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Tina & Asim

It’s a success!ARY Films and The Vision Factory Films hosted an exclusive Music Success Night to celebrate the fabulous songs of Asim Raza’s keenly awaited film Ho Mann Jahaan. The night featured live performances by all contributing musicians and was one big star-studded party!

Iman Ali & Ahmed Ali Butt

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Atif AslamAsrar

Mr & Mrs Khalid MalikAyesha Omer Sonya Hussain

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Jimmy Khan Zebunnisa BangashAisha Khan & Jerjees Seja

Sheheryar Munnawar Adeel HusainMahira Khan

Sara & Sikander Javed Sheikh Nadia Husain

Sonya Jehan

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Mr & Mrs Wajahat Rauf with FaakhirFeeha Jamshed & Soha Hafeez

Adnan MalikAhmed AliSalima FeerastaJaveria Saud

Bilal Maqsood & Faisal KapadiaSana Hafeez with a friend Nimra Bucha

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Ayesha, Samia & Sana

I do!Faryal and Ali tied the knot amongst family and friends and we couldn’t be happier for the lovely couple! Faryal & Ali

Munaza & YasirIjaz ul Haq

Sara & SalmanMunibaAmna

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Khushbu & KhizraShelah

AneetaMr & Mrs Nabeel

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Sam Ali DadaMr & Mrs Imran Pasha

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Komal

Sonrisa Shows-offSonrisa displayed its trendy winter wear in Faisalabad.Mehak Amil, Mehreen & Sadia

Sadia & Hina Fatima

NazishMehreen & Rani KamalTayabba & Sadia

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Tehniat, Mehreen & HumnaMariaHibba

Amil with her friends Mehreen & Mariam

Sadia, Hina, Mahwish, Komal & Hajra Neelam & Sonia

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Laiba & Surran

All the hype!It’s no secret anymore that the Ho Mann Jahaan team is going full throttle ahead with promotions for the release of their film on the 1st of January! We met up with them at Luxus Grand to have a chat about all the fun!

Asim Raza

Muzznan,Azlan & Aun

Sheheryar Munnawar Adeel Hussain Mahira Khan

Maham & RehanaAdeelMahira & Amal

Fatima & Mariam

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Zarah, Sara & Annie

BLING, BLING!Aura exhibited a collection of their jewellery at Nishat Hotel, Lahore.

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Farhad & Usman

Amber, Lubna & Bushra

Shireen & Kiran

Natalia Shirin Hassan

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Aliha & Shanzer

Studio One!The multi brand store opened its doors in Lahore to happy customers, top models and a whole lot of interest! We wish them all the best!

Bilal Mukhtar

Arooj & Bilal

Aleem Rehman, Karen, Farzana & Hans Mariam Khawaja & Sidra Bhadera

Dr Farzeen & Shazmee Zubia Saeed & Dania IshtiaqShaheen & Rizi

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NatashaHiba & MahnoorIrum & Rana

Sonu & RabiaNawal & Shaima Arshad Amna & Samra Ahmad

Awais & Mohsin Zaki Farah Asrar & Saleha Fiza Ali

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Asvita & Natasha

Entertain us!The Entertainer celebrated its first birthday with fun filled activities at its store in DHA, Lahore. Haris & Sara

Umair FazliUsman & Ghazala Sidra & Maryam Shah

Mr & Mrs FahadMariaJawad & Hifza

Deena Rehman

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Ammara & Anum

All the way from Canada, De Nyla and AB Salon and Spa opened its doors in Lahore. They come bringing 25 years of experience. That’s a quarter of a century dedicated to beauty!

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Ahmer, Misha & Imtisal Zafar

Natty

Imran Zia, Aleem & Rimsha

Fiza Ali

From Canada, with love.

Maria Makhdoom

Rida Misbah

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Samira & Rabia

Faqiha Mumtaz

Naila & Amber Gohar

Zahra

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Oh, couture!Ayesha Farook Hashwani held an exhibition of her latest collection, and it was the talk of the town!

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Samia Iqbal

Alina

Naila Ishtiaq

Syeda

NoreenFaiqaAmber Gohar

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Jaffer & Aryaan

Beautiful initiativesThe Special Children’s Educational Institute held an exhibition of furnishings by students with special needs. Participants designed different home usage items. Abida, Shenila, Sam & Meher

Neshmia, Mona & NailaMubariz & Hanan

Sheneira & fiends Ayesha, Cyra Ali & Zidane

Omar Bari

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Amir & Natasha Kazmi

Inglot in the capital!Everybody knows, girls can’t have enough of makeup! Good news for Islamabad! Mrs. Naz Mansh launched the INGLOT Make up Flagship Studio in the capital at a glamorous red carpet launch , event and PR by Rezz and Savvy PR!

Samreen Bhatti

Natasha & Amir Kazmi

Hira Attique & HemayalNadia InamMaheen & Nuzhat Asif Shah

Sabeen KhanSonia Khan & Naadiya Manzur Naila Tariq & Bilal Shaikh

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Begum Aliya & Natasha HussainSobia Nazir & Natasha AhmedRezz Aly Shah & Kiran Butt

Nadia Tahir, Abida Nauman & Sania Sameer Sundas Rasool & Shumaila Rajput

Mustaseen & SaharSehr AliSofia Syed & Samina Lakhany

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No more sick days

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Both Baby N and I have been down since the weekend with a terrible flu (which seems to be

going around, so watch out folks!). There was a time when I used to brag about how I never got sick, even without ever taking any precautionary measures such as vitamins etc.—however, unfortunately, since the birth of my child, I have had to eat my words. Anything that Baby N gets is sure to be suffered by me, which in a way is helpful too because then I know exactly how she’s feeling and can tend to her needs all the better, but at the same time is quite painful as well as children tend to fall sick a lot! During such times, I am even more grateful for the great network of support that I have in the form of my friends and family-- advice on how best to tend to my daughter’s flu was flying in from all corners of the world. I am sharing it here for all

the mothers and mothers to be (who are as clueless as I am) so that you may benefit when the time comes (and it comes unfortunately, and cannot be avoided). Calpol works for everything—even for a cough and cold. Saline drops for a blocked nose, and drops of olbas oil on the baby’s clothes and pillow. Vaporub massage on the chest and back to ease breathing at night. What really helped us turn a corner was steaming in the bathroom. Just prop the baby up on the toilet seat and turn all the hot water taps on. Add some olbas oil to the water in the sink for additional effectiveness. Thank you to my girls and some very special mummies for all these (obvious to some) tips! Make sure the baby is well hydrated. I even gave Baby N a tiny bit of fresh orange juice diluted with water for the vitamin C. Fluids are even more important than solids at this time! I added a bit of turmeric to all of Baby N’s milk and also diluted it with water.

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The author, affectionately referred to as Sunshine by her loved ones, recently moved to London from New York. She is enjoying settling in while discovering

the city with her 8-month-old daughter in tow. Watch this space for her mus-ings on London, sweet treats (that she shouldn’t be consuming now that the

baby is no longer an excuse!), parenting, decorating, and anything really that

tickles her fancy!

Turmeric is anti-inflammatory and helps with these chesty coughs. I also ended up giving Baby N warm water with honey and lemon, but I know those mothers who are a bit militant about not giving their children honey for the first year may be a bit hesitant to try this. To each their own! Just remember it gets worse before it gets better, but it does get better (for a few weeks until they catch a bug again!).

When I was younger (and because as I said earlier, I hardly ever got sick) I used to secretly rejoice every time I was down with the flu or something serious enough to keep me home and tucked in bed (except for ear infections, hated those, never looked forward to those). For one thing, it meant I could skip school and stay at home while all my siblings were

away. It also meant that I got a little, extra affection and attention from my parents—I suppose the middle child in me enjoyed this. I loved the extra bit of care I received, especially from my father, who I was convinced was an actual doctor, since everybody called him Doctor Sa’ab (Mr. Doctor?) and I only realized that his Doctorate was in Finance and not Medicine at the age of seven (late bloomer, what can I say?) My father would peer inside my mouth and gasp at the sight of my tonsils which he would inevitably liken to footballs, and then would rush to his medicine cabinet to get the dreaded “throat paint”. If you

are a child who grew up in the 90’s in Pakistan, you are probably familiar with this terrible concoction. But my Dad swore by it—still does, however, thankfully, it was discontinued! I hated the throat paint but loved the process—my father pretending to be a doctor, me parking myself for the entire day on my parents’ settee (otherwise a coveted seating option hardly available), watching tv, while being served khichree (kedgeree but with lentils and chicken broth instead of fish as it is made here in London), and my parents checking in on me after every hour or so. And this is all I really remember. Funnily

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‘throat paint’: if you are a child who grew up in the 90’s in pakistan, you

are probably familiar with this terrible concoction.

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enough, I have no memories of my parents getting sick (and I hope that remains the case for as long as possible!) I don’t remember them taking a sick day, or staying in bed all day, while we served them Yakhni (chicken broth) and pressed pieces of wet cloth on their forehead. I don’t remember them not being available to me because they were unwell, or not showing up for my school events because they

were running a fever, or not being there to drop and pick me up from school because they just couldn’t get out of bed that day. And I suppose being sick at the same time as Baby N made me realize that I don’t have these kinds of memories because my parents just always powered through anything they had. It’s because a parent, most of the time, doesn’t really get to have a sick day—a child always takes precedent over whatever the parent may be going through. All I wanted to do these last couple of days was to take some sleep inducing cold medicine and conk out for the night. But I couldn’t because I needed

to be alert and available in case Baby N woke up in the middle of the night. In the mornings, I wanted to sleep in and stay in bed all day, but I couldn’t because I needed to get up and feed

Baby N, and change her diaper, give her medicine, steam her, give her a warm bath and tend to her needs. Parents don’t get sick days. My point is, if you don’t have kids—make the most of getting sick! Enjoy it while it lasts! Okay, I’m kidding-- that isn’t my point (at least in its entirety!) I suppose, I’m just feeling an overwhelming sense of gratitude towards my parents for always taking care of me, and putting my needs before theirs. And I’m feeling a little sad, because now that I’m older and have been granted access to this “Parents-Only Club”, I know all the back-stories I was guarded from as a child, and I no longer have the privilege of being carefree and oblivious. My parents, grandparents, loved ones, can’t hide it from me anymore when they’re sick or not feeling well. And even though that makes me feel strangely vulnerable and insecure on some level, I hope I can take as good care of them as they did of me—selflessly and relentlessly, if the need ever arises.

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After a long night, especially if it’s a random Wednesday night that ran into the wee hours, making yourself look presentable for work the next morning can be a mission and a half. You can instantly make your eyes look wide awake by lining the inner rim of your lower eyeliner with a nude eye pencil!

What’s worse than dried-up mascara especially since most stores you walk into to buy it will have dried up mascara too? To get the most out of your flaky mascara, mix a few drops of contact lens solution in and you’re good to go!

If you’re missing the beach hair vibe on dreary winter mornings, prep the night before. Just work any kind of hair cream into your hair (ends to roots) and tie it up in two braids. Sleep on it! Wake up and you’re all set to shine!

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