<select name="city" tabindex="2" class="reseller_textboxes" style="width:100px" >

<option value="<?php
print($city);?>">select &nbsp; &nbsp;</option>
<option <?php
if($city=='islamabad') {print ('selected');} ?>>islamabad</option>
<option <?php
if($city=='rawalpindi') {print ('selected');} ?>>rawalpindi</option>
<option <?php
if($city=='lahore') {print ('selected');} ?>>lahore</option>
<option <?php
if($city=='karachi') {print ('selected');} ?>>karachi</option>
</select>