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Pakistan Fashion Week

Despite clashes in the northwest and local conservative culture, the city of Karachi hosted its second Fashion Week to put local designers on the map. VIEW OUR GALLERY.

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A Pakistani model presents a creation by Samar Mehdi during Fashion Week in Karachi on April 5. The show began with an opulent opening ceremony in Karachi on April 5, hours after Islamist militants killed 46 people in bomb attacks in the northwest. The event featured 52 designers—49 of them from Pakistan and one each from Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and the United Arab Emirates—in a followup to a first event held in Karachi last November.

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A male model presents a creation by Pakistani designer Zahid Khan on the last day of Karachi Fashion Week on April 9.

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A Pakistani model presents a creation by Sanam Agha on April 8.

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Pakistani models present creations by Fahad Hussain during Fashion Week in Karachi on April 7.

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A model presents a creation by Pakistani designer Faiza Samee on the last day of Karachi Fashion Week on April 9.

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A Pakistani model presents a creation by Zaheer Abbas during Fashion Week in Karachi on April 5.

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A model presents a creation by Pakistani designer Sayed Rizwanullah on the last day of Karachi Fashion Week on April 9.

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A Pakistani model presents a creation by Shamaeel during Fashion Week in Karachi on April 6.

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A Pakistani model presents a creation by Deepak Perwani during Fashion Week in Karachi on April 8.

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