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US asks access to detained designer in Pakistan

The United States called Tuesday on Pakistan to grant consular access to a prominent fashion designer with dual citizenship who was detained in a wave of protests. The State Department said its diplomats have not had access to Khadija Shah, the founder of the luxury fashion brand Elan, who was produced before an anti-terrorism court following...

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Pakistan-based brand Élan to foray in India

Pakistani designer Khadija Shah will launch her brand Élan in India. Shah aims at building a strong presence in the country. Her first goal is to develop a contact point with customers and then to continue to expand and even show collections at India’s fashion weeks. Élan was launched by Khadija Shah in Pakistan in 2006 when she returned to the...