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Shaan-e-Pakistan concludes with Pakistani and Indian fashion designers showcasing side by side

New Dehli : The three-day Pak-Indo cultural extravaganza Shaan-e-Pakistan powered by Braahtii concluded with a fashion showcase where Pakistani and Indian designers showcased luxury/prêt and couture collections on the ramp side by side at the Grand Hotel in New Delhi India.

The designer showcase included Umer Sayeed, Raakesh Agarvwal, Samina Shajani, Sanam Agha, Asifa & Nabeel, Rinku Sobti, Zainab Chottani within the first segment followed by Ali Xeeshan, Poonam Bhagat, SAAI by Sahar Atif, Jyoti Sachdev Iyer, Ritu Seksariya, Rajneeral Babutta and Braahtii by Huma Nassr in the second segment with show director Imran Kureishi on the helm. The event also featured Pakistani models Nadia Hussain, Saima Azhar, Ria Khan, Anam Tanveer and Usman Patel as they walked side by side with Indian models on the ramp as well as Indian actress/model Aditi Govitrikar as showstopper for Rajneeral Babutta and Evelyn Sharma
as showstopper for Jyoti Sachdev Iyer.



The show was initiated by the opening ceremony of the ramp gate where the two nations' flag were fused together symbolically in support of the collaboration of both countries at this platform. Celebrated Pakistani media personality Anoushey Ashraf spoke about the cultural exchange of the platform and the respective designer line-up to follow, proceeded by a short video message of unity and peace from celebrated Indian filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and coveted Pakistani actor Javed Sheikh as well as the interactions with and messages from our neighbouring public. This was followed up by the fashion showcase.





 Shaan-e-Pakistan was supported by the Pakistan High Commission, New Delhi and the Federation of Indian Export Organisations along with sponsor Ibaas.


The three-day fashion and lifestyle event was initiated on Thursday with a gala night 'Ek Shaam Pakistan Ke Naam' where qawwali legend Amjad Sabri took stage to enthral the audience with his soulful baritone in a fusion of Indo-Pak cultural sangeet. The event also entailed food and flavours of Pakistan and India where celebrated Gulzar Hussain from Pakistan and Osama Jalali from India took guests' palate through a Sub-continental culinary journey.