for the drama serial ‘Tere Bina’. The Title track of the other drama serial has been composed by Waqar Ali.

Title of the song is DHERRY DHERRY of drama serial DADDY.

Now days, he is in Karachi working in a drama Serial of BULZ EYE PRODUCTION. The Drama is directed by Mr. Zaheer Khan. Star Cast of the Drama includes, Mr. Qazi Wajid, Sajjid Hassan, Arjumand Rahim, Mehwish Hayat and Myra Khan. Young Nouman Javaid is very excited and passionate about his debut in acting. He also wants to work hard and get success in his acting career.

FAVORITES:

Games: In PS -2, Stunt Man, Medal of Honor, Resident Evil

Actors: Jackie Chan, Kamal Hassan, Talat Hussain, Tom Hangs, Salman Shahid.

Actress: Babra Sharif, Rani Mukherjee, Aisha Takia and Bipasha Basu.

Food: Daal Chawal, Chinese, Pizza

Fruit: Peach

Film: Andaz Apna Apna, Jism, Jab We Meet, Perfume, Howard the Duck and Tremors

Song: Dard-e-Tanhai

Director:  Steven Spielberg, Maheash Bhatt, Shoaib Mansoor and Saqib Malik.

TV Shows: House, Super Natural, Malcolm in the Middle.

REGRETS:

When we ask, Nouman about the regret of his life he said, my life is full of regrets, there is a series of loses in my life which effects me a lot in past, during the discussion he narrates a stanza of a poem,

Zindagi Jabar-e-Musalsal Ke Tarha Kati hai

Jan e Kis Jurm ke Pai Hay Saza Yad Nahi

He loves his family and fans. For him, his fans are also his family. He has many friends but he doesn’t have any close friend. Micheal Jacson, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Muhammad Rafi and Reshma are his inspirations.

INSPIRATIONS:

Michael Jackson, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Muhammad Rafi and Reshma are his inspirations. According to Nouman, he learns a lot from them.

FAVORITE QUOTE:

It’s better to flame out, then to burn out

FUTURE PLAN:

In future he wants to make his mother, ‘the most happiest woman on the earth’ and he wants to become the most well reputed name of the Industry.

LAST WORDS:

I request people that, be more positive, be rational and don’t be judgmental.

Interviewee: Nouman Javaid

Interviewer: Rass Qureshi (Special Project Executive-24World Online)

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In recognition of her services to the architectural profession and heritage conservation, she has been awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz by Government of Pakistan, and has received UN Recognition Award 2002 for promotion of culture and peace. Her profile has been published by UNESCO among 60 women internationally who have contributed most towards its objectives. She is the first chairperson of Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners, a past President of Institute of Architects Pakistan, and a Fellow of US based Ashoka, the well known international social entrepreneur organization.

As principal of Lari Associates, Architects, Urban Designers from 1964 to 2000 she has designed a large number of state of the art buildings for the upper circuit along with work in informal settlements, low income housing and vernacular technologies for the lower circuit.

As head of Heritage Foundation she has been instrumental in saving some unique heritage treasures of Pakistan, including the endangered Shish Mahal ceiling of the Lahore Fort as UNESCO’s National Advisor.

Since October 2005, in addition to emergency housing, she has lead Heritage Foundation programme titled Heritage for Rehabilitation and Development among communities in Hazara with focus on social infrastructure and livelihoods for women, along with sustainable seismic resistant constructions based on local materials and vernacular technologies. She has overseen the work of Heritage Preservation Centre, a joint project of ERRA and Heritage Foundation for documentation and conservation of heritage assets in Hazara and AJK. She is also responsible for UNESCO-Heritage Foundation initiative for improving livelihoods through crafts among women in post-conflict Swat.

She has authored and co-authored several monographs and publications on history and heritage.

Architect, Architectural Historian, Conservationist, Humanitarian Worker

Chair and CEO, Heritage Foundation; Chairperson, KaravanPakistan (earlier KaravanKarachi)

Trustee, Sindh Heritage Endowment Fund, 2009-

Member, Heritage Committee for NWFP, 2008-

Trustee, Transparency International Pakistan, 2007-

Board Member, ERRA (Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority), 2007-

Member, Government of Punjab Steering Committee, Conservation of World Heritage Sites of Lahore Fort and Shalamar Gardens, 2006 –

Member, UNESCO Technical Consultative Committee, Preservation of Moenjodaro, 2005 –

Fellow, Ashoka: Innovators for the Public, US Based International social entrepreneur organization, 2004

• Sitara-i-Imtiaz (2006), one of the highest civil awards conferred by President of Pakistan, and several other awards.

• UN Recognition Award 2002 for promotion of culture and peace.

• Graduated as architect from Oxford School of Architecture, UK,  in 1963 and was elected Associate of Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in 1969. First woman architect of Pakistan.

• From 1964-2000 as Principal Lari Associates she designed several state of the art buildings e.g. ABN AMRO Bank Head Office, Pakistan State Oil Head Office and FTC (Finance and Trade Centre) in Karachi, as well as work in low-income housing, upgrading katchi abadis in Karachi and designing mud/adobe buildings in Bahawalpur.

• As President, Institute of Architects Pakistan (IAP) she lead the campaign for recognition of the professions of architecture and town planning in Pakistan and became the first chairperson of Pakistan Council of Architects and Town Planners, 1984, a statutory body for the two professions.

• As the head of Heritage Foundation since 1980 she has organized and documented a large number of historic assets and devised strategies for their conservation.

• From 2003-2005 as UNESCO’s National Advisor, she led the team that saved the endangered Shish Mahal ceiling in the Shah Burj of the Lahore Fort. She co-authored the Master Plan for preservation of the Lahore Fort.

• She has written several books and monographs on historic architecture of Pakistan and from 2000 has conducted KaravanPakistan (earlier KaravanKarachi) activities for engaging youth and communities in heritage safeguarding all over Pakistan.

• Since October 2005 she has led the work on guided self built KaravanGhar consisting of over 1,200 self built vernacular nuclear housing units in 75 villages based on improved indigenous technology in earthquake area in NWFP.

• She initiated Heritage for Rehabilitation and Development programme (in collaboration with Nokia and Nokia Siemens Network) in Earthquake 2005 Area. Community Development programme through  improved vernacular techniques and local materials: completion of 3 primary schools, 1 community cultural centre, 132 household latrines, 50 household kitchens have been completed while  a heritage museum and artisans’ workshops are under construction; plantation of 35,000 saplings and completion of over 8 km of mountain pathways through community particiaption. The women’s empowerment programme includes establishment of 55 Nokia-Karavan Craft Centres for the production of ‘Destiny Bracelets’ and other bead products. Other livelihood programmes e.g. Makai Tandoori Naan (maize traditional flatbread), and development of micro-enterprise for women. The programme area includes almost 400 families in several villages in remote mountainous areas.

• For sustained work in Earthquake Affected Area, in early 2008 she established a residential campus for KaravanPakistan Institute for Research and Training (KIRAT) in order to carry out research for maximization of local resources for poverty alleviation of local marginalized communities, particularly women and children.

• To alleviate the suffering of displaced families from the troubled area of Swat etc. she set up KaravanPakistan Volunteers Base in Sheikh Shahzad Camp, Mardan consisting of over 1,000 families. The programmes consisted of adult literacy for women and extracurricular activities for children in the camp. Future plans when the families return include low cost community built schools in local techniques and women’s livelihood programmes.

• In April 2009 has established the ERRA-HF Heritage Preservation Centre, and as Honorary Project Director, she has organized teams of architects for systematic cataloguing, documentation and conservation strategies for heritage assets in earthquake affected areas of NWFP and Azad Kashmir.

Sitara-i-Imtiaz

Yasmeen Lari is the first woman architect of Pakistan. After initial schooling at Queen Mary’s, Adbistan-e-Soofia and Kinnaird College, Lahore, Pakistan, she graduated from Oxford School of Architecture (now Oxford Brookes University) in 1963, and was elected Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

In 1964 she established Lari Associates, Architects, Urban Designers, one of the best known architectural practices in Pakistan, from which she retired in 2000 to devote all her time to writing and to the work of the Heritage Foundation Pakistan, a Lari family trust established in 1980. She has been instrumental in saving a large number of heritage treasures in various cities of Pakistan – from Karachi to Lahore, Bahawalpur to Peshawar and Abbottabad to Muzaffarabad.

In addition to several other awards, she is the recipient of the UN Recognition Award 2002 for promotion of culture and peace. Lari’s profile has also been included among the 60 Women who have contributed most towards UNESCO’s objectives in the last 60 years.

Since October 2005 Lari has led the HF-Nokia-Nokia Siemens Network project titled “Heritage for Rehabilitation and Development” among communities, particularly among women and children affected by the Great Earthquake of 2005. After her humanitarian work with Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the camps set up in Mardan in 2009, since February 2010 she has led the UNESCO funded project in post-conflict Swat to empower women through training and revitalization of crafts such as embroidery and handloom weaving, benefitting over 500 women.

Lari is the highly respected author of several books and monographs on the architectural history and heritage of Pakistan.
In 2006, in recognition of her services to the architectural profession and heritage conservation, she was awarded the Sitara-i-Imtiaz, one of the highest civil awards, by the Government of Pakistan.

Lari was born in Dera Ghazi Khan and attended Queen Mary’s, Adbistan-e-Soofia and Kinnaird College, Lahore, before proceeding to the UK for studies. She is married to noted historian Suhail Zaheer Lari. She has 3 children and one grandchild

The partition of India in 1947 promised its people both political freedom and a future free of religious strife. Instead, the geographical divide effected an even greater schism of the population, benefiting the few at the expense of the very many, exposing huge numbers of the population to devastating consequences. Thousands of women were raped, at least one million people were killed and ten to fifteen times that number forced to leave their homes as refugees. It was among the first, most significant and bloodiest events of decolonization in the twentieth century.

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Ali Azmat

Early career

Azmat grew up in Lahore, which he credits for his unconventional attitude. He went to Australia for his higher studies, but due to financial difficulties he returned to Pakistan before completing university. His first band ‘Jupiters’ was known for performing covers at small gigs, such as weddings, in Lahore. While with them, Azmat wrote his legendary hit song Dosti. He later sang and recorded Dosti with Junoon, after which the song gained national fame.

Junoon

Junoon was Pakistan’s biggest band famous for combining traditional poetry and instruments with rock music. Azmat was the lead vocalist of the band. With Junoon, he toured extensively, doing two North American tours a year since 1992. He performed in Europe, the Middle East and China and at the European rock festival, Roskilde in June 2000. He left Junoon in 2005 to pursue a solo career.

Solo career

Ali Azmat released his first solo album, Social Circus, in March 2005 to critical acclaim. Social Circus was a massive departure from Junoon’s style and won 23 awards in Pakistan, including Best Album and Best Producer. In India, Azmat was nominated for Best Soundtrack and Best Song at the Sahara Awards held in London, for his single “Garaj Baras” in the Pooja Bhatt film Paap. Azmat’s second album, Klashinfolk, was released in August 2008 and recorded at Mekaal Hasan Studios in Lahore. Klashinfolk also received significant critical acclaim across Pakistan, although (like Social Circus) it was not a huge commercial success.

Bollywood

The hit song Sayooni was chosen by Azmat to be used for his debut as a Bollywood music director and singer. He also signed for one of Rahul Dholakia’s episode on Mumbai-11 and the film, Tera Kya Hoga Johnny, which was directed by Sudhir Mishra.

According to a legend it is named after Moti, a guard of the gate during the Mughal era, who guarded and looked after the gate all his life. The most likely origin of its name, however, seems to be from the word Morchi, which means trench soldier. The Governor’s “Piada” units were stationed here during the pre-Mughal dynasty rule. This is further borne by the fact that the different streets (Mohalla’s) which still bear their old names are the Mohalla Teer-garan (arrow craftsmen), Mohalla Kaman-garan (bow craftsmen). The bazaar around the Mochi gate is renowned for its shops of Dried fruit, kites and fireworks Further inside is the Mohalla Shia, where the traditional Shia (Islamic sect)of Lahore still gather annually, at Moharram (first lunar month of the Islamic calendar) to carry out the Majaalis (Shia religious gatherings) and Maatum (self chest beating)to commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain(R.A). A number of Imaam Bargahs in the form of Haveli’s are situated here. Apart from their religious significance, some are a masterpiece depicting the architecture of their times.Mubarak Haveli, Nisar Haveli and Laal Haveli are, but a few examples. A Kebab Shop, a sweet mart and an Old Khoo (water well) are some of the well known features of Mohalla Shia.In front of the Laal Haveli is the Mochi Baagh. This, until recently, was a lush green patch with shady trees, it is barren now due to its landscaping to become a “speaker’s corner” in the light of its history of it having numerous renowned political leaders addressing the crowds at this place.