Pakistan Restaurants

Marrriott                   

The Karachi Marriott Hotel is located in the heart of the city, opposite Frere Hall and Park. The hotel enjoys excellent accessibility to and from all directions. It offers an array of services, including an executive level with private lounge, 24-hour 

Pearl continental

Pearl Continental Hotel, the first five-star hotel in the country, is an opulent reflection of local ambience, enhanced with a distinctive European flair in Pakistan’s business capital. In the south city – a residential and business district with upscale shopping centers, local and foreign companies.

Mirpur Regency

Welcome you to the new world of luxury,comfort and stylish. It is the second marvelous setup of Pak Kanyal Group of Companies. It born in the hands of unrivalled seasoned professional, this grand setup has a timeless quality about it, an elegance that is apparent the moment a guest walks through its doors. Mirpur Regency Hotel is situated at the Heart of city. A lake view open air  Restaurant on pool terrace with variety of Sumptuous Bar.B.Que, Taka Tak and traditional Pakistani Food in natural atmosphere with live Music.

Sakina Shoaib
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Ujala Rehman

Beaconhouse Introduction

The Beaconhouse group is an international private school system with over 193,000 students in nine countries and is possibly the largest school system of its kind in the world. Established in November 1975 as the Les Anges Montessori Academy for toddlers, Beaconhouse has since grown into a global network of private schools, institutes, and universities, imparting distinctive and meaningful education to students from pre-school to post-graduation. Of these, 82,000 study at the group’s flagship network, the Beaconhouse School System, while the remaining students are mostly enrolled at The Educators, a parallel school network operated by the group with over 104,000 students. The Beaconhouse of today is thus much more than just a local school. Through distinct and independent divisions in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, UAE and the UK, it caters to the education and training needs of a large and diverse group of individuals of varying ages, socio-economic backgrounds, and nationalities, with its activities also extending beyond education in some countries. Beaconhouse's contributions to education were internationally recognised in 1996 when the World Bank Group, in its first ever investment in private education, financed the construction of several new Beaconhouse campuses. At that point, Beaconhouse had already started collaborating with institutions worldwide. From its initial association in the 1980s with The Moray House Institute of Education in Scotland, to its more recent teaching training association with the University of Bradford and, latterly, the College of St Mark and St John, Beaconhouse has institutionalised in-service teacher training like no other school. Today, more than half its teachers have internationally-recognised teaching certificates while the rest are enrolled in the permanent in-service programme. In addition, Beaconhouse sends senior academics to the UK annually to pursue Masters degrees in Education and Professional Development. So, with its rigorous standards which insist on up to date teaching skills and its range of challenging programmes, the Beaconhouse School System brings success within the reach of every student. The first Beaconhouse School opened in Lahore in 1975. Beaconhouse has now established more than 141 schools across Pakistan. Students study a variety of curricula, and Beaconhouse alumni are successful in all walks of life in Pakistan The Beaconhouse group is an international private school system with over 193,000 students in nine countries and is possibly the largest school system of its kind in the world. Established in November 1975 as the Les Anges Montessori Academy for toddlers, Beaconhouse has since grown into a global network of private schools, institutes, and universities, imparting distinctive and meaningful education to students from pre-school to post-graduation. Of these, 82,000 study at the group’s flagship network, the Beaconhouse School System, while the remaining students are mostly enrolled at The Educators, a parallel school network operated by the group with over 104,000 students. The Beaconhouse of today is thus much more than just a local school. Through distinct and independent divisions in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, UAE and the UK, it caters to the education and training needs of a large and diverse group of individuals of varying ages, socio-economic backgrounds, and nationalities, with its activities also extending beyond education in some countries. Beaconhouse's contributions to education were internationally recognised in 1996 when the World Bank Group, in its first ever investment in private education, financed the construction of several new Beaconhouse campuses. At that point, Beaconhouse had already started collaborating with institutions worldwide. From its initial association in the 1980s with The Moray House Institute of Education in Scotland, to its more recent teaching training association with the University of Bradford and, latterly, the College of St Mark and St John, Beaconhouse has institutionalised in-service teacher training like no other school. Today, more than half its teachers have internationally-recognised teaching certificates while the rest are enrolled in the permanent in-service programme. In addition, Beaconhouse sends senior academics to the UK annually to pursue Masters degrees in Education and Professional Development. So, with its rigorous standards which insist on up to date teaching skills and its range of challenging programmes, the Beaconhouse School System brings success within the reach! - Shahzaib Hassan - VII D

Eiffil Tower

The structure was built between 1887 and 1889 as the entrance arch for the Exposition Universelle, a World's Fair marking the centennial celebration of the French Revolution. Three hundred workers joined together 18,038 pieces of puddled iron (a very pure form of structural iron), using two and a half million rivets, in a structural design by Maurice Koechlin. Eiffel was assisted in the design by engineers Émile Nouguier and Maurice Koechlin and architect Stephen Sauvestre.^[11] The risk of accident was great as, unlike modern skyscrapers, the tower is an open frame without any intermediate floors except the two platforms. However, because Eiffel took safety precautions, including the use of movable stagings, guard-rails and screens, only one man died. The tower was inaugurated on 31 March 1889, and opened on 6 May.The tower was much criticised by the public when it was built, with many calling it an eyesore. Newspapers of the day were filled with angry letters from the arts community of Paris. One is quoted extensively in William Watson's US Government Printing Office publication of 1892 Paris Universal Exposition: Civil Engineering, Public Works, and Architecture: "And during twenty years we shall see, stretching over the entire city, still thrilling with the genius of so many centuries, we shall see stretching out like a black blot the odious shadow of the odious column built up of riveted iron plates."Novelist Guy de Maupassant—who claimed to hate the tower^[13]—supposedly ate lunch in the Tower's restaurant every day. When asked why, he answered that it was the one place in Paris where one could not see the structure. Today, the Tower is widely considered to be a striking piece of structural art.One of the great Hollywood movie clichés is that the view from a Parisian window always includes the tower. In reality, since zoning restrictions limit the height of most buildings in Paris to 7 stories, only a very few of the taller buildings have a clear view of the tower.Eiffel had a permit for the tower to stand for 20 years; it was to be dismantled in 1909, when its ownership would revert to the City of Paris. The City had planned to tear it down (part of the original contest rules for designing a tower was that it could be easily demolished) but as the tower proved valuable for communication purposes, it was allowed to remain after the expiry of the permit. The military used it to dispatch Parisian taxis to the front line during the First Battle of the Marne.The tower stands 324 metres (1,063 ft) tall, about the same height as an 81-storey building.

Ujala Rehman

Pearl Continental

HOTEL DESCRIPTION: Located in the heart of the business hub and 15 km from the airport, Pearl Continental Hotel Karachi - is a preferred choice for discerning corporate and leisure travellers. Vibrant and progressive, it retains the warmth and the spirit of Pakistan, while offering a variety of rooms, stylish restaurants and contemporary business facilities, establishing itself as an undisputed, premier business hotel. Whilst not forgetting that Karachi is the city of dreams, an all enveloping sensory roller-coaster ride which leaves you delighted and inspired at the same time. There is a lot more to this city than what meets the eye.

                           

HOTEL ACCOMMODATION: Deluxe Rooms - These elegantly appointed rooms are well equipped with modern amentias including mini bar, wireless internet connectivity, phone and fax, in-room safe, plasma TV, 24-hour in-room dining, laundry and butler service on demand. The Integrated Information & Entertainment System (IIES) brings you a feast of information services, world news, unlimited access to on-line movies and music.
Executive Rooms - In addition to all the facilities of the deluxe room, Executive and the E- floor guest rooms have free local telephone calls, 24 hour personalized butler services and express check in and check out for the executive floor guests. Luxury Suites - Tastefully designed, these exquisite executive suites feature a living room with a guest washroom, a separate bedroom with scenic views. Larger in size as compared to the executive suites the deluxe suites come with a living and dining area, guest bathroom which offers both tub and shower cubicle and a separate bedroom. Guests in suites can avail the facility of complimentary breakfast, use of meeting rooms (subject to availability), 24 hour personal butler service and limousine transfers to and from the airport.

          

HOTEL FACILITIES: MARCO POLO: Guest’s favourite all day dining room with new look offers Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Buffet selection and Ala-carte menu. Sunday family brunch is very popular among guests. DUMPUKT: Lobby level, overlooking the swimming pool, offers a wide range of cuisine from around the world. It is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner (ala-carte). TAIPAN: Lobby level, featuring exotic Chinese cuisine. Offers authentic Chinese schezuan and Cantonese style of cooking. The chefs have been specially flown in from mainland China. It is open for lunch (buffet) Sunday to Thursday and dinner (ala-carte) every night. BISTRO: Lobby level. Provides round the clock service of snacks and beverages in the most popular chic and affordable restaurant in Karachi.
GRAPEVINE: A Sunken coffee shop in the lobby, serving light snacks, high-tea, juices, tea & coffee from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM. A live band plays throughout lunch and dinner here.

Sakina shoaib

Bermuda Triangle

        Bermuda Triangle- fact or fiction

One of the few Bermuda Triangle Facts that can be confirmed is the Bermuda Triangle location. In fact, the location of the Bermuda Triangle is somewhat arbitrary as well. There are no official boundaries. However, the triangle is generally assumed to run from Bermuda to Puerto Rico to Miami and back to Bermuda.

A fact that is unexplained about the Bermuda Triangle is that electro-magnetic compasses that normally point to the magnetic north pole, point to the true North Pole when used inside the area of the Bermuda Triangle. This phenomenon happens in only one place other than the Bermuda Triangle - the Devil's Sea off the east coast of Asia.

The term Bermuda Triangle was in fact first used in an Argosy Magazine article written by Vincent H. Gaddis in 1964. Since that time, a number of "nicknames" have immerged for the Bermuda Triangle - Limbo of the Lost, Hoodoo Sea, and even Devil's Triangle - some coined in literature.

One fact is undeniable about the Bermuda Triangle. There have been a number of strange and sometimes unexplained disappearances in the Triangle. The tale of Flight 19 - a group of five Navy torpedo bombers and one search plane disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle area (perhaps!) - is the most notorious of these.

However, there have been strange occurrences observed in the area of the Bermuda Triangle as well. Even as far back as the 1492 crossing of the Atlantic by Christopher Columbus, these have been recorded. Columbus documented in his logs of strange occurrences with his compass in the area that we now consider the Bermuda Triangle.

Another fact about the Bermuda Triangle that is undeniable is that the area has claimed over 1,000 lives in the past 100 years. Some of these are a result of "human error" in navigating the area. However there are always suspicious or unexplained disappearances happening in the Bermuda Triangle.

There is a vast array of lore surrounding the existence of the Bermuda Triangle. Some of this stems from the idea that with-in the Bermuda Triangle lays the lost city of Atlantis in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean. Off the coast of Biminis, there is a set of underwater steps believed to be part of that civilization. Little exploration can be done because the Bermuda Triangle includes some of the deepest trenches in the Atlantic Ocean - much too deep to explore.

By Manahal Ayaz

Solar System and Beyond

The Great Barrier Reef

The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest reef system^[1][2] composed of over 2,900 individual reefs^[3] and 900 islands stretching for over 2,600 kilometres (1,600 mi) over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres (133,000 sq mi).^[4][5] The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland in north-east Australia.

The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space and is the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms.^[6] This reef structure is composed of and built by billions of tiny organisms, known as coral polyps.^[7] This reef supports a wide diversity of life, and was selected as a World Heritage Site in 1981.^[1][2] CNN labeled it one of theseven natural wonders of the world.^[8] The Queensland National Trust named it a state icon of Queensland.^[9]

A large part of the reef is protected by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, which helps to limit the impact of human use, such as fishing and tourism. Other environmental pressures on the reef and its ecosystem include runoff, climate change accompanied by mass coral bleaching, and cyclic population outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns starfish.

The Great Barrier Reef has long been known to and used by the Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and is an important part of local groups' cultures and spirituality. The reef is a very popular destination for tourists, especially in the Whitsunday Islands and Cairns regions. Tourism is an important economic activity for the region, generating AU$ 1 billion per year.^[10]

^{By Syed Shayan Nadir - courtesy to Wikepedia the free encyclopedia}