Pakistan News update
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Imran Khan sees World Cup as most open yet
Mar 4th
“This is perhaps the most wide open World Cup I have seen,” says Imran Khan. PHOTO: AFP
KARACHI: Pakistan’s former World Cup-winning captain Imran Khan has said this year’s tournament is the most open he has seen.
Imran, who skippered Pakistan to victory in 1992, said the opening matches in the February 19-April 2 tournament being held in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh had highlighted the fact that no team stood head and shoulders above the rest of the field.
“This is perhaps the most wide open World Cup I have seen and after the results of the India and England match More >
Windies crush Bangladesh by nine wickets
Mar 4th
Kemar Roach (R) celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of Tamim Iqbal. PHOTO: AFP
DHAKA: West Indies took a giant stride towards the World Cup quarter-finals by pounding lacklustre Bangladesh by nine wickets in a key Group B match on Friday.
Lanky spinner Sulieman Benn grabbed 4-18, and fast bowlers Kemar Roach and skipper Darren Sammy claimed three each, to bowl out Bangladesh for their lowest one-day total of 58 in 18.5 overs.
The West Indies surpassed the small target in 12.2 overs even before the lights came on for the day-night game at the packed Sher-e-Bangla stadium in Dhaka.
Chris Gayle, who had More >
GulAhmed rejoins the lawn war
Mar 3rd
Textile giant GulAhmed has launched the first edition of its lawn collection. PHOTO: PUBLICITY
KARACHI: GulAhmed lawn’s first edition is out at its Ideas store with a soft launch on February 25. The collection this time has 50 designs, some of which are available in multiple colour schemes, making a variety of over 100 this time.
The first day, first show received an overwhelming response, according to Amir Butt, shop manager at GulAhmed Ideas shop on Tariq Road in Karachi.
GulAhmed, a textile brand that catered to the middle-class till sometime back, has now jumped forward in catering to those who can afford More >
Scentsation: An Italian perfume comes to town
Mar 3rd
Just launched in Pakistan, Attimo translates the essence of Italian chic — a priceless gift from the house of Ferragamo
An Italian scent called Attimo by Salvatore Ferragamo is now in Karachi. It was launched with a small event hosted by Beaute Pakistan International at Cafe Flo in Karachi.
Talking to The Express Tribune, Frieha Altaf of Catwalk Productions, who managed the event, said: “It’s a high-end Italian brand that has come to town. It defines the concept of super elegance.”
According to a press statement released by the brand, the product expresses the core of Salvatore Ferragamo’s values: innate elegance, glamour, More >
Spring time at Labels
Mar 3rd
Designers Asifa&Nabeel, Sania Maskatiya and Feeha Jamshed display their collections at Labels. PHOTOS: ABID ALI
KARACHI: With spring season come three different designers at Labels, all catering to the niche market of pret.
Three design-houses namely Asifa&Nabeel, Sania Maskatiya and Feeha Jamshed launched their Spring/Summer collections at Labels on February 26.
Asifa&Nabeel, who have been designing for about a decade, have introduced their “high-end formal and pret lines for Spring/Summer 2011,” informed Asifa Imran of the brand.
She entered the field of fashion designing with no formal education in fashion, she prefers to let her work speak for her. Interestingly, the designer label toyed More >
Maria B launches ready-to-wear lawn
Mar 3rd
Launching a collection of stitched and un-stitched lawn
KARACHI: Maria Butt, aka Maria B, launched her lawn collection in Karachi on March 2. What makes the designer’s collection different is her experimentation with stitched lawn with prices ranging from Rs3,900 and Rs4,300, alongside regular unstitched items ranging from Rs2,700 to Rs3,250.
Sharing details of her collection, Butt said: “It’s ready-to-go lawn, which offers 10 designs with three colour variations. Hence, 30 new prints in a stitched and unstitched lawn collection.”
This year the designer has introduced four different kinds of lawn, “Every year we see the lawn business growing. I have brought four More >
Firdous Carnival draws in a crowd
Feb 27th
Firdous plunges into the lawn battle with Deepike Padukone as their international ambassador. PHOTO: PUBLICITY
KARACHI: This season Firdous Cloth takes a step further then the rest and brings forth Firdous Carnival. The two-day event opened at Pearl Continental Hotel on February 26.
The Summer Collection 2011, brings in three types of variety by Firdous, informs its Director Omer Saleem, the three types range from Rs2,000 and move up to Rs 8,000 for the finest quality of the brands exclusive prêt line.
While talking to The Express Tribune Omer Saleem said, “It’s reasonably priced, we are offering quality products. With the price of More >
Depilex: Three decades later
Feb 27th
Depilex celebrates 30 years of success with complimentary beauty treatments. PHOTOS: IJAZ MAHMOOD
LAHORE: Three decades in an industry is a lifetime. And that is exactly what Mussarat Misbah has done, given a life time to developing and transforming the concept of a salon for an average Pakistani woman. She’s a contentious figure with many controversies up in the air and yet she has managed to live through them all and emerge as a stronger business woman. “It has been a journey of three decades, and a journey of progress and success,” beamed Misbah.
Although Depilex prides itself in being the salon More >
Lifestyle: Embracing the capital
Feb 27th
Karachi’s ultimate high-street fashion time-piece house makes its way in glittering fashion to Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad. PHOTO: PUBLICITY
ISLAMABAD: The ultimate high-street fashion house of Karachi has made its way to Islamabad. Lifestyle from Karachi has opened its first store at Islamabad’s fashion block, Beverly Centre. When Cartier, Chopard, Patek Philppe and the evergreen Rolex have become too expensive, it’s time to turn to cheaper alternatives.
Lifestyle brings a wide selection of Gucci, Movado, TAG Heuer, Baume & Mercier and Guess as cheaper yet fashionable alternatives to extravagant time-pieces. Hamza Saeed, owner of Lifestyle, upon talking to The Express Tribune said: “People More >
Nadia Hussain joins the lawn war
Feb 23rd
Model Nadia Hussain dons a design from her own lawn collection launched this week. PHOTO: PUBLICITY
KARACHI: Model Nadia Hussain embarks upon yet another venture this year with her lawn collection. The exhibition titled Nadia Hussain’s Signature Lawn Collection 2011 kick started on February 21 and will carry forth at the Marriot Hotel till February 23.
The collection made use of vibrant prints on fabric and toyed with a range of colours that ran from dark hues to spring pastels. With an eager crowd bustling in, the venue was thronging with shoppers in all four corners.
Taking a personal interest in her newest More >
