Satff Reporter
Shaan-e-Pakistan, the huge and unique Pakistani platform for culture, food, music and fashion which aims to project the best that Pakistan has to offer beyond its borders, held its star-studded press conference the other day. The event was well-attended by media, celebrities, socialites and corporates who graced the red carpet before the start of the conference.
The event was hosted by the charming Hira Hussain who invited the founder and creator of the prestigious platform, Shaan-e-Pakistan, Huma Nasr to introduce the event. She announced the details of the upcoming 5th Edition and said “After the overwhelming success of the previous editions that took place in New Delhi in 2015, Lahore in 2016, Karachi in 2018 and Lahore in 2019, this year Shaan-e-Pakistan aims to cross another milestone by holding their 5th Edition — PROMISING SHAAN-E-PAKISTAN, 3-DAY FESTIVAL, in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 21st till 23rd March, 2020.”
She added the objective of doing such festivals outside Pakistan is to give a platform to our country to show what it has to offer in terms of art, culture, music, food, fashion, property and trade. The three-day event will include exhibitions at Sri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Centre by both Pakistani and Sri Lankan corporates, women entrepreneurs, designers and artists. There will be a designer Lounge headed by Faiza Malik from Ensembles Dubai featuring SaniyaMaskatiya, FareedaHasan, Armari and a lot more designers. There will be a Crafters Lounge headed by AnisaYunus with some great crafts of Pakistan, Savvy Lounge by AamirMazhar featuring statement jewellery and exclusive outfits by designers from Lahore, and South Asian Lounge depicting South Asian Ensembles.
Among the other speakers on the occasion were Director Digital Marketing Pakistan Observer Saud Faisal, Irfan Pardesi from Zee Foundation, the executive producer of the event, Saad Ahsan from Commonwealth Dominica, , Amir Iqbal (poet), and Faisal Mubeen from Malka Foods. While a fashion show is scheduled for the 22nd, there will be a closing ceremony ‘AikShaam Pakistan kayNaam’on the 23rd, both at Barefoot.