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HSY & Harris Tweed Hebrides Fashion show

Posted on January 15, 2019
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A unique collaboration between Harris Tweed Hebrides and Pakistan’s leading fashion designer has created a stunning couture collection that will go on show on Friday 30th November at Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum in Glasgow.

Hassan Sheheryar Yasin – known as the designer HSY – has been invited by The UK Association of Medical Aid to Pakistan to design a collection using the iconic Scottish fabric as the centre-piece for their annual fundraising dinner which is being held outside London for the first time.

He has created a couture collection which incorporates Harris Tweed into a range of contemporary ladies’ fashion with a Pakistani identity. Yasin, who has travelled from Lahore for the event, said: “It has been a privilege to work with such a wonderful natural fabric which is known the whole world over. I would like to thank Medical Aid to Pakistan and Harris Tweed Hebrides for inviting HSY to be part of this incredible event. I’m overwhelmed by the beauty of the Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum. It is the perfect setting for the marriage of HSY & Harris Tweed Hebrides.”

More than 400 guests at Kelvingrove Gallery will raise funds for The UK Association of Medical Aid to Pakistan and also for The Linda Norgrove Foundation, an Isle of  Lewis-based charity which supports women’s and children’s projects in Afghanistan.

Farah Khushi, Glasgow-based trustee of UKMAP, said: “We are delighted and very proud to have brought our annual fundraising event to Scotland for the first time and are indebted to Harris Tweed Hebrides and HSY for their invaluable contribution to the evening’s fundraising efforts, beautifully bringing together two cultures in one collection.”

Harris Tweed Hebrides chairman and former UK Trade Minister, Brian Wilson, said: “There are some lovely synergies in this project. Lewis has a highly respected Pakistani community of long-standing who are very familiar with Harris Tweed. I am sure they will take particular satisfaction from this superb blending of two cultures”.

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DOLMEN MALL PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE FOUNDER OF THE NATION AT THE 26TH DOLMEN SHOPPING FESTIVAL

Posted on December 28, 2018
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Dolmen Mall, Pakistan’s favorite chain of malls, paid tribute to the founder of Pakistan; Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah on his birth anniversary during the 26th year of Dolmen Shopping Festival.

Hosted by Ali Gul Pir, the Quaid day celebrations engaged mall visitors and a sizeable online audience through performances, quizzes, surprise gifts, various acts and a special grand dolmen draw took place leaving the customers delighted across all three malls. The Dolmen Mall Tariq Road dually hosted a Estraplock concert along with cultural performances. A flag hoisting ceremony along with cake cutting amidst mall visitors and children intensified the patriotic fervor across all three malls.

Naureen Khan, General Manager Marketing & Communications expressed her thoughts on the tribute as: ‘Freedom is a liberty we enjoy because of our founder. On occasion of the 26th Dolmen Shopping Festival, we want to encourage mall visitors to join us in paying homage to our founder through gratitude and recollection.”

Dolmen Mall celebrates its 26th Dolmen Shopping Festival from 21 December till 6 January at all three malls. The Grand Magical Festival include a host activities for customers through specially created carnival games, Super Sales, exclusive DSF deals  & discounts on leading brands,  winter and food bazaars along with chances to win grand prizes of gifts and vouchers worth Rs.10 million through the Dolmen Draw.

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Pakistani Films week by Cinepax

Posted on December 6, 2018
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Cinepax Limited, Pakistan’s leading family entertainment company is going Green from 7th till 13th December. The campaign is called as “Pakistani week” and will show some selected Pakistani movies across all multiplexes in Pakistan on public demand and in support of the local film industry.

The selected Pakistani movies will run on silver, gold and platinum screens on a 40%, 30% and 20% discount respectively.

The sole purpose of this week-long campaign is to bring the classics back to the cinema for their loyal customers and film enthusiasts to enjoy and to promote the Pakistani film industry and wave a good bye to the year 2018 with a bang – with a strong hope of 2019 being a better one.

Cinepax aims to ensure that we wow our guests by delivering a state-of-the-art entertainment experience and service excellence together.

 

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The Citizens Foundation’s ‘Obhartay Sitaray’ Croone the Pakistani Melodies of Yester Years

Posted on November 26, 2018
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The Grand Finale of Obhartay Sitaray 2018, was a treat to the ears with the young, soulful voices echoing through the hall. In the new season of Obhartay Sitaray, more than 75,000 household from 138 school campuses in Karachi participated in the fundraising efforts while over 862 students (206 teams) competed in the school level singing rounds. For the Team’s Final, 134 singers and the Voices Final 150 singers from Primary, Secondary, Senior, & College levels participated in the competition.

Obhartay Sitaray is an annual inter-school singing competition that provides students a platform to prove their singing talent and also raise funds for education of the less-privileged children of TCF. The notable as well as veteran musicians that graced the event on the judges panel included Tina Sani, Afshan Ahmed, Salman Alvi, Shahid Hamid, Z H Fahim, Sultan Arshad Khan and Zoe Viccaji.

Speaking on the occasion, CEO of TCF, Syed Asaad Ayub Ahmad said, “TCF remains committed to the cause of education and believes in enabling a holistic learning for the less privileged children. Obhartay Sitaray provides a fantastic ground for the aspiring young singers. It is heartening to see TCF students and the students of the leading private schools of Karachi share the same stage; this is a true reflection of TCF’s mission of removing the barriers of class and privilege. We are humbled to have more schools as part of Obhartay Sitaray each year, this ever growing TCF family marks the victory of education over illiteracy and deprivation.”

‘Obhartay Sitaray’ which was initiated in 2012, has now become a signature event of TCF in the course of five years. It is managed by a ladies volunteer group called Supporters of The Citizens Foundation (STCF). The group actively puts in time, effort, expertise and resources to arrange a vast array of fundraising events to support the cause of an educated and enlightened Pakistan.

“We are grateful to all the schools that participated in Obhartay Sitaray competition this time around. The number of participating schools and students continues to grow in every competition and is a testament to the continuous success of the event. A big thank you to all the students for tirelessly raising funds for the TCF children just like them and giving them a chance to get education as well. Obhartay Sitaray has earned the spotlight by becoming a hotbed for future young musicians – some students from last year even got selected for the Coke Studio,” said Mrs. Biba Baseer, Project Lead.

The Citizens Foundation (TCF) is a professionally managed, non-profit organization set up in 1995 by a group of citizens who wanted to bring about positive social change through education. 23 years later, TCF is now one of Pakistan’s leading organizations in the field of education for the less privileged. The TCF model focuses on providing quality education through 1,482 purpose-built school units located in the heart of Pakistan’s urban slums and rural communities, educating more than 220,000 children. The organization ensures that girls represent nearly 50% of overall student enrollment.

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The Lahore edition of Pakistan’s Biggest Food & Music Festival CokeFest successfully concludes attracting over 100,000 foodies in 3 days!

Posted on November 19, 2018
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The Lahore edition of Pakistan’s biggest Food and Music Festival concluded successfully on Sunday. The three-day Festival held at Lake City Lahore, on Nov 16th, 17th and 18th attracted a huge number of visitors from all corners of the city and provided families with an opportunity to plan a perfect day out. The festival attracted over 100,000 visitors to sample the city’s culinary delights. Attendees witnessed chefs working their magic through cooking demonstrations and enjoyed live music. After the successful completion of #CokeFest in Lahore, the festival will now travel to Faisalabad to share the love of food and music with the city.

The Coca-Cola Food and Music Festival offered a variety of cuisines with flavors and delicacies to cater to a wide array of audience. The festival offered a diverse panel of culinary talents along with several home based chefs. Coke Fest prides itself in being the platform for the promotion of solopreneurs and providing a boost to the home-based food market. #CokeFest promises to offer all the season’s freshest flavors extending from a diversity of Desi to Continental, Asian (Chinese, Japanese, Thai), Turkish/Lebanese and Italian.

CEO at Activemedia (The Organizer), Saad M. Khan said; “The season 1 of Coca-Cola Food and Music Festival saw the biggest celebration of Pakistani culture with more than 250,000 people enjoying the festival with their loved ones. Season 2 of the Coke Fest is going to be bigger than ever, expanding to five cities with 7 events altogether. We are extremely excited and looking forward to welcome our guests to provide world-class entertainment through quality music and food for everyone.”

Given the prevailing political and security situations in our country, people get only a few opportunities to come together for festivities in a safe public setting. As a brand that focuses on togetherness, Coca-Cola took it upon itself to bring people together for three-day festive events. Last year, The Coca-Cola Food and Music Festival brought together two of the biggest passion points of our nation; Music and Food, to give the people something to celebrate.

Organized by Active Media, the #CokeFest is presented by Coca-Cola Pakistan cosponsored by Jazz alongwith Kashmir cooking oil and Banaspati with Foodies ‘R Us, as the organizing partners. Also, The Festival’s Transport Partner will be Uber, Kids zone partner: Candy land, OOH Partner: Kinetic and Ticketing Partner: Easy tickets. Official media partners for the festival are TV One, News One, FM 91 & Wasaib with Lotus PR as the public relations partners and Foodada as the digital partner.

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Masala Family Festival 2018

Posted on November 14, 2018
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The bi-annual Masala Family Festival, the biggest and much-awaited family festival of the year was held the Expo Centre, Lahore on 10th and 11th November 2018. MFF is a fuse of culinary arts, music, shopping and games, celebrating the best of our culture while providing a safe and fun day-out for families. Over the years the festival has provided a fun atmosphere for the entire family offering unique experiences for all ages and has attracted a huge number of visitors from every corner of the city.

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The 3rd EBM-Peek Freans Pakistan Open Tennis Championship in Lahore Comes To Successful End

Posted on November 14, 2018
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Pakistan’s leading biscuit manufacturer, EBM, makers of Peek Freans- sponsored the third iteration of the EBM-Peek Freans Pakistan Open Tennis Championship this year. Organized by the Punjab Lawn Tennis Association (PLTA), the championship was run from the 21st – 27th October, 2018.

This first-of-its kind open tennis championship, included matches for all ages. The winner of Under-10 and Under-12 tournament was Hamza Roman. Boys U14 trophy was given to Sami Zeb for singles and doubles to Sami Zeb and Hamid Israr.

While M. Shoaib received the trophy in the Under 18 category. Muhammad Abid won the trophy for Men’s Singles ; whereas the winners for Men’s doubles were Aqeel Khan and Shahzad Khan. Ushna Sohail bagged the trophy for Women’s Singles and the trophy for Senior’s doubles 40 plus was presented to Maj Adnan and Talha Waheed. Senior Men Doubles 45 Plus winners were Rashid Malik and Fayyaz Khan.

Seniors 60 Plus trophies were presented to Zahid Zafar and Dr Naveed.

Speaking at championship, Shahzain Munir, Director EBM said, “EBM – As the makers of Peek Freans we are happy to be a part of an event of such importance, and are proud to be consistent supporters of sports since the dawn of this company. We hope this tournament gives tennis players a chance to showcase their skills, and also take their game to the next level. We are optimistic about this event and its contribution to the development of world class athletes to represent our country in future tennis tournaments worldwide.”

EBM pioneered the concept of sports sponsorships in Pakistan by being the first corporate entity to sponsor live satellite telecasts of international sporting events such as Mohammed Ali’s now iconic boxing matches with George Foreman and Joe Frazier in 1974. EBM was also a partner in The World Football Cup that took place in Munich in 1973, and the 1973 Wimbledon Finals. EBM’s continued patronage of sports demonstrates its unrelenting enthusiasm for the promotion of sports and sportsmanship in Pakistan.