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weekend | around town
Dress to Impress! Basma Rizwan, Shabnam Haider & Sehrish Rana
Panache hosted a preview of their Luxury Collection at Cosa Nostra in Lahore. The PR was done by Shireen.
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Wardah Saeed & Ushna Habib
Areesha, Rubia, Maha & Shireen
Areesha & Anny
Sophiya Salim Khan
Meenal Qadir
Amna Monnoo
Haddiya Aazer
weekend | around town
Maryam Raja
Shabnan Haider & Rana Imran Haider
Maha Hassan
Shireen & Alina Shahid
Nazish Sameer
Sarah Sohail
Sehrish Rana
Sana Ali
Sheeba Rana
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Soniya Samad & Abdul Samad
weekend | around town
All the lovely ladies in Panache Luxury Collection
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Adda Jan e Sajid
Isha Amir
Afshan Shafi
Anum Rana
Areesha Chaudhry
Rubia Moghees
Annie
weekend | around town
Marzie
#LegendsCup18
AJ Sports, Dialogue, and Scentsation hosted an exclusive pre-celebration dinner of forthcoming Legends’ Cup in Karachi. The PR was done by Starlinks.
Ata & Salma
Mr & Mrs Shabbir Jaan
Faisal Naqvi & Maria Naqvi
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Hina & Hina Ashfaq
Fahad Lakhani & AB Lakhani
Mohsin Feroze
Kamran Jeelani
Kiran Khan
Nadia Hussain
weekend | around town
Team Legends Cup
Amber Khan
Salma
Shanaz Ramzi
Beenish Pervez
Asim Mehmood
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Tabassum Arif
Hira
Tehreem
weekend | around town
Faryal Sayed
Kherzan Zaidi
Captivating with Flavors! PF Chang’s opened its doors in Lahore.
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Ammara
Amna Niazi
Hadiyya
Maha Hassan
Ramina
Nudrat Mustafa
Arham & Meenal
weekend | around town
Veneesa Alam
Sana Malik
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Saad
Sameer
Sarah
Nazish Sameer
Mayda Malik
Zainab Khalid
Rudaba Shahzad
Nayab
Ayesha Cheema
weekend | around town
Hello to Miniso!
Miniso opened its outlet in Ocean Mall, Karachi. The PR was done by Social Inc.
Fahad & Abubakr Lakhani
Ehtesham Ansari
Ibriz Sheikh
Maliha Rehman
Umair Mirza
Salima Fareesta
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Nida
Areeba, Adam & Sana
Nadya
Hadiyya Aazer
weekend | around town
Team Miniso
Alyezeh Pasha
Amna Saleem
Muhammad Ahmed
Mona Imran
Sasha
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Khawar Abidi
Sohail
Ahsan Majid
weekend | around town
The Dinner Party! Amna Haider Isani & Neelo Pirzada
Neelo Peerzada hosted a dinner in honor of Tarek Rizki L’OREAL professional Levant ambassador at Sakura in Karachi. The PR was handled by TakeII.
Sabrina, Tarek Rizk, Hamida & Misbah Mumtaz
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Tania, Sabeen, Sara & Faiza Khan
Tehmina Khaled
Faiza Khan
Rabiya Javeri Agha
Saba Ansari
weekend | around town
Momal Sheikh, Tarek Rizk & Sara
Maria & Ibriz Sheikh
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Farnaz Mustafa
Yildrim Butt & Joe Obeid
Meher Najeeb
Tania
Peng Qureshi
Sara
weekend | around town
Amin Elahi & Emmad Irfan
#FashionForEducation Maryam Suleman & Amal Khan
Rema Taseer with daughters
Anusha Bawany & Maryam Mahmood
QYT & Sana Tiwana
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Natasha Kamal & Purniya Awan
The annual Sunday Times charity fundraiser took place on Sunday at Royal Palm in Lahore. A multitude of brands generously donated merchandise to raise money for education.
Shehryar Taseer & daughter
Aymen Hikmat & daughter
Maheen Taseer & daughter
Shireen Rehman
weekend | around town
Basharat Irshad, Kamran Mehdi, Imran Sheikh & Abdul Mutal Sani
Naila & Shophia
Sofia Saleem
Mehreen Syed
Zainab Malik
Nooray Bhatti
Maliha
Sanila Khan & Asvita Butt
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Asifa
Zahra Naveed
weekend | around town
Celebration Time! Shoaib & Annie
The amazing Quartet of Quadrum hosted a celebratory dinner to mark 8 years at Cosa Nostra, Lahore. The event was managed by Bilal Mukhtar.
Hadiyya & Aazer
Faizan & Maryam Khalid
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Asad & Anoushey
Saad Sarfraz, Umer Saud, Atif Saeed & Daud Randle
Amna Monnoo
Nayab
Bilal Mukhtar
Sabina Ali
weekend | around town
Daniyal & Fatema
Mustafa Shah & Sadaf Kanwal
Jahanzaib
Fatima
Sophie
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Sadaf Umer
Sadaf Saad & Summayra Khan
Sarfraz
Rabia Moghees
Zainab Cheema
Sara
weekend | around town
Screen Stories! Aijaz Aslam & Abdullah Kadwani
Mr Tolga
Humayun Saeed
Sonya, Fahad Mustafa, Amna Sheikh & Aijaz Aslam
Mansha Pasha
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Asma Sohail Javed
SJ Films and Faysal Quraishi Films held a curtain raiser and cast reveal press conference about their debut feature film in Karachi.
Faria Bukhari
Samina Peerzada
Faysal Quraishi
Nadeem Baig
weekend | around town
Wajhata Rauf & Shazia Wajahat
Khalid Malik
Ammar Sohail Javed
Bilal Maqsood
Anam Allahwala
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Javeria
Javed Sheikh
Mohib Mirza
Hassan Rizvi
Natasha Humaira Ejaz
Sana Faysal
weekend | around town
Menswear Genius! Rici Melion launched its store in Islamabad. The event was managed by Troika Events and PR.
Momina & Sheza
Mr & Mrs Farhan
Wasi & Mujtaba
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Seemal & Obaida
Team Rici Melion
Maha Marwat
Maliha Waqas
Saadia Zain
Khasiyat Khan
weekend | around town
Ruhma & Ushna
Maliha
Shahrish Qamar
Aisha Aslam
Zeeshan Haider
Shireen Gul
Laraib Talat
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Huda Naveed
Haseeb Sarfraz
Sadia Malik
Maha Asad
weekend | around town
Bilal Mukhtar
Beauty Matters!
J. Cosmetics hosted a workshop to teach the use of makeup for the right skin tone in Islamabad. The event was managed by Bilal Mukhtar.
Ahmed Ali
Mishal Adnan
Maliha Waqas
Erum
Zara
Natty
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Amna
Naheel Nisar & Othman Alam
Mehak
Hina
“Rivaaj” is a one of a kind collection, showcasing traditional cuts and designs from the pre-partition era as timeless creations that can be passed down to future generations. The theme behind the collection is to reflect a place of combined cultures that exist beyond religious and regional borders. The colour palette is mostly comprised of muted tones of gold, ice blue, beige, and mint green. To remain true to Lajwanti’s impeccable standards, details like sheesha work, dabka, and gota have been utilized to extreme precision to create ensembles that pass the test of time in every way.
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In conversation with
Sania Ali & Alyzeh Rahim Shirazi
The
exhibit
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The Exhibit is back! Sania Ali & Alyzeh Rahim Shirazi; The pioneers of multibrand and bridal expos are ready for the next Bridal & Lifestyle Expo taking place on Thursday, 1st November, 2018 from 12-8 pm at Mezbaan marquee, Hali Road Lahore. Whether you are a bride or just attending weddings this season, there is something for everyone at this expo! You will find bridals, luxury pret and pret, Jewellery, interiors, cosmetics, videographers, make up artists, event planners and caterers! Not to mention Indian designers for the first time ever: The super popular Pankaj & Nidhi and Payal Singhal amongst others. Other
designers include: Kamiar Rokni, Meeras by Nilofer Shahid, Farida Hasan, Kit & Kaboodle, Strata by Yousef Shahbaz, Amrapali Jaipur and many many more! The Style Journal is the official blog partner! Free entry for all!
What is the philosophy behind the exhibit? Alyzeh Rahim Shirazi: To have a solid platform for both established and upcoming designers to
showcase their collections. To have a range of things to shop for each season from clothing, interiors, Jewellery, accessories, cosmetics and even food!! Sania Ali: We wanted to bring lots of brands under one roof so it’s a satisfying and less time consuming shopping experience. Also, we wanted to promote brands that don’t have shops or cannot afford expensive marketing to come forward and become well known. When did you start this venture and why?
stop for all brides and their families it’s also a fantastic place for those people who just want to shop for the upcoming wedding/winter season as well. We have everything from bridals, to pret and luxury pret, interiors,
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We focus on promoting both well established brands and new ones, it’s tough when you’re a new brand and don’t always have the funds to exhibit in a large way and that is what we are here for also!
jewellery, accessories, luggage, caterers, make up artists, event planners, videographers - the list is long!! SA: The upcoming event will have lots of designers that are exhibiting their bridal as well as pret collections. We have many famous home interior brands that are bringing great deals to the expo as well. Everything related to weddings from makeup to event planners will be available at the expo. How difficult is it to manage a enterprise like this where you have to bring together so many names under one roof? ARS: It’s tough but we have mastered it now! Whilst we have a team we are very hands on, we communicate directly with all our vendors as much as we possibly can. Organisation is key! SA: It is very time consuming and we
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ARS: We started back in 2014, we came together because we both had brands of our own and thought the best way to maximise footfall and mileage would be through having a multibrand one shop stop. SA: We started this 3-4 years ago and I have already mentioned why we started it. Are there any specific kind of brands you focus on promoting? ARS: We focus on promoting both well established brands and new ones, it’s tough when you’re a new brand and don’t always have the funds to exhibit in a large way and that is what we are here for also! We also love interiors and that’s always a huge part of all our exhibits, the shoppers love shopping for home accessories too. SA: We promote everyone through our holistic marketing approach. What can we expect from the upcoming event? ARS: We are pioneers in Bridal Expos, we had the very first one in Pakistan back in 2016 and have been having one once every year since. However, whilst this is a perfect one shop
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need to be super organised. What kind of feedback have you received so far? ARS: It’s a great model, MashaAllah and we’ve had so many thus far and there continues to be demand for it, we really enjoy what we do. SA: This is our 25th expo MashaAllah and we have been the pioneers in bringing these type of expos to Pakistan. We have received a lot of support and appreciation from visitors as well as brands that participate with us. How do you plan on expanding the business? Where is the exhibit headed in the next five years? ARS: We want to focus on taking it to the next level in terms of marketing! We also want to focus on going to more cities abroad. The Exhibit London is one of my favourite events of the year and we host it at the Bvlgari Hotel In Knightsbridge once a year. SA: We already have the Exhibit internationally as well and want to cover more and more cities around the world so we can promote Pakistani work. What does a regular day for the two of you look like? ARS: We have other businesses as well to focus on as well as our
Book The House of Spirits
Restaurant Scalinis
Spirit animal Cat
Life quote Treat others how you would like to be treated yourself
Sania City
Lahore
Movie Don’t have one
Book One hundred years of solitude
Restaurant Urban Kitchen
Spirit animal Horse
Life quote Live and let live
families and children. So it basically revolves around that! It’s good to have a routine as well. SA: Taking care of family and making sure our work commitments are met is what comprises our work day primarily. Let’s get to know you better. What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done? ARS: The craziest is yet to be done!! Name something on your bucket list. SA: Hmm..answering these questions! Name something on your bucket list. SA: Haven’t even thought of a bucket list Something you’ll never compromise on? ARS: There are a lot of things I would never compromise on! SA: Ethics Something you always take time out for? ARS: My baby girl and family! SA: Friends and Family
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THE DESIGNER’s VISION Nada Shah Official
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Winter favours velvet the most, and in a sleek silhouette like the kaftan, you can’t go wrong! A touch of embroidery here and there leaves room for accessorising without looking too overdone.
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Hot hot hot pink! That perfect dholki kurta in silk paired with lacey tulip pants makes the look all the more festive.
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Giving the kurta a tunic twist in deep aubergine velvet and gold jamawar pants, we love this look for a guest at a reception who believes in ‘less is more.’ The miniature butterflies give the tunic a lift with that slight detail.
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Muse: Amal Asif Hair & Make up: Nabilas Concept & Styling: Farah Vayani Photographer: Ali Baig
Black will always be a favourite for winter, and this velvet kurta paired with wide legged velvet pants proves the king of fabrics is always best head-totoe, in dark colors.
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Success ComesWith Sacrifice
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Shaukat Khanum Hospital Media Cell The phrase “Success comes with Sacrifice”, has far deeper meanings for me and a lasting impact on my personality than any other thing in my life. My name is Osama Shahzad and I am a cancer survivor that faced the traumatic experience of blood cancer twice and have not only recovered but defeated it. I am 20 years old. We are two brothers and two sisters. I am the third in line. We live in thesouthern outskirts of Lahorein a joint family system along our maternal relatives. My father is a lawyer whereas my mother is house wife. About fifteen years ago when I was only five years old, I had fallen sick and at first I was diagnosed with Typhoid and later with blood cancer (Leukemia). The turning point in my life came when a senior doctor proposed to my parents to take me to Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre Lahore. He said that, “if he would have had his own son in such a state, he would have taken him to Shaukat Khanum immediately, it being the best facility in town for cancer treatment”.That is when I started my long relationship with the brick and soul of Shaukat Khanum Hospital, stretching over 15 years now. Initially it was not difficult to fight cancer. But with time, the pain started growing in multiple aspects. I was a child who had to grow in the hospital environment for the next three years. These three years were not even close to what a normal child faces in his early years of growth. Intense pain, extreme weakness and horrifying scenes become a permanent impression in my memory despite the fact that at SKMCH&RC the management and staff have done their level best to create an environment where a person’s focus does not remain stagnant to the harshness of his disease alone. Each patient is provided with different kinds of entertainment individually. Being a young child when I first came to SKMCH, most of my recreational time was spent at the“Play Area” for kids. Beside that I was also given best educational, character and psychological training by well trained staff present at the hospital. After three and half a year of
chemotherapies and other medications, I recovered from Leukemia and started living a normal life again. But my turmoil was not over yet. I had returned home not knowing that my disease will return within three years. I was living a healthy life again and had joined my school to be with my friends, and was occasionally permitted to play street cricket as well. Things were going smoothly and I had started to slowly forget the phantoms of my past life. Then after living three years with best of health, I started feeling loss of stamina. This behavior changed into a permanent stiffening of my back muscles and it became apparent that there was some serious issue to my health. When local doctors failed to identify reasons behind this health issue, my parents took me to Shaukat Khanum Hospital again. My bone marrow was tested and it confirmed that Leukemia had returned more aggressively. Aggressive issues require aggressive treatments. Although, at twelve year of age I was much mature than the previous incident, but my disease had also matured with time. The treatment included stronger dose of chemotherapy, having its toll over my weakened body. During treatment, a point came when my parents had lost all hopes of my recovery. I was admitted for past two years now. There was not even single peck of hair left over my body.
My skin had thinned and my whole bone cage was visible. At that specific time when I had lost all hope, my maternal grandfather came to hospital and met me. It was him that had showed me life through his eyes before and now it was time for the final lesson. He taught me how to defeat cancer. He told me that life is beautiful and I need to live it. The will to live is the key to defeat cancer. That night was the most comforting night I had during my entire treatment. Next morning my blood count started to rise and blood oxygen stabilized.By evening, my condition was out of danger and I was able to sustain without life supporting equipment. But on the other hand my grandfather’s health had started to deteriorate. Within next three days I had almost recovered from all possible threats and had started taking meals orally. I didn’t know that Allah had granted prayers of my grandfather and had accepted his sacrifice in return for me. My Grandfather passed away on the third day of my recovery. I can never thank enough the management, doctors and staff of SKMCH&RC Lahore for their love and support throughout turbulent time of my life, and I pray that it always keep on helping the deserving and poor cancer patients. As narrated by Osama Shahzad