The demographic profile of the city’s immigrant population means that a lot of people have families and relatives residing in other parts of the province. Each holiday season, millions of Lahoris flee the city to spend vacations with their families in villages and other cities. Two Eids being the biggest Islamic holidays are the times when you see a mass-exodus of people heading out of the city just to come back a night before the vacation’s over.

If you happen to be a part of that crowd or just visit the railway station, lorry addas or bus terminals, you’ll see happy faces longing to see their loved ones while climbing onto any available and affordable means of transport. There’s a dad who’s carrying presents for his kids in village; there’s a student carrying his meager belongings in a backpack hanging on to the overcrowded entrance of a Bedford bus.  Then, there’s a group of white collar office employees, dressed in white shirts and black trousers with a laptop bag, albeit empty, waiting in queue at the New Khan or Faisal Movers ticket counter. Gourmet lafafas are usually a constant at all places of boarding buses, lorries, trains, rickshaws, APVs or Qingqis.. Babus prefer Daewoo or even better, an aeroplane ride to their hometowns. To take advantage of an improved bargaining position, transporters usually increase the fares handsomely and the passengers have no choice but to comply. Not to mention huge gridlocks of traffic outbound on G.T. Road, Motorway and up/down national railway grid.

In short, it’s an interesting phenomenon to witness so many Lahoris leaving the town they love for places that they originally belong. I still call them Lahoris for the city derives it’s character from everyone that brings his/her own flavor to share with the spirit of this great city. If you happen to drive by a calm Mall Road or lazy Canal Bank on a Saturday night during Eid holidays without having to press brakes, you get a feeling that…

Lahore’s missing its Lahoris… :)

DELL Eid Gala at Hyperstar

For all you computer enthusiasts out there, Dell Pakistan is celebrating Eid at Hyperstar on the 12th and 13th of September. They are offering amazing discounts plus lots and lots of prizes for participants and visitors. So if you want some free juice (techy type), hop in to their stalls at Hyperstar with friends or family or both.

Further details of the event can be seen on their Facebook Event page: Dell Pakistan Eid Gala 2009.

Camel Ride? ;)

Nehr Kinaray...

What are the preparations, Lahoriittes? Have you bought your sacrificial animal already? Prices would be soaring high and high … again.

Before keeping the legs aside … do remember the families around who havent tasted seen mutton/lamb/Beef since months. Probably last eid.

Loads of joys ~ from Islamabad ;)

Eid Mubarak

Accept heartfelt Eid wishes from all of us here at LMB… Hope you have (/had) a wonderful Eid!
On this (and every) Eid, do remember those around you that are not as privileged as us… Eid Mubarak!

7:15am Markaz Islami Jamia Masjid Taqwa near Qainchi Chowk Ferozepur Road.

7:30am Ideal Park Khokhar Chowk College Road Township, Jamia Masjid Makki near New Anarkali, Jamia Masjid Farooq Azam Goal Bagh Sadar Bazaar.

8:00am Masjid Wazir Khan, Muslim Masjid Lohari Gate, Jamia Masjid Takia Shadey Shah, Masjid Allah Jowaya Aabkari Road Anarkali, University Ground, Lower Mall near Jamia Masjid Al-Qudsia, Government High School Mozang Adda, Government Degree College Shahdara, 60-Foot Road Bakkar Mandi, Panjo Kahna village, Nizamabad Park Tajpura Scheme.

8:15am Jamia Masjid Darbar Hazrat Data Gunj Bakhsh, Jamia Masjid Hassan Chah Meeran Ghoray Shah, Bus Stop cooperative Store, Car Parking Shalamar Chowk, Jamia Masjid Riazul Jannat Awan Town, Markaz Al-Madina A-II Gujjarpura China Scheme, Park B-II Township, Jamia Masjid Paniwala Talab, Jamia Masjid Sunehri Kashmiri Bazaar, Jamia Masjid Takia Rasool Sian Landa Bazaar and Jamia Masjid Darbar Shah Muhammad Ghous.

8:30am Masjid Neela Gumbad Anarkali, Jamia Masjid Delhi Muslim Hotel Anarkali, Jamia Masjid Sadiqia Lower Mall Santnagar, Model Masjid Shah Kamal Auqaf Colony, Jamia Masjid Darbar Hazrat Mian Mir Qadri, Jamia Masjid Hanifa Ghosia Bhaati Gate; Punjab University’s Jamia Masjid on New Campus, Markazi Jamia Masjid Darbar Hazrat Shah Gadaa, Jamia Masjid Zubair F- Block Gulshan Ravi, Jamia Nazamia Lohari Gate, Ground Islamia High School Dhaka Road Sadar Cantt, Darbar Madhoo Lal Hussain, Jamia Masjid Sultanpura, Jamia Masjid Lawrence Colony, Jamia Masjid Taxali Gate, Jamia Masjid Defence

8:45am Alamgiri Badshahi Masjid.

Source: DT

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Though, Eid cards are fast loosing their ground to phone + keyboard triggered Eid messages, the charm attached with sending one to a dear one is still there.

I remember collecting stamps from all of my family’s received Eid greeting cards when I was younger… Those were innocent, good days :)

Latest Choori designs all the way from Hyderabad, Sindh

One of the many stalls at Liberty Market

Bangles etc. at Pace, M.M.Alam Road