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Pakistani Designers At London Fashion Week 2017 By British Council

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London Fashion Week 2017 began with its all glamour and charm in London. It took place from 17th to 21st Feburary. Six Pakistani designers showcased their collections at London Fashion week and got worthy praises from watchers. Each of the collections’ outfit was sensational that would simply trance its surrounding like a magic spell.

Maheen Khan, Munib Nawaz, Sonya Battla, Hamza Bokhari of Jeem, Zuriya Dor and The PinkTree Company were brought to London for the show, over the weekend, by the British Council Pakistan as part of the globally run Fashion DNA Project in collaboration with Fashion Scout and London Fashion Week.

The six Pakistani designers’ capsule collections got style by Rebekah Roy. The perspective behind it was to give an insight into the burgeoning fashion scene in Pakistan. The aim of showcasing contemporary design, culture and textiles was fruitfully gained.

Apart from taking Pakistani fashion to a global audience – showcasing contemporary design, culture and textiles – these designers will also go on to show the collections at the upcoming Fashion Pakistan Week 2017.

Maheen Khan came up with an inspirational aesthetic style of Khan’s truck art, ‘Gulabo’, the 2017 collection that was inspired by the hippy movement of the sixties and seventies and those traveling through the mountain trails of Pakistan.

Hamza Bukhari, designer of JEEM displayed synonymous with traditional artisan techniques, which are usually complemented by unique silhouettes, colors and detailing.

Muneed Nawaz achieved the theme showcasing titled Sci-piritual, the homage to Rilli work, leather, and the sartorial-casual side of menswear designs at the LFW showcase, managed to be creative and stylish. All of above the fabrications, and processes, seems that products are handmade slub cotton tailored into a bomber jacket and a hand-embroidered leather biker jacket left people stunned.

Mohsin Sayeed’s The PinkTree Company is home to a definitive lifestyle showcased a collection titled Jahan. His collection includes emerald greens, peacock blues, and sun-kissed oranges, silks and hand woven organza, which creates the perfect combination between these and delicate digital hand painted prints.His inspiration behind this collection was literature, hand-written calligraphy.

Pakistani Bold designer, Sonya Batla displayed the collection titled WEAVE – Indigo Infusion created color perfection, keeping it innovating and experimental. Ethnic embroideries feature as details in the design whilst silhouettes kept modern and free. She showed inspiration of the Sufi shrines of Pakistan.

The new name in fashion industry,Zuria Dor – which is co-founded by two young female Pakistanis with backgrounds in product design engineering and aerospace engineering worked with their Tropical Tranquil Colors of nature inspiration.

See also: Beautiful Ayeza Khan Walked the ramp at BCW 2017 Day 2

16th Lux Style Awards Ceremony 2017 Got Finalized

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The 16th Lux Style Awards ceremony is going to be held in April 2017. This is the most fascinating event of Pakistan as well as it is a huge award ceremony held annually since 2002 in Pakistan . This ceremony is basically aimed to celebrate “style” in the Pakistani entertainment industry. The awards list is approximately reaches to 30 awards from different fields related to Media. It is one of the oldest and the most renowned ceremony designed for Pakistani television, fashion and film industry in Pakistan. The voting power is given to both the public and a committee of experts.

As one of the nation’s premier award show events, the Lux Style Awards have been dubbed “Pakistan’s Oscars” and described as “the awards ceremony in Pakistan”.

It is celebrated in Pakistan first time in 2002 at the Expo Centre in Karachi.After first celebration the event is celebrated from a one-night to three-day , presenting various events and activities regarding Pakistan film industry.

People are eagerly awaited for this year grand celebration of Lux Style Awards 2017. Now we are going to give you this good news that your wait is over because 16th Lux Style Awards ceremony is set to take place at Expo Centre Karachi on 19th April 2017. The awards office of the Lux Style Awards invites professionals and public to submit the best work of 2016 in order to be considered for a prestigious Lux Style Awards nomination in the fields of Fashion, Film, Music, and Television.

The categories for awards are as follows

  • Model of the Year (Female)
  • Model Of The Year (Male)
  • Best Fashion Photographer
  • Best hair & Make-up Artist
  • Best Emerging Talent
  • Achievement in Fashion Design (Luxury Pret)
  • Achievement in Fashion Design (Pret)
  • Achievement in Fashion Design (Bridal)
  • Achievement in Fashion Design (Lawn)
  • Best Menswear Designer

Film

  • Best Film
  • Best Film Actress
  • Best Film Actor
  • Best Film Director
  • Best Supporting Actress
  • Best Supporting Actor
  • Best Singer (Make) Film
  • Best Singer (Female) Film

Television

  • Best TV Play
  • Best TV Actor
  • Best TV Actress
  • Best TV Director
  • Best TV Writer
  • Best Original Sound Track

Music

  • Album of the Year
  • Song of the Year
  • Best Music Video Director
  • Best Emerging Talent

 

Time To Avail Business Opportunity Given By PTCL

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Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) is the biggest leading telecommunication company in Pakistan now offering business opportunity. PTCL is providing telephonic and Internet services nationwide and is the mainstay for the country’s telecommunication foundation regardless of the arrival of many other telecommunication corporation. PTCL offers fastest 4G LTE on existing 1900Mhz WLL frequency with the brand name of CharJi EVO connection is limited to USB Dongles, MiFi or Wingle at fastest speed of 36 Mbit/s.

PTCL Business Opportunity

PTCL is giving golden opportunity to begin your own business for sale of its services.The courteous and friendly staff will be trained to handle customers from varying backgrounds.
The PTCL business centre will be equipped with latest products and services that have been designed to facilitate customers and provide all the convenience under one roof.

Those people who wish to work with Pakistan’s largest telecommunication network should fulfill the requirements. Applicants are asked to be committed solely with PTCL thus not allowed to work with any other brand. They must have strong financial background and should possess Bachelor Degree in any subject. Moreover he should have experience of FMCG/GSM distribution earlier.

Responsibilities

Those people who will get selected by PTCL will be responsible to work under the supervision of PTCL. As well as the team they will form for sales and distribution will also work on PTCL commands accordingly. For establishing a successful and well managed PTCL business centre the prime location in the city will have to be considered by them.

Required Documents

Documents required for applicant are as follows

  1. Completely filled application form
  2. CNIC /National Tax Number
  3. Company Registration/ incorporation certificate copy
  4. Bank Statement of Applicant (Six months ago)

Deadline

Applications are asked to be submitted with non refundable 10,000 Rs fees before its deadline, 8th march 2017. Interested candidates can also follow up from PTCL website.

Haier Launches New Turbo Refrigerator In Pakistan

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Haier has launched its new model of Refrigerator under the name of Turbo Series. The company has introduced 5 models which are equipped with all most demanded features. It has best storage capacity, advanced features, innovative design with new technology and high cooling performance.

The features of the Turbo Refrigerator are discussed below

Turbo Cooling

It provides even cooling inside refrigerator portion and keep things cool in 1.5 times quicker than others. Thick sides, with extra foaming, combined with super-efficient all round cooling throughout the compartment will keep food fresh for very long periods of time.

5 Way Cooling

In comparison with other refrigerators in market this Turbo Refrigerator has Fast cooling system with 5-side evaporator design to ensure faster cooling and stable performance. This feature enhances its cooling capability and keep the temperature well maintained that provides chilled compartment for the food.

Deep Cooling

Another astonishing feature with the five way Evaporator Design and high density foaming ,freezer compartment temperature can be easily pull down to -25℃. The temperature can be minimized this much low as per requirement for preserving the food. However this temperature is the lowest among other brands because -18 is found standard in market.

LED Light

Turbo Refrigerator are unlike traditional ones as it has LED lighting which uses less energy than conventional lighting also it is brighter and lasts longer.

Long Cooling Retention

Till 12 hours compartment temperature can remain cool so there is no issue of electricity. Due to high thick and high density foaming, long cooling retention can keep the ice in freezer compartment more than 12 hours.

Bigger Size Crisper

Now customers will be glad to see that they will have more space for vegetables and fruits. Turbo Refrigerator has spacious vegetable and fruit crisper with 2 times big space compared with competitors.

Telenor launched weekly Internet All in One Plus Offer

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Internet usage is increasing day by day and so are the rates of the internet. In the past month Zong increased the internet charges and that probable pissed off some of the customers, but not Telenor. Keeping in view the internet needs of the customers, Telenor has launched “weekly internet all in one plus offer” and it has great things to offer to the customers.

Weekly Internet All in One Plus offer Details:

First things first, This offer will cost you Rs. 125 ( inclusive of all taxes) but you will get full value for your money. Here are the things that you will get for a whole week for just rs 125.

  1. 2500 MB 2G/3G/4G internet( depending on your cell phone). Which means you don’t have to worry about data usage anymore. 2500 MBs should last a atleast a week even if you are used to surfing the internet alot.
  2. 150 On-net minutes. You will get 150 telenor to telenor minutes.
  3. 50 RS bonus Balance.  This balance of 50 RS can be used for calling or texting on any other networks.

How To activate This Package:

To activate Telenor weekly internet all in one offer, you just needs To dial *345*88# 

Please note that this offer is only for Djuice customers.

Terms And Conditions:

  • To utilize this offer, you must have a balance of RS 1.50 in your account.
  • You can check the remaining MBs by dialing *999#
  • You can check the remaining bonus balance by dialing *200#
  • If you renew the package before the expiry date, the additional MBs and Minutes and Balance will be added to your existing MBs, minutes and bonus balance. This means that if your time duration is about to expire, you just have to renew the package and you will not loose your previous MBs and minutes.

So, what are you waiting for? Grab this offer while it lasts and keep enjoying Telenor weekly internet all in one offer.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4A, Mi Max And Mi Band 2 Officially Announced In Pakistan

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Earlier this week we reported that Xiaomi is going to launch its products officially in Pakistan and well the wait is finally over. Its time to celebrate for all Xiaomi fans as the brand have officially launched its products in Pakistan. In a small event held in Islamabad, Xiaomi officials announced the launch of three Xiaomi products; Xiaomi Mi Max, Xiaomi Redmi 4A, and Xiaomi Mi band 2.

The china based company has partnered up with Zong and Daraz at the moment and it is believed that the products will be sold online exclusively at Daraz.pk.

So, lets have a look as to what these products have to offer.

1- Xiaomi Mi Max:

This is a ph-ablet sized phone measuring 6.4 inches. It is about the same size as the Galaxy Note7 but is very much affordable, and most importantly it doesn’t explode.. 😀

Mi Max Specifications

  • Dual SIM support with dual standby
  • 6.44 inches HD (1080 x 1920 pixels) IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
  • Hexa-core Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650
  • 32/64 GB internal storage with micro SD card support up to 256 GB (uses one of the sim slots)
  • 4 GB LPDDR4 RAM
  • 16 MP primary camera with f/2.0 aperture, capable of shooting 2160p videos at 30fps with 120fps slow motion videos at 720p
  • 5MP front camera with videos up to 1080p at 30 fps
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • Non-removable Li-Ion 4850 mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0

Also read: Xiami Lanched Redmi Note 4 for just 21,000 Rs

2- Xiaomi Redmi 4A:

Redmi 4A is a budgeted phone and it offers the best specifications as compared to other smartphones with a similar price tag.

Redmi 4A Specifications:

  • Dual SIM support with dual standby
  • 5 inches HD (720 x 1280 pixels) IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
  • 1.4GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 processor1.4GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 processor
  • 16 GB internal storage with micro SD card support up to 128 GB (uses one of the sim slots)
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 13 MP primary camera with f/2.2 aperture
  • 5MP front camera
  • Non-removable Li-Ion 3120 mAh battery
  • Price: 14,000 Rs

Xiaomi Mi Band 2:

Xiaomi Mi Band 2 might looks like a wrist watch but have way more functions than an ordinary watch.

Mi Band 2 is a fitness band keeping track of your calories burned. This band is specifically designed to assist you in maintaining yourself healthy and it can monitor your heart rate, your calories burned, walking distance and much more.

This fitness band will be on sale from tomorrow on Daraz at a price of just 3,500 Rs.

These products are available on Daraz.pk and you should grab these products as soon as you can.

 

Nigar Film Awards Announced After 12 Years Gap

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After a long gap of 12 years, the Nigar Awards are decided to arranged and the nominations for the 47th Nigar Film Awards are finally announced. The event is set to take place on 16th March 2017 in Karachi.

According to a press release, The Nigar Weekly communicated to its readers for their choices in preparing nomination list so the committee through coupons got their views published in Nigar, which were submitted by the readers and then sent to the committee. After then analysing the list is finalised.

For this time the readers gave importance to fresh directors. According to the readers the Punjabi Films did not achieve high standard so they did not show much interest in the nominations. Therefore 47th Nigar Film Awards did not include the category of Punjabi Film Awards.

The first Nigar Awards ceremony was held in 1957, to honour the accomplishments of Pakistani cinema for the year 1958. Following the 46th Annual Nigar Awards in 2002, Nigar Magazine announced its discontinuation of the awards due to the collapse of the Pakistani cinema industry.And now in 2017 it is going to be revived.

The categories for the awards are best directors, best actors, best actresses, best supporting actors, best supporting actresses, best actors in a negative role, best debut directors, best debut actors and best debut actresses. The preparations for the Nigar Awards are in full swing. Below is the complete list of nominations:

Best Film

Actor in Law – The Film (Fizza Ali Mirza/Mehdi Ali)
Ho Mann Jahaan (Sheheryar Munawar, AsimRaza)
Maalik (Ashir Azeem/ Bushra Ashar Azeem)
Mah e Mir (Khurram Rana , Sahir Rasheed, Badar Ikram)
Janaan (Reham Khan, Hareem Farooq, Munir Hussain, Imran Raza Kazmi
Dobara Phir Se (Salman Iqbal, Jerjees Seja, Mehreen Jabbar)

Best Debut Director

Ashir Azeem (Malik)
Asim Raza (Ho Mann Jahan)
Anjum Shehzad (Mah-e-Mir)

amal Shah (Revenge Of The Worthless)
Hashim Nadeem (Abdullah)
Ahmed Jamal (Rehm)

Best Director

Nabeel Qureshi (Actor In Law)
Azfar Rizvi (Janaan)
Mehreen Jabbar (Dobara Phir Se)

Best Actor

Fahad Mustafa (Mah-e-Mir)
Fahad Mustafa (Actor In Law)
Mohib Mirza (Bachana)
Yasir Hussain (Lahore Say Agay)
Sajid Hassan (Rehm)

Best Actress

Mahira Khan (Ho Mann Jahaan)
Maira Khan (Revenge Of The Worthless)
Mehwish Hayat (Actor In Law)
Saba Qamar (Lahore Say Agay)
Armeena Rana Khan (Janaan)

Best Supporting Actor

Ehteshamudin (Malik)
Manzer Sehbai (Mah-e-Mir)
Alyy Khan (Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay)
Hameed Shaikh (Abdullah)
Ajab Gull (Salute)

Best Supporting Actress

Saima (Salute)
Sanam Saeed (Dobara Phir Se)
Sonia Jahan (Ho Mann Jahaan)
Mishi Khan (Janaan)
Seerat Jaffri (Rahm)

Best Actor In Negative Role

Hasan Niyazi (Maalik)
Sheraz Butt (Salute)
Sunil Shankar (Rahm)
Sanam Saeed (Mah-e-Mir)
Amir Qureshi (Blind Love)

Best Debut Actor

Sunil Shankar (Rahm)
Feroz Khan (Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay)
Yasir Shah (Blind Love)
Shehryar Munawar (Ho Mann Jahaan)
Adeel Hussain (Ho Mann Jahaan)

Best Debut Actress

Sajjal Ali (Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay)
Sanam Saeed (Bachana)
Nimra (Blind Love)
Rabia Butt (Hijrat)

Best Screen Play

Yasir Hussain (Lahore Say Agay)
Ashar Azeem (Maalik)
Muhammad Pervez Kalim (Blind Love)
Fizza Ali Mirza (Actor In Law) Abdul Khaliq Khan (Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay)

Best Story

Sarmad Sehbai (Mah-e-Mir)
Ashar Azeem (Maalik)
Fizza Ali Mirza (Actor In Law)
Asim Raza (Ho Mann Jahaan)
Khaliq Khan (Zindagi Kitni Haseen hay)

Best Dialogue

Yashir Hussain (Lahore Say Agay)
Ashar Azeem (Maalik)
Fizza Ali Mirza (Actor In Law)

Asim Raza (Ho Mann Jahaan)
Khaliq Khan (Zindagi Kitni Haseen hay)
Sarmad Sehbai (Mah-e-Mir)
Mehmood Jamal (Rahm)

Best Music

Shani Arshad (Actor In Law)
Zaib Bangash,Fakhir,Ehtesham Malik (Ho Mann Jahaan)
Soch Band (Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay)
Haniya Aslam & Justin Gray (Dobara Phir Se)
Shiraz Uppal (Lahore Say Agay)

Best Lyricist

Oh Khudaya (Actor In Law)
Lar Gayan (Dobara Phir Se)
Baifikriyan (Lahore Say Agay)
Tootiya Taraa (Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay)
Nazaria (Maalik)

Best Singer Male

Atif Aslam – Dil Dancer Hogaya (Actor In Law)
Asrar – Shakarwandan (Ho Mann Jahaan)
Rahat fateh Ali Khan, Oh Khudaya (Actor In Law)
Soch Band – Tootiya Taraa – (Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hay)

Best Female Singer

Aima Baig -Bai Fikriyan-(Lahore Say Agay)
Mai Dhai -Sarak Sarak (Ho Mann Jahaan)
Masooma Anwar – Naina Roye (Maalik)
Zaib Bangash – Dil Pagla (Ho Mann Jahaan)
Natasha Baig – Jhoom Lay (Janaan)

Best Choreographer

Nigah Hussain (Ho Mann Jahaan)
Wahab Shah, Hasan Rizvi (Lahore Say Agay)
James Koroni (Dobara Phir Sey)
Faizan Ehbab (Janaan)
Papur Samrath (Mah-e-Miir)

Best Cinematography

Ali Bukhari (Blind Love)
Adil Askari (Salute)
Rana Kamran (Actor In Law)
Salman Razzaq (Ho Mann Jahaan)
Asrad Khan (Lahore Say Agay)

Motorola Revival In Pakistan With Moto Z By Lenovo

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Finally you can see Motorola resurgence after years in Pakistan with Moto Z Smart Phone. Lenovo, through its Subsidiary, Motorola Mobility, today announced the availability of Moto Z smartphone in Pakistan. Lenovo announced in 2014 about his complete acquisition of Motorola Mobility from Google and promised to bring a vast range of mobiles soon thus fulfilling its promise.

“Today we achieved a historic milestone for Lenovo and for Motorola – and together we are ready to compete, grow and win in the global smartphone market. By building a strong number three and a credible challenger to the top two in smartphones, we will give the market something it has needed: choice, competition and a new spark of innovation,” said Yang Yuanqing, chairman and CEO, Lenovo.

. Consequently we got Moto Z Moto Z play and Moto Mod in Pakistan. Lets have a look at features of these phones.

Moto Z (The Thinnest SmartPhone)

Moto Z has a stunning look because it is the thinnest smartphones in the world which is made from military aircraft-grade aluminum and stainless steel. It has 5.5-inches Quad HD AMOLED display with Qualcomm® SnapdragonTM 820 processor.

Moto Z Features

  • 13MP back and 5MP front camera
  • 4GB of RAM and an internal storage of 32/64GB, which can be expanded to 2TB via MicroSD card
  • Fast-charging battery of 2600mAh that works up to 30 hours
  • It is available in the Pakistani market forPKR 74,999.

Moto Z Play

Moto Z play is thicker comparative to Moto Z and also available in a more affordable category.

Moto Z Play Features

  • 5″ 1080p HD Super AMOLED display
  • 3GB RAM, and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor
  • 16MP back camera and a 5MP shooter on the front
  • 3510 mAh battery that stands up to 50 hours
  • It is priced atPKR 39,500in Pakistan

Moto Mod (Hasselblad’s True Zoom)

If you are sick of digital zoom in your smart phone then Moto Mod is perfect for you. Moto has teamed up with Hasselblad, has been at the forefront of the imaging industry, to design an imaging experience that completely transforms mobile photography. It brought advanced imaging capabilities to the phone in a snap, to create and share like never before.

Moto Mod Features

  • Hasselblad True Zoom, a dedicated 12 Megapixel camera with 10X optical zoom priced at PKR 29,500
  • JBL Soundboost which is a Powerful stereo sound priced at PKR 12,500
  • Insta-Share Projector, a Moto Mod that turns your Moto Z into a projector to watch movies or pictures on a 70-inch screen priced at PKR 39,500
  • Incipio offGRID Power Pack increases the battery by just snapping it on your Motorola phone and is priced at PKR 8,650

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