The City School Group Pvt Ltd. is venturing into real estate development by joining hands with Rijas Aces Group, Dubai. The City School Group is currently operating in diversified fields such as energy and construction whilst also carrying its legacy of 40 years in education. The City School has over 166 schools in 52 cities in Pakistan and has operational schools in over 4 countries internationally. The outreach of international schools stands at a total of 7 schools. Rijas Aces Property Development is a Dubai-based development company whose group portfolio includes high quality residential, commercial and mixed use projects with more than one million square feet under development. The company’s sales network extends its reach beyond the United Arab Emirates into key investment markets such as the United Kingdom, Russia and the CIS, the Indian subcontinent and North America. The City and Rijas developmental agreement was formalized in Dubai at the Head Office of Rijas Aces between Kashif Shahzad – President, Rijas Aces Property and Aurangzeb Firoz – CEO, The City School Group. The agreement entails the construction of multiple residential, commercial and mixed-use projects within Pakistan with the first project starting as early as the beginning of 2020 in Karachi and Lahore. This agreement officiates the development of over a million square feet in Pakistan and with the expertise of Rijas Aces, the City and Rijas developments will add to the significant growth of internationally competitive projects within Pakistan – setting the bar high. Building on the legacy of The City School Group, this agreement is aimed to welcome, efficient, high-tech and affordable options with its own distinctive personality, embracing the culture and character of the local community. City and Rijas developments are expected to provide numerous one-stop solutions in multiple cities across Pakistan in the form of residential, commercial and mixed-use projects that will be completed within the next 10 years. The development of the first project – The SMART Towers will start as early as the beginning of 2020 and is expected to be developed within 2 years. The SMART Tower project is a high-end corporate tower in the central business centers in both Karachi and Lahore. Located at Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi and Gulberg, Lahore – the SMART Towers project will bring smarter solutions to the corporate industry in Pakistan. With sustainable energy practices, terrace gardens and smart automated building management systems, the SMART towers will be covering all high-tech amenities whilst being a practical choice for businesses who will situated in the heart of both the big cities. Operating under its own customized concept, this will be just the first step before numerous other projects follow. The City and Rijas Developments will be one of the first ever internationally backed projects with high-tech amenities and smart solutions – redefining property developments in Pakistan! “We are excited to break ground through the City and Rijas developments. With so much potential in Pakistan and the vision of The City School Group, we know that we will change the ever-changing landscape of property development in Pakistan.” – Kashif Shahzad, President – Rijas Aces Group “Now that we are entering 2020, it is imperative to have smart,project developments in Pakistan. We would like to provide numerous opportunities in this new era for the progressive new developments in Pakistan and with successful international groups like Rijas Aces. We hope to be able to provide solutions which have not been made available within Pakistan before.” – Aurangzeb Firoz, CEO – The City School Group.