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weekend | around town
Saim
Eid Fiesta!
Taimur Ajmal of FPL organized a multi designer one day Eid exhibition in Lahore. The PR was done by Aamir Mazhar.
Zainab Raza & Summaiya
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Zainab Malik & Rabia
Shanzay, Neha & Aamir
Atiqa & Zainab
Risham
Rubia Moghees
Nazish Zahoor
Hussain Rehar
weekend | around town
Rubina, Masooma & Rabia
Mahnoor Arshad
Mahnoor & Junaid
Muneera & Yahya
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Maham & Mashood
Eman
Amina
Sadia Hamayun
Rubina, Meeshal & Sophia
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Ayesha Haroon
Faiza Amjad
Kanwal Malik
Sharoze Tariq
Naila
Sara Omer
Fatima Shaheen
Sarah
G Fareed
Simky
Rabia
weekend | around town
Musical Fusion! Insiya Syed, Zohaib Kazi, Sadaf Zarrar & Ali Hamza
Adnan Siddiqui & Attaullah Esakhelvi
Rizwan U. Khan, Ali Azmat & Fariha Khan
Momina Mustehsan & Aima Baig
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Asad Sheikh & Omran Shafique
Coca-Cola Pakistan launched the first episode from Coke Studio Season 11 in Lahore. The PR was done Lotus.
Elizabeth Rai
Maeen Zafar
Rachel Viccaji
Humaira Arshad
weekend | around town
Zubair, Jimmy, Insiya, Shahab & Babar Sheikh
Natasha Baig & Rufus Shahzad
Fahad Qadir & Sadaf Zarrar
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Eesha Khan & Rohail Lashari
Usman Raza Jamil & Zahra Hameed
Sahir Ali Bagga
Hassan Jahangir
Salima Hashmi & Yousaf Salahuddin
weekend | around town
Beenish & Ayesha
Abrar Ul Haq
Natasha Haroon with Ariana & Amrina
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Hamza Ahmed & Haider Mujtaba
Kami Paul, Darehan Khan Maula Baksh, Shayan Maula Baksh, Mangal & Babar Khanna
Ramisha Mirza, Saad Khan & friend
Wajahat Rauf, Ahmad Wahab Shah & Syed Waqas Azhar
weekend | around town
Mahir Samad
Hello to New Lifestyle! Stylo Lifestyle launched its first ever flagship store in Lahore. The PR was done by Cartel.
Jahanzaib, Huzaifa & Kumail
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Salman Mangol
Rehmat Ajmal
Waseem Zakria
Mishaal Cheema
Urwa Hocane
Faiza Sheikh
Maryam Rana
Areej Fatima
weekend | around town
Mr & Mrs Abid
Mahir, Kumail & Momina
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Ayesha
Sophiya Anjum
Nasir Rafiq
Giti Ara
Hassan Abbas
Rj Rizwan
Murad Rahim
weekend | around town
Yasir Hussain
#BeatPlasticPollution Maira, Maryam & Natalia Pagganwala
Sumbul Tabani
Maha Abdullah & Ayesha Omar
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Mansha Pasha
WWF-Pakistan in collaboration with Hoga Saaf Pakistan launched #BeatPlasticPollution campaign in Karachi. The event was managed by Catwalkcares and the PR by Catalyst.
Kiran Butt
Yashma Gill
Tooba Siddiqui
Zhalay Sarhadi
Frieha Altaf
weekend | around town
Momal Ahmed
Seize the Moments!
Xpressions Photography set up a kiosk at Pakistan Wedding Show in Lahore. The PR was done by ARPA.
Arsalan, Irfan Ahson & Mohsin
Nazish Zahoor
Ramsha, Hassan & Nawal
Maira Butt
Meenal Qadir
Umayah Idrees
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Khadija Khan
Murad Rahim
Maham Shahid
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Gym rat or couch potato? Running horse
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A film that makes you cry? Cried watching Sanju recently
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Your fav unhealthy breakfast? Nihari
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The best present your parents gave you? Gave me the space to make every life decision myself.
Jimmy Khan Hassan Jamil Khan, popularly known as Jimmy Khan is widely regarded as one of the most talented and entertaining musicians in Pakistan for his superb voice, wide repertoire and profound song writing style. This week, we get up close and personal with this multi talented star.
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Sushi or Nihari? Sashimi
Current car jam? Quite like you – Andy Shauf
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Greatest invention of the modern age? Smartphone
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Describe your life using film titles. Hangover Part 1,2 and 3
What is your spirit animal? These days it might be a horse
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Name one thing on your bucket list? In the near future a marathon
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what is your guilty pleasure 3 am meals at H Block, DHA
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Whats your hidden talent? The power to converse with cats
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what was your favourite subject in school? Psychology
Which friends character would you be?
Paul Stevens [Bruce Willis]
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If you could have one superpower, what would it be? Superhuman endurance
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A crazy thing you love about your city How we don’t need an excuse to eat anywhere and everywhere
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Fashion Diaries Sara and Sehar Muse: Shehzeen Ali hair and make up:
Tehmina Ali at Mehers Salon
No closet is complete without a button down. Easy, breezy shirts are a must have, especially in shades of denim blue.
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The cold shoulder trend is here to stay and is now a must have piece in every wardrobe. The ruffled sleeves add playfulness to the silhouette.
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Casual comfort is key and synonymous with the Sara and Sehar brand. The introduction of plaid on the sleeves add a preppy look to the white shirt.
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The dark and light denim blue colour blocking and cutout collarbone design elevate the casual button down style.
weekend | food
Hummus with Roasted Pita this olive-garnished hummus accompanied by pita bread makes
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This week we lunched at The Kitchen on M M Alam Road. The restaurant is well situated, reasonably priced, offering delicious food with lots of options for healthy eaters.
Mexican Quinoa Salad Mexican Quinoa salad tingle your taste buds with everything you need for a healthy meal in one dish. Spicy chicken mixed with quinoa and topped with tomatoes, capsicum, corn, with jalapeno vinaigrette. Doesn’t get any better than this.
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House Special Lasagna Nothing better than a good old chicken lasagna. Cooked to perfection with oozing mozeralla its about to get rich and cheesy in here!
Halloumi Sticks Halloumi sticks Crunchy sticks of golden cheesy goodness. Crisp from the outside and perfect chewy on the inside
Rosemary Panini
Made with wholemeal bread and chicken filling seasoned to herbal perfection.
Juicy Chicken and mushrooms in a madeira cream sauce and the perfect mix of grilled veggies and mashed potatoes on the side make it a fancy hunger killer!
No power can help you resist this salted caramel bittersweet tart! Topped with chocolate hard shellincredibly smooth and rich in flavour from the inside and perfect crunch from the outside
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Chicken Madeira
Salted Caramel Tart
weekend | travel
The Palace of the Government of Azerbaijan in Baku
Lunching with my besties
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Travel Beautiful Baku Hi! I’m
Anoushey Ashraf
I chose to go to Azerbaijan because I had heard so much about this country. A lot of Pakistanis were visiting so it looked like it was trending on the map in terms of travel. Along with a few colleagues of mine, we decided to take a 5 day break and just head across, it sounded like the perfect destination!
Namaste! daily yoga practises kept us zen and in tune with ourselves
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@simpleketodiet
weekend | lifestyle
@diet.by.design
Trying to pull off a budget friendly keto friendly diet, this account will teach you how to make low carb meals at home. This page fulfills all our Keto needs right at our doorstep. They have a Ketogenic menu and 5 day a week, low carb meal plans.
@ketokitchn
This is a weight loss and lifestyle clinic that will prepare your keto meals on a monthly basis, Best if you don’t have the time to prepare your own meals.
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The Keto Kraze
@keto.diet
In our spare moments we all love to go on a scenic Instagram stroll so here Team Weekend shares the accounts we love to stalk!
If you’re a newcomer to this side of the world, then this page will tell you all things keto. What it is, what to eat, how to sustain and maintain.
If you’re looking for inspiration, this page is for you! Read up on amazing transformation stories from people all over the world, sharing their journey.
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@ketotransformations
weekend | fashion
BAALKADA “Baalkada” featuring the incredibly talented transgender duo Naghma and Lucy alongside Jimmy Khan, is a funky song with humourous lyrics and a catchy beat! “Baalkada” is the second track of Coke Studio’s eleventh installment. For the first time Coke Studio has presented a transgender duet and are opening doors and mindsets while setting new standards for Pakistan. The spirit and the voice they have delivered is really inspiring. Add this to our Shaadi Season soundtrack please!
Punjab has a new CM! The wait is finally over as the Provincial government was able to elect chief minister Sardar Usman Buzdar for Punjab. The new chief minster hails from Dera Ghazi Khan and promises to take into considertation the varied ideas of each MPA! Good luck Mr CM! We hope you can deliver on your governments promises for a new, prosperous and more tolerant Pakistan.
Priyanka Jonas
Sadaf Kanwal 29th August
After months of secrecy, American singing sensation Nick Jonas and Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra finally announced their relationship with an engagement party, where the bride to be was radiant in a yellow jora by Abujan Sandeep Khosla. While many have been skeptical of the relationship (mainly because of the significant age gap between the pair) we are all for a love story! Here’s wishing them both loads of love, happiness & togetherness always!
Deal Of The Month
Time to get spoiled at the at the famous jewellery boutique Waseem Jewellers! Get 70% off on customised gold jewellery pieces and 35% off on diamond jewellery (on their entire stock) starting from 8th Aug till 12th Sep, visit and grab your favourite pieces soon!
Meher Tareen 1st Sept
Amina Naeem August 31st
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Aamna Taseer 29th August Heal The World Supermodel and Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF, Gigi Hadid, recently visited one of the Rohingya refugee camps at Cox Bazar in Bangladesh and urges fans to support the children in need. It’s great to see her use her celebrity to bring attention to those in plight. Afterall, “There are people dying. If you care enough for the living, make it a better place For you and for me!”
I Say A Little Prayer Aretha Franklin, widely considered the queen of soul music has passed away at the age of 76. An incredibly talented American singer and pianist, Aretha is known for a variety of moving and deeply empowering hits such as Respect, Bridge over troubled water, I never loved a man and among many others. Rest in power Aretha! You will be missed but your legacy and music lives on!
weekend | fashion
PAINT THE TOWN RED
Wayback Burgers
Join the ongoing Art Studio with artist Fizza Saleem to learn pencil drawing, watercolor and acrylic on canvas. Open to adults ages 16 & up at all levels, every Wednesday. Call on (021) 35873402 or email the instructor at fizzasaleemsajjad@gmail.com to get more information. when: 29th August (18:00-20:00) where: Alliance Française De Karachi
MOVIE
by @easybyfatsos
Likhay Jo Khatt Tujhay Woh (Teri Yaad Mein) Get ready to be bitten by the love bug at this dramatic reading, dedicated to the lost art of love letters. An ode to love, this evening is all about reminiscing about the golden era of letters that cherished times of together, longing, waiting for these words to arrive via snail mail upon ones doorstep... Come over to spend some hours listening to letters that speak of sombre love, as well as those that illustrate the more fun and lighthearted aspect of cupid’s bow.
Initial release: August 31, 2018 (USA) Directors: Jonathan Baker, Josh Baker
WHEN: 31st August - 2nd September, 8:00Pm -10:00Pm WHERE : Zia Mohyeddin Theatre NAPA, Karachi
Wayback Burgers Opens Its 2nd Outlet In Pakistan. Enjoy fresh burgers made with never frozen beef patties, thick hand-dipped milkshakes and other items the Wayback way. Locations: DHA: 262 CCA, FF, Phase 4, DHA, Lahore. Johar Town: Opposite Shaukat Khanum Hospital, Johar Town, Lahore. Adjacent to Sarpino’s Pizzeria.
coconut flavored gelato by @lalschocolates Love & Macarons are all you need!!
Historical Victory!
Pakistani women never cease to amaze their nation and the world at large. At 25 years old, PMLN’s , Sania Ashiq became the youngest parliamentarian to serve Pakistan. It is through the inclusion of youth and women, that our nation will be able to progress through new ideas and zeal.
Proud Moment
Pakistan to be represented at the London Design Biennale happening at the prestigious Somerset House! Wagging Tongues Productions, a UK based company dedicated to realising projects in arts, design, film and performing arts, proudly presents the Pakistan Pavilion titled “Aangan (The Courtyard)” at the upcoming 2nd edition of the London Design Biennale scheduled to take place from 4th to 23rd September 2018 at the prestigious Somerset House. A highlight on the global cultural calendar, the Biennale will see some of the world’s most exciting and ambitious designers, innovators and cultural bodies gather in the capital to celebrate the universal power of design and explore the role of design in our collective futures. Together over 40 countries and cities’ responding to the theme will present an exciting laboratory of ideas that will investigate the important relationship between design, strong emotional responses and real social needs.
Chickee French Toast by @easybyfatsos
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Hey there foodies, you can now learn how to make French macarons in one day workshop. This is an amazing chance to meet an international expert chef, and get to know the art and science behind creating these delectable treats with two different techniques. Class Registration( Rs 4500). This is a great opportunity for your palate and your instagram! When: 7Th August 13:00 Where : The Cookery Lahore 92-CCA, Sector: DD, Phase: 4, DHA., Lahore