DECEMBER 27, 2015
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Iman Ali & Ahmed Ali Butt
It’s a success! Tina & Asim
ARY Films and The Vision Factory Films hosted an exclusive Music Success Night to celebrate the fabulous songs of Asim Raza’s keenly awaited film Ho Mann Jahaan. The night featured live performances by all contributing musicians and was one big star-studded party!
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Asrar
Ayesha Omer
Mr & Mrs Khalid Malik
Atif Aslam
Sonya Hussain
YBQ
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Sheheryar Munnawar
Sara & Sikander
Jimmy Khan
Adeel Husain
Mahira Khan
Javed Sheikh
Zebunnisa Bangash
Sonya Jehan
Nadia Husain
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Aisha Khan & Jerjees Seja
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Mr & Mrs Wajahat Rauf with Faakhir
Feeha Jamshed & Soha Hafeez
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Javeria Saud
Sana Hafeez with a friend
Salima Feerasta
Nimra Bucha
Ahmed Ali
Bilal Maqsood & Faisal Kapadia
Adnan Malik
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I do! Faryal and Ali tied the knot amongst family and friends and we couldn’t be happier for the lovely couple!
Ayesha, Samia & Sana
Faryal & Ali
Munaza & Yasir
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Ijaz ul Haq
Amna
Muniba
Sara & Salman
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Shelah
Khushbu & Khizra
Aneeta
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Mr & Mrs Nabeel
Sam Ali Dada
Mr & Mrs Imran Pasha
Mariam
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Sonrisa Shows-off Komal
Sonrisa displayed its trendy winter wear in Faisalabad.
Mehak
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Sadia & Hina
Tayabba & Sadia
Mehreen & Rani Kamal
Amil, Mehreen & Sadia
Fatima
Nazish
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Hibba
Maria
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Amil with her friends
Sadia, Hina, Mahwish, Komal & Hajra
Tehniat, Mehreen & Humna
Mehreen & Mariam
Neelam & Sonia
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Asim Raza
All the hype! Laiba & Surran
It’s no secret anymore that the Ho Mann Jahaan team is going full throttle ahead with promotions for the release of their film on the 1st of January! We met up with them at Luxus Grand to have a chat about all the fun!
Adeel Hussain
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Sheheryar Munnawar
Mahira & Amal
Adeel
Muzznan,Azlan & Aun
Mahira Khan
Maham & Rehana
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Nayab
BLING, BLING! Zarah, Sara & Annie
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Shireen & Kiran
Amber, Lubna & Bushra
Aura exhibited a collection of their jewellery at Nishat Hotel, Lahore.
Fatima & Mariam
Farhad & Usman
Natalia
Shirin Hassan
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Bilal Mukhtar
Studio One! Aliha & Shanzer
The multi brand store opened its doors in Lahore to happy customers, top models and a whole lot of interest! We wish them all the best!
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Aleem Rehman, Karen, Farzana & Hans
Shaheen & Rizi
Arooj & Bilal
Mariam Khawaja & Sidra Bhadera
Dr Farzeen & Shazmee
Zubia Saeed & Dania Ishtiaq
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Irum & Rana
Hiba & Mahnoor
Sonu & Rabia
Amna & Samra Ahmad
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Nawal & Shaima Arshad
Natasha
Awais & Mohsin Zaki
Farah Asrar & Saleha
Fiza Ali
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Deena Rehman
Entertain us! The Entertainer celebrated its first birthday with fun filled activities at its store in DHA, Lahore.
Asvita & Natasha
Usman & Ghazala
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Umair Fazli
Jawad & Hifza
Maria
Haris & Sara
Sidra & Maryam Shah
Mr & Mrs Fahad
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Rimsha
From Canada, with love. Ammara & Anum
All the way from Canada, De Nyla and AB Salon and Spa opened its doors in Lahore. They come bringing 25 years of experience. That’s a quarter of a century dedicated to beauty!
Ahmer, Misha & Imtisal Zafar
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Imran Zia, Aleem & Rimsha
Rida Misbah Natty
Maria Makhdoom
Fiza Ali
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Faqiha Mumtaz
Oh, couture! Ayesha Farook Hashwani held an exhibition of her latest collection, and it was the talk of the town!
Samira & Rabia
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Zahra
Gulrukh
Arfa
Bushra
Naila & Amber Gohar
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Syeda
Alina
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Samia Iqbal
Amber Gohar
Faiqa
Naila Ishtiaq
Noreen
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Beautiful initiatives Jaffer & Aryaan
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Mubariz & Hanan
Ayesha, Cyra Ali & Zidane
The Special Children’s Educational Institute held an exhibition of furnishings by students with special needs. Participants designed different home usage items.
Omar Bari
Neshmia, Mona & Naila
Sheneira & fiends
Abida, Shenila, Sam & Meher
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Samreen Bhatti
Inglot in the capital! Amir & Natasha Kazmi
Everybody knows, girls can’t have enough of makeup! Good news for Islamabad! Mrs. Naz Mansh launched the INGLOT Make up Flagship Studio in the capital at a glamorous red carpet launch , event and PR by Rezz and Savvy PR!
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Maheen & Nuzhat Asif Shah
Sonia Khan & Naadiya Manzur
Nadia Inam
Sabeen Khan
Natasha & Amir Kazmi
Hira Attique & Hemayal
Naila Tariq & Bilal Shaikh
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Rezz Aly Shah & Kiran Butt
Sobia Nazir & Natasha Ahmed
Sundas Rasool & Shumaila Rajput
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Nadia Tahir, Abida Nauman & Sania Sameer
Sofia Syed & Samina Lakhany
Begum Aliya & Natasha Hussain
Sehr Ali
Mustaseen & Sahar
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Nomore sick days
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by Sana Shah sunshineandco.co
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oth Baby N and I have been down since the weekend with a terrible flu (which seems to be going around, so watch out folks!). There was a time when I used to brag about how I never got sick, even without ever taking any precautionary measures such as vitamins etc.—however, unfortunately, since the birth of my child, I have had to eat my words. Anything that Baby N gets is sure to be suffered by me, which in a way is helpful too because then I know exactly how she’s feeling and can tend to her needs all the better, but at the same time is quite painful as well as children tend to fall sick a lot! During such times, I am even more grateful for the great network of support that I have in the form of my friends and family-- advice on how best to tend to my daughter’s flu was flying in from all corners of the world. I am sharing it here for all
the mothers and mothers to be (who are as clueless as I am) so that you may benefit when the time comes (and it comes unfortunately, and cannot be avoided). Calpol works for everything—even for a cough and cold. Saline drops for a blocked nose, and drops of olbas oil on the baby’s clothes and pillow. Vaporub massage on the chest and back to ease breathing at night. What really helped us turn a corner was steaming in the bathroom. Just prop the baby up on the toilet seat and turn all the hot water taps on. Add some olbas oil to the water in the sink for additional effectiveness. Thank you to my girls and some very special mummies for all these (obvious to some) tips! Make sure the baby is well hydrated. I even gave Baby N a tiny bit of fresh orange juice diluted with water for the vitamin C. Fluids are even more important than solids at this time! I added a bit of turmeric to all of Baby N’s milk and also diluted it with water.
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The author, affectionately referred to as Sunshine by her loved ones, recently moved to London from New York. She is enjoying settling in while discovering the city with her 8-month-old daughter in tow. Watch this space for her musings on London, sweet treats (that she shouldn’t be consuming now that the baby is no longer an excuse!), parenting, decorating, and anything really that tickles her fancy!
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Turmeric is anti-inflammatory and helps with these chesty coughs. I also ended up giving Baby N warm water with honey and lemon, but I know those mothers who are a bit militant about not giving their children honey for the first year may be a bit hesitant to try this. To each their own! Just remember it gets worse before it gets better, but it does get better (for a few weeks until they catch a bug again!). When I was younger (and because as I said earlier, I hardly ever got sick) I used to secretly rejoice every time I was down with the flu or something serious enough to keep me home and tucked in bed (except for ear infections, hated those, never looked forward to those). For one thing, it meant I could skip school and stay at home while all my siblings were
‘throat paint’: If you are a child who grew up in the 90’s in Pakistan, you are probably familiar with this terrible concoction. away. It also meant that I got a little, extra affection and attention from my parents—I suppose the middle child in me enjoyed this. I loved the extra bit of care I received, especially from my father, who I was convinced was an actual doctor, since everybody called him Doctor Sa’ab (Mr. Doctor?) and I only realized that his Doctorate was in Finance and not Medicine at the age of seven (late bloomer, what can I say?) My father would peer inside my mouth and gasp at the sight of my tonsils which he would inevitably liken to footballs, and then would rush to his medicine cabinet to get the dreaded “throat paint”. If you
are a child who grew up in the 90’s in Pakistan, you are probably familiar with this terrible concoction. But my Dad swore by it—still does, however, thankfully, it was discontinued! I hated the throat paint but loved the process—my father pretending to be a doctor, me parking myself for the entire day on my parents’ settee (otherwise a coveted seating option hardly available), watching tv, while being served khichree (kedgeree but with lentils and chicken broth instead of fish as it is made here in London), and my parents checking in on me after every hour or so. And this is all I really remember. Funnily
were running a fever, or not being there to drop and pick me up from school because they just couldn’t get out of bed that day. And I suppose being sick at the same time as Baby N made me realize that I don’t have these kinds of memories because my parents just always powered through anything they had. It’s because a parent, most of the time, doesn’t really get to have a sick day—a child always takes precedent over whatever the parent may be going through. All I wanted to do these last couple of days was to take some sleep inducing cold medicine and conk out for the night. But I couldn’t because I needed
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I’m just feeling an overwhelming sense of gratitude towards my parents for always taking care of me, and putting my needs before theirs. to be alert and available in case Baby N woke up in the middle of the night. In the mornings, I wanted to sleep in and stay in bed all day, but I couldn’t because I needed to get up and feed
Baby N, and change her diaper, give her medicine, steam her, give her a warm bath and tend to her needs. Parents don’t get sick days. My point is, if you don’t have kids—make the most of getting sick! Enjoy it while it lasts! Okay, I’m kidding-that isn’t my point (at least in its entirety!) I suppose, I’m just feeling an overwhelming sense of gratitude towards my parents for always taking care of me, and putting my needs before theirs. And I’m feeling a little sad, because now that I’m older and have been granted access to this “Parents-Only Club”, I know all the back-stories I was guarded from as a child, and I no longer have the privilege of being carefree and oblivious. My parents, grandparents, loved ones, can’t hide it from me anymore when they’re sick or not feeling well. And even though that makes me feel strangely vulnerable and insecure on some level, I hope I can take as good care of them as they did of me—selflessly and relentlessly, if the need ever arises.
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enough, I have no memories of my parents getting sick (and I hope that remains the case for as long as possible!) I don’t remember them taking a sick day, or staying in bed all day, while we served them Yakhni (chicken broth) and pressed pieces of wet cloth on their forehead. I don’t remember them not being available to me because they were unwell, or not showing up for my school events because they
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Three beauty hacks every girl must know!
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After a long night, especially if it’s a random Wednesday night that ran into the wee hours, making yourself look presentable for work the next morning can be a mission and a half. You can instantly make your eyes look wide awake by lining the inner rim of your lower eyeliner with a nude eye pencil!
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What’s worse than dried-up mascara especially since most stores you walk into to buy it will have dried up mascara too? To get the most out of your flaky mascara, mix a few drops of contact lens solution in and you’re good to go! If you’re missing the beach hair vibe on dreary winter mornings, prep the night before. Just work any kind of hair cream into your hair (ends to roots) and tie it up in two braids. Sleep on it! Wake up and you’re all set to shine!
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