• A model presents a creation by Pakistani designer Mansoor Akram during the first day of the Bridal Couture Week in Karachi on May 9, 2014. Asif Hassan / AFP photo
    A model presents a creation by Pakistani designer Mansoor Akram during the first day of the Bridal Couture Week in Karachi on May 9, 2014. Asif Hassan / AFP photo
  • Model presents creations by Fashion Power design institute. Shakil Adil / AP photo
    Model presents creations by Fashion Power design institute. Shakil Adil / AP photo
  • Models present creations by Pakistani designer Zaheer Abbas. Rizwan Tabassum / AFP photo
    Models present creations by Pakistani designer Zaheer Abbas. Rizwan Tabassum / AFP photo
  • Models present creation by designer Sana Abbas. Shakil Adil / AP photo
    Models present creation by designer Sana Abbas. Shakil Adil / AP photo
  • A model presents a creation by designer Rani Emaan. EPA/Rehan Khan / ep
    A model presents a creation by designer Rani Emaan. EPA/Rehan Khan / ep
  • Models present creations by designer Zaheer Abba. Rizwan Tabassum / AFP photo
    Models present creations by designer Zaheer Abba. Rizwan Tabassum / AFP photo
  • Models present creations by designer Somal Halepoto. Rizwan Tabassum / AFP photo
    Models present creations by designer Somal Halepoto. Rizwan Tabassum / AFP photo
  • Models present creations by designer Zaheer Abbas. AFP PHOTO/ Rizwan TABASSUM
    Models present creations by designer Zaheer Abbas. AFP PHOTO/ Rizwan TABASSUM
  • A model presents a creation by designer Zaheer Abbas. Rizwan Tabassum / AFP photo
    A model presents a creation by designer Zaheer Abbas. Rizwan Tabassum / AFP photo
  • A model presents a creation by designer Zainab Chottani. Rizwan Tabassum / AFP photo
    A model presents a creation by designer Zainab Chottani. Rizwan Tabassum / AFP photo
  • A model presents a creation by designer Rani Emaan. Rizwan Tabassum / AFP photo
    A model presents a creation by designer Rani Emaan. Rizwan Tabassum / AFP photo
  • Models present creations by designer Zainab Chottani. Rizwan Tabassum / AFP photo
    Models present creations by designer Zainab Chottani. Rizwan Tabassum / AFP photo
  • Models present creations of designer Zainab Chottani. Rizwan Tabassum / AFP photo
    Models present creations of designer Zainab Chottani. Rizwan Tabassum / AFP photo
  • Models present creations of designer Sana Abbas. Rizwan Tabassum / AFP photo
    Models present creations of designer Sana Abbas. Rizwan Tabassum / AFP photo
  • Models present creations by Zainb Chottani. Shakil Adil / AP photo
    Models present creations by Zainb Chottani. Shakil Adil / AP photo

In pictures: Pakistan Bridal Couture Week 2014


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The Pakistan Pantene Bridal Couture Week kicked off at the Expo Centre in Karachi, Pakistan. The event showcases the latest collection of wedding trends from Pakistan’s top fashion designers.

Ziina users can donate to relief efforts in Beirut

Ziina users will be able to use the app to help relief efforts in Beirut, which has been left reeling after an August blast caused an estimated $15 billion in damage and left thousands homeless. Ziina has partnered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to raise money for the Lebanese capital, co-founder Faisal Toukan says. “As of October 1, the UNHCR has the first certified badge on Ziina and is automatically part of user's top friends' list during this campaign. Users can now donate any amount to the Beirut relief with two clicks. The money raised will go towards rebuilding houses for the families that were impacted by the explosion.”

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Paatal Lok season two

Directors: Avinash Arun, Prosit Roy 

Stars: Jaideep Ahlawat, Ishwak Singh, Lc Sekhose, Merenla Imsong

Rating: 4.5/5

The results of the first round are as follows:

Qais Saied (Independent): 18.4 per cent

Nabil Karoui (Qalb Tounes): 15.58 per cent

Abdelfattah Mourou (Ennahdha party): 12.88 per cent

Abdelkarim Zbidi (two-time defence minister backed by Nidaa Tounes party): 10.7 per cent

Youssef Chahed (former prime minister, leader of Long Live Tunisia): 7.3 per cent

How to wear a kandura

Dos

  • Wear the right fabric for the right season and occasion 
  • Always ask for the dress code if you don’t know
  • Wear a white kandura, white ghutra / shemagh (headwear) and black shoes for work 
  • Wear 100 per cent cotton under the kandura as most fabrics are polyester

Don’ts 

  • Wear hamdania for work, always wear a ghutra and agal 
  • Buy a kandura only based on how it feels; ask questions about the fabric and understand what you are buying
Company profile

Name: Tratok Portal

Founded: 2017

Based: UAE

Sector: Travel & tourism

Size: 36 employees

Funding: Privately funded