{"id":29325,"date":"2017-11-02T11:01:36","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T06:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zameen.com\/blog\/?p=29325"},"modified":"2019-12-04T11:04:54","modified_gmt":"2019-12-04T06:04:54","slug":"pakistan-property-show-expats-prove-their-heart-still-lies-back-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pakistan-property-show-expats-prove-their-heart-still-lies-back-home.html","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Property Show \u2013 expats prove their heart still lies back home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan Property Show was a little different for not just Zameen.com but the UAE, too. More than 14,000 people showed up over the two days, breaking some records in the process but highlighting something much more important: the passion that overseas Pakistanis have for the country.<\/p>\n<p>The event was visited by all kinds of families. Big families, small families, new families with young children, and older families with many members. Unlike other events, Pakistan Property Show had the privilege of being an event that was frequented in large numbers by serious buyers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29330 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zameen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the_pakistan_propert_xjQIy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the_pakistan_propert_xjQIy.jpg 600w, https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the_pakistan_propert_xjQIy-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the_pakistan_propert_xjQIy-537x313.jpg 537w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The developers at the event told us repeatedly that they had run out of business cards, or didn\u2019t have enough manpower to deal with the onslaught of inquiries. This speaks volumes about the success of our show, but it says something more about how overseas Pakistanis feel about their home country.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29326 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zameen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/it_was_evident_looki_1eg2J.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/it_was_evident_looki_1eg2J.jpg 600w, https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/it_was_evident_looki_1eg2J-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/it_was_evident_looki_1eg2J-537x313.jpg 537w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The event proved to the world that overseas Pakistanis are interested in property back in Pakistan, either to invest in their own country, or to buy a home they can come back to. The Pakistani visitors we had at the event took great interest and pride in the projects being showcased at the global platform that is the Dubai World Trade Centre.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29327 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zameen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/our_visitors_came_in_ETIEP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/our_visitors_came_in_ETIEP.jpg 600w, https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/our_visitors_came_in_ETIEP-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/our_visitors_came_in_ETIEP-537x313.jpg 537w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Our data in the past has shown that over 93% of overseas Pakistanis wish to invest back in their own country. This was evident in the Pakistan Property Show as we saw several overseas Pakistanis take interest, some with their families. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29328 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zameen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the_majority_of_over_8NYSu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the_majority_of_over_8NYSu.jpg 600w, https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the_majority_of_over_8NYSu-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the_majority_of_over_8NYSu-537x313.jpg 537w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The visitors weren\u2019t limited to just grown-ups. The event saw families with children accompanying them. We talked to a young visitor and not only was he aware of Zameen.com and its name in the industry, he told us that he was having a great time there with his family. Here\u2019s what the confident Talal had to say!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FZameenPK%2Fvideos%2F953848718096318%2F&amp;show_text=1&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"407\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Mr Waqas Qadir was told by his friends that Zameen.com was organising the Pakistan Property Show. It goes without saying that he made sure to attend! \u201cThis is my first experience at such an event,\u201d he told us. \u201cI congratulate the Zameen.com management for holding this much-needed exhibition at one of the most prominent business hubs in the world, Dubai.\u201d He further added, \u201cThis event will help in promoting Pakistani real estate in the world, and people here are very interested in all the stalls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29329 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zameen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the_massive_footfall_0rxe4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the_massive_footfall_0rxe4.jpg 600w, https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the_massive_footfall_0rxe4-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the_massive_footfall_0rxe4-537x313.jpg 537w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mr Afzaal, an overseas Pakistani visitor who resides in Dubai, was also of the opinion that the property show was a much-needed event, since it provided people to see what the Pakistani property market has to offer to a global audience. \u201cEvents like Pakistan Property Show are very important and should be held more often, especially for people who are settled abroad and wish to invest in Pakistan,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29331 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.zameen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the_visitors_browsed_i8AWP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the_visitors_browsed_i8AWP.jpg 600w, https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the_visitors_browsed_i8AWP-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news-cdn.zameen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/the_visitors_browsed_i8AWP-537x313.jpg 537w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We also talked to Mr Muhammad Haseeb, who lauded the event to no end. \u201cThis is a very good step, and we (Pakistanis) are glad for this property show,\u201d he said. \u201cThrough events like this, we can show the world how the property sector is greatly developing in Pakistan,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>All in all, one of the biggest factors for the success of the Pakistan Property Show was the large number of families and overseas Pakistanis who took interest. They proved that no matter where they live, their hearts belong back home, and Zameen.com brought them a chunk of their own land to Dubai so they could invest in the Pakistani property market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan Property Show was a little different for not just Zameen.com but the UAE, too. More than 14,000 people showed up over the two days, breaking some records in the process but highlighting something much more important: the passion that overseas Pakistanis have for the country. The event was visited by all kinds of families. Big families, small families, new families with young children, and older families with many members. Unlike other events, Pakistan Property Show had the privilege of being an event that was frequented in large numbers by serious buyers. The developers at the event told us repeatedly that they had run out of business cards, or didn\u2019t have enough manpower to deal with the onslaught of inquiries. This speaks volumes about the success of our show, but it says something more about how overseas Pakistanis feel about their home country. The event proved to the world that overseas Pakistanis are interested in property back in Pakistan, either to invest in their own country, or to buy a home they can come back to. The Pakistani visitors we had at the event took great interest and pride in the projects being showcased at the global platform that is&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":29330,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4212,4292,4295,4412,4413,1685,4210,4411,4409,4410,1777],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-29325","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"tag-dubai-world-trade-centre","8":"tag-expatriates","9":"tag-foreign-investment","10":"tag-overseas-investment","11":"tag-overseas-pakistani-investment","12":"tag-overseas-pakistanis","13":"tag-pakistan-property-show","14":"tag-pakistan-property-show-2017","15":"tag-pps","16":"tag-pps-2017","17":"tag-real-estate-investment"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pakistan Property Show \u2013 expats prove their heart still lies back home - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Pakistan Property Show was a little different for not just Zameen.com but the UAE, too. 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