Giga Group - DHA lahore inaugurated Commercial Towers
19 Apr 2008

The Groundbreaking Ceremony of the two Commercial Malls being constructed by the collaboration of Giga Group and DHA Lahore took place on April 19, 2008. A Grand Function was organized to inaugurate the two projects.

Corps Commander Lahore, Lieutenant General Shafaatullah Shah and Chairman Giga Group, Mr. Haji Muhammad Rafiq Giga headed the inauguration ceremony. Beside other dignitaries and officials, Brigadier Muhammad Aslam, Administrator DHA and M. A. Qureshi, Chief Executive Officer, Giga Group were also present at the occasion.

One of the two commercial towers is to be constructed at Sector U and the other at Sector DD in Phase 2 and Phase 4, DHA Lahore. The inauguration ceremony was attended by a host of high profile figures. The towers are designed at par with the world class technology, with modern business facilities and amenities i.e., Office Floors, Shopping Malls, Conference Rooms, Gymnasiums, Food Court, Auditorium, Cineplex, high-class entertainment as Bowling Alleys to form the best of business environments yet to be introduced in the country.

The Corps Commander Lahore, said that the project was the first of its kind in Pakistan. The collaborated project of Giga Group and DHA Lahore will lead to the progress of development projects in the country as well as promote employment opportunities. Chairman Giga Group, Mr. Haji Muhammad Rafiq Giga said that he was pleased to have collaborated with a prestigious organization as DHA Lahore.

http://www.gigagroup.com/news_dtl.php?id=26&PHPSESSID=0abdb24b18f830312d88bc1ab2772028

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no details abt the height .. or no. of storeys...?

would be interesting to get the renders as well.

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no details abt the height .. or no. of storeys...?

I have been tracking this project since inauguration, but interestingly nothing is much in print or electronic media or on internet regarding the specifications of the project at this time. But definitely down the road we will get much more on this project, let's stay put till then.

Groundbreaking has been done but no renders or other details :dunno:

i have asked the live operator on dha website, he told me that nothing have been finalized yet, they are still working on the design and renders

i have asked the live operator on dha website, he told me that nothing have been finalized yet, they are still working on the design and renders

That means they have the abstract design in their mind, can they inform us about the height of the towers and the money Giga group will be investing in the project.

so what, they done the ground breaking but dnt even have a design yet.

does anyone know if there is anything happing at its site yet,
i will go visit it probably next month,

i went to their online chat and the website is updated, they said all details about the projects will be added within a week on it

i went to their online chat and the website is updated, they said all details about the projects will be added within a week on it
Oline chat on their website?

JS is in defence he can take pics of the site of the towers or info too.

JS is in defence he can take pics of the site of the towers or info too.



17 towers are completed in Islamabad now they move to Lahore well done!

17 towers are completed in Islamabad now they move to Lahore well done!

Pics??? PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :(

17 towers are completed in Islamabad now they move to Lahore well done!

I will not vet this statement, out of 17 a few are under construction, but this group has exhibited their commitment more then anyone else, they have brought in lot of investment in Islamabad, and cooperation from them with DHA Lahore is a very good omen. I definitely see these towers coming up in next few months.

but one thing i dont understand is why do they want to build 2 malls in such a small area, once city center is made it will crush both of them,
they mite iswell make one big one.

but one thing i dont understand is why do they want to build 2 malls in such a small area, once city center is made it will crush both of them,
they mite iswell make one big one.

What is the desc of city mall, is it DHA mall you are speaking about. From the nature of Giga group projects, i dont think they are going to put any thing less ordinary. So their project getting crushed is rare chance.

I will not vet this statement, out of 17 a few are under construction, but this group has exhibited their commitment more then anyone else, they have brought in lot of investment in Islamabad, and cooperation from them with DHA Lahore is a very good omen. I definitely see these towers coming up in next few months.


3 towers are under construction (residential) but will not complete in time and they stop construction of 4 towers. If you have better information please share with us.

What is the desc of city mall, is it DHA mall you are speaking about. From the nature of Giga group projects, i dont think they are going to put any thing less ordinary. So their project getting crushed is rare chance.

i posted the info few days back in the lahore thread, city center of dubai are making 200 kanal mega mall in phase 5.

giga's would not be anywhere near it, there site in phase 2 is tiny and the site in phase is good but its big.

the area of phase 4 mall by giga group is not small at all, its pretty big , yes Phase 2 giga mall area is pretty small.

the area of phase 4 mall by giga group is not small at all, its pretty big , yes Phase 2 giga mall area is pretty small.

If it is a highrise, a small area will not matter much.

the area of phase 4 mall by giga group is not small at all, its pretty big , yes Phase 2 giga mall area is pretty small.

its 30 kanals, city center on 200 kanals will eat it.

its 30 kanals, city center on 200 kanals will eat it.

30 Kanals is huge if you wanna go vertical.

We'll have to wait for the renders, but yes 30 kanals should be enough for going vertical

who even bothers climbing up to go shopping, nearly all malls these days are no more then 2 storeys,
even thought 30 kanals would be big, pakistani standards but being next to city center will make it a waste, they should make just 1 big mall.

yup that is correct... Phase 2 building will have to be a highrise since the area is small...

there is good amount of work goingon the site.... they are demolishing the existing structures at the site and marking of the piling work is underway....!!

yea one more thing.... the piles will be 70 feet deep.... if someone can tell what expected hight we see with these 70 feet piles...!!

who even bothers climbing up to go shopping, nearly all malls these days are no more then 2 storeys,
even thought 30 kanals would be big, pakistani standards but being next to city center will make it a waste, they should make just 1 big mall.

Pakboy, I am in KL now a days, I have been to KLCC Suria (Petronas Towers) shopping mall, and all other big malls here like Mid valley and One Utama and also like Pavilion in Bukit Bintang, these are most modern shopping plazas by any standard, all of them are 6+ storey plaza and with many escalators running on each floor i dont see any problem for shoppers in these malls. So going vertical seems no problem to me. Of course being horizontal has its own advantage, but how horizontal you can go in case if you have space limitations.

Pakboy, I am in KL now a days, I have been to KLCC Suria (Petronas Towers) shopping mall, and all other big malls here like Mid valley and One Utama and also like Pavilion in Bukit Bintang, these are most modern shopping plazas by any standard, all of them are 6+ storey plaza and with many escalators running on each floor i dont see any problem for shoppers in these malls. So going vertical seems no problem to me. Of course being horizontal has its own advantage, but how horizontal you can go in case if you have space limitations.

Pakistan has tons of space.. this isn't Bangladesh or India.. horizontal is the way to go. The reasons for these vertical malls is not clear, but they just can't be good. One has to travel to 2-3 "malls" to get what they could easily get from one North American-type mall, so you have poor efficiency of people's time, the environment, electricity, etc.. not to mention that it's much more efficient not only for shoppers but for suppliers/warehousing/etc.. it also doesn't accommodate for impulse shopping.. out of sight, out of mind.

Good example of a proper mall is Deans Mall.. guaranteed that mall is several times more efficient for the residents of Peshawar than any of these mid-rise malls coming up in Lahore.

I dont think there is any shopping mall in Lahore to be honest. Unless you think Siddiq trade centre and PACE are malls. What we have in Lahore are miniature malls.

I dont think there is any shopping mall in Lahore to be honest. Unless you think Siddiq trade centre and PACE are malls. What we have in Lahore are miniature malls.

Agree. In fact, I don't believe there are any true malls in Pakistan. Period.

Also...on the horizontal v vertical debate, I would agree with pakboy that the "supermalls" predominantly tend to be located on no more than 2-3 floors (eg. Mall of the Emirates in Dubai, Bluewater in London, the brand new Westfield shopping centre in West Lonodn, the Beverly Center in LA etc) . There are all sorts of practical reasons for this and none more so than the psychology of shoppers and their preference to remain on one floor (irrespective of size) rather than to traipse up and down multiple floors.

Agree. In fact, I don't believe there are any true malls in Pakistan. Period.

Also...on the horizontal v vertical debate, I would agree with pakboy that the "supermalls" predominantly tend to be located on no more than 2-3 floors (eg. Mall of the Emirates in Dubai, Bluewater in London, the brand new Westfield shopping centre in West Lonodn, the Beverly Center in LA etc) . There are all sorts of practical reasons for this and none more so than the psychology of shoppers and their preference to remain on one floor (irrespective of size) rather than to traipse up and down multiple floors.

This january I went to the biggest mall in Europe 'Cevahir Mall' in Istanbul. It sure was a MEGA mall, 6 floors.... so large malls can go a bit Vertical too.

There are a couple of OK malls in Karachi..... Park Towers and Dolmen mall. Atleast they can be considered basic malls.

Guys its PAKISTAN here things are very much different to any part of the world.we can have malls but not mega mall no one would go there pakistan is many years behind turkey to have MEGA MALL.YES we can have small mall we know its a country of poor people.

Guys its PAKISTAN here things are very much different to any part of the world.we can have malls but not mega mall no one would go there pakistan is many years behind turkey to have MEGA MALL.YES we can have small mall we know its a country of poor people.

I was just saying that vertical malls can be made too. They dont necessarily have to be spread on acres.

well 6 floors is not really vertical, nearly all malls are around that.

and we are not many years behind turkey, dha has some mega malls coming up. city center is huge on 200 kanals, the one in raya is another huge one, then there is 50 kanal one at pace circle and the mabarak center mall should also be nice. the mall concept is quite new to us, we hardly had anything before musharraf came, all boulevards were filled with empty plots, then ith the economic boom they all started getting filled up with plazas and now we are going towards malls.

well 6 floors is not really vertical, nearly all malls are around that.

and we are not many years behind turkey, dha has some mega malls coming up. city center is huge on 200 kanals, the one in raya is another huge one, then there is 50 kanal one at pace circle and the mabarak center mall should also be nice. the mall concept is quite new to us, we hardly had anything before musharraf came, all boulevards were filled with empty plots, then ith the economic boom they all started getting filled up with plazas and now we are going towards malls.

I think if our GDP increases by 8% every year and Turkey's GDP drops down to Zero, we will catch them in 30-40 years.

well 6 floors is not really vertical, nearly all malls are around that.

and we are not many years behind turkey, dha has some mega malls coming up. city center is huge on 200 kanals, the one in raya is another huge one, then there is 50 kanal one at pace circle and the mabarak center mall should also be nice. the mall concept is quite new to us, we hardly had anything before musharraf came, all boulevards were filled with empty plots, then ith the economic boom they all started getting filled up with plazas and now we are going towards malls.

nealy all of those mall are going tobe completed in more than 5 years from now.raya is built yet how can the shopping mall is bult before the colony is established .raya site is empty field now a days very little work was going on there.

Giga group is working on 2 projects:
1). Tower in Phase II (Opposite DHA Cinema)
2). Huge mall in Phase IV (Near TOTAL petrol station)

No work is going on the Phase II project
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Work is going on nicely even at night in Phase IV(passed that site yesterday), JS also updated us about this project...

yup i see a lot of activity on the site... unfortunately i have passed this site only at night time so no pics.. when ever i get a chance to go there during day light, will get u guys with picture..!

Two days back i was there on site, the project is named as "Mazyood Giga". Upon enquiry from security guard this project has four basements and 9 floor above ground. One basement is under construction, but this plot has huge area and only area under construction is around 1/8. This is really gonna take long time to come on ground. Sorry for no pics as it was on night.

^^Thanks for info...

there are actully 4 projects by giga, mall99 on mm alam road and then they have huge plot in dha phase 6 next ringroad intercharge.

BEFORE I LEFT PAKISTAN THIS PROJECT WAS INTACT...KINDLY CAN ANY1 TELL IF ITS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION..

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