Lahore – Ancient City

Lahore never ceases to be interesting. It is a combination of the very old and the ultra-modern – truly a city in transition. You will see new high rises and very swish shops in some areas of Lahore, and in the Old City, you will see the famous Moghul era Lahore Fort, spectacular mosques and narrow, winding alleyways between leaning buildings that still house a large number of Lahorites.

Traveling around Lahore can be an exciting challenge, and many of us use school drivers when we venture to less known parts of the city. Our LAS drivers are friendly, knowledgeable and almost always available at a modest fee. Some faculty members choose to hire their own personal drivers, and that is fine as well.

Everything you need is available in this city. If you feel you must have particular imported items, you can find them, but you will pay quite a high price. Most of us do not do this, finding the local items to be just fine – especially the wonderful, yearlong fruits and vegetables! A highlight of shopping in Lahore is the use of fabrics and fibers – seen in stunning handmade carpets and gorgeous clothing materials. Tailoring here is inexpensive and of high quality – not to mention almost instantaneous!

There are book stores, DVD stores, and excellent restaurants – from the elegant Polo Lounge to the American stand-bys of McDonald s, Pizza Hut and KFC. We are blessed with a number of beautiful walking parks, you can ride at the Polo Club, or you can swim in the LAS heated pool. Lahore has numerous good gyms, salons, and home décor shops.

Package highlights

• Car (fee of approximately $40 per month covers all vehicle repairs and maintenance, and 100 litres of fuel is provided by the school per month – very few teachers exceed this school-paid limit)
• AC’ed, furnished (all of the necessities) housing (not apartments)
• settling-in allowance
• shipping support
• 85% of salary paid in US dollars – wired to your bank at end of each month
• utilities (phone, electricity, cooking gas) to a determined and communicated limit paid by school
• tuition fees (100%) for two school-aged children
• mobile phone (monthly charges paid by school to a limit – most teachers never exceed this limit)
• 10% (based on salary) retirement at end of each year
• TieCare health insurance
• flight at both ends of the initial two year contract, then two-way flights for each additional one year contract
• competitive salary
• renewal bonus for each contract after the initial contract
• battery packs in houses due to electrical outages