December issue 2010
December 31, 2010
Children of a Lesser God
July 30, 2010, will forever remain etched in Tehmina’s memory — it was the day…
December 31, 2010
Jewels in the Crown
The soaring price of gold has created a high demand for substitutes. So when silver…
December 31, 2010
Rebel with a Cause
In a disappearing act that would have made even maestro illusionist David Copperfield blush, last…
December 31, 2010
The Maestro: Habib Fida Ali
“I was in St Patrick’s primary school in Karachi and I failed and failed… I…
December 31, 2010
At Risk: Sex, HIV and the Community
Around 15 years of age, clad in a dirty shalwar kameez, the boy walks around…
December 30, 2010
Interview: Ishrat Husain, Director of IBA and Former Governor of the SBP
“This country has always come out of economic crises — ours continues to be a…
December 30, 2010
A Taxing Issue: Introducing the RGST to Pakistan
While most of the chambers of commerce and trade associations in the country have been…
December 29, 2010
Prisoner of Prejudice
Forty-five-year old Aasiya Bibi is the 38th woman who has been charged under the Blasphemy…
December 29, 2010
Tied to the Donors
Finance Minister Hafeez Shaikh is faced with a “mission impossible.” He has the arduous task…
December 29, 2010
Package Deal
When Benazir’s government came to power in late 1988, caretaker finance minister, (late) Dr Mahbub-ul-Haq,…
December 28, 2010
Interview: Dr Khalid Zaheer, Religious Scholar
“Capital punishment for blasphemy is simply not Islamic” - Dr Khalid Zaheer, Religious Scholar and…
December 26, 2010
A New Discourse
It’s about imagining a different South Asia, a “New South Asia,” to quote Selina Hossain…
December 26, 2010
Interview: Sherry Rehman, MNA with the PPP
“I say, put your money where your mouth is” - Sherry Rehman, MNA with the…
December 24, 2010
Vintage Vogue
“I have a unique take on all my clothes. People who saw me dressed in…
December 23, 2010
Interview: Salmaan Taseer, Governor of Punjab
“This is a man-made law, not a God-made one” - Salmaan Taseer, Governor of Punjab…
December 23, 2010
Pandora’s Law
Following the pronouncement of the death sentence against a Christian woman, Aasiya Bibi, on a…
December 23, 2010
Everybody Hurts
As 2010 comes to a close, Newsline highlights one publication that managed to examine the…
December 22, 2010
Fashion Festivity
After a highly successful debut fashion week by the Pakistan Fashion Design Council (PFDC) in…
December 22, 2010
Colours of Harmony
A recent exhibition at the PNCA in Islamabad featured prints by South and East Asian…
December 22, 2010
No Voice for the People
The devastating floods that hit Pakistan elicited a variety of responses. The scale of the…
December 21, 2010
Here Comes the Bride
Pakistan’s first ever Bridal Couture Week, held recently in Lahore, came to a befitting end…
December 21, 2010
Dreaming Positive
Ever since arriving in Pakistan in 2006, The Body Shop hasn’t looked back. This month,…
December 20, 2010
Movie Review: Scott Pilgrim vs The World
Adapting graphic novels for the big screen has proven to be a bit of a…
December 18, 2010
Interview: Mairaj-ul-Huda Siddiqui of the JI
“Scholars of varying sects agree with the death penalty for blasphemy” - Mairaj-ul-Huda Siddiqui, Amir,…
December 18, 2010
Chilling Statistics on Blasphemy and the Law
Between 1980 and 2009, over 960 people have been charged with blasphemy in Pakistan. Of…
December 16, 2010
Movie Review: The Town
Ever since appearing in a string of disappointing movies such as Daredevil, Gigli and Surviving…
December 16, 2010
Chords of Serenity
It is not often that Karachi allows you an exhilarating experience devoid of pomp and…
December 15, 2010
Book Review: The Scorpion’s Tail
Following his widely appreciated study, Frontline Pakistan, Zahid Hussain has produced a timely and authentic…
December 14, 2010
The Other Side of the Spectrum
On August 3, 2010, I left Karachi to attend a wedding in Bangladesh. The summer…
December 13, 2010
Let the Music Play
In its latest attempt to promote the arts in Pakistan, HUM TV collaborated with Marriott…
December 13, 2010
Movie Review: Guzaarish
Brilliant cinematography, performances, script, story and costumes — such is Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magic. Truly…
December 12, 2010
Righting Wrongs
The Intellectual Property Organisation (IPO) Pakistan, with the cooperation of the International Confederation of Societies…
December 11, 2010
Unfair Deal
The vice president of the Chilean Central Bank met with Balochistan’s Chief Minister Nawab Muhammad…
December 9, 2010
Unleashing Change in Pakistan
Some say that Pakistan is exploding. Some call it the most dangerous place in the…
December 9, 2010
Namaste India
It may have been purely coincidental that Barack Obama’s 10-day journey to Asia was scheduled…
December 4, 2010
Editor’s Note: December 2010
While Wikileak’s exposure of the shenanigans of Pakistan’s top guns has provided some light relief…
By Zara Farooqui | Fashion | Life Style | Published 14 years ago
This extravagant necklace featuring rubies in the middle of a sea of polki kundan, is a fusion of a Victorian piece and one belonging to the Nizam of Hyderabad.
Kundan with pink tourmaline and green meena, a specialty of Udaipur, Rajasthan: this Mughal set is a museum replica of one owned by Queen Noor Jehan.
These fresh pearls, turquoise and meena strings from the jewel collection of the Rajasthan royal family, can be worn together or as separates.
This elegant necklace made of polki kundan and meena is fashioned from Victorian and Nizam of Hyderabad jeweled pieces.
A piece often worn by the Nizam of Hyderabad, this understated replica is made of polki kundan with green meena embellishment.
An extravagant piece, the original belonging to the Nizam of Hyderabad, this piece features polki kundan and rubies set with fused silver/gold.
This extravagant necklace featuring rubies in the middle of a sea of polki kundan, is a fusion of a Victorian piece and one belonging to the Nizam of Hyderabad.
Kundan with pink tourmaline and green meena, a specialty of Udaipur, Rajasthan: this Mughal set is a museum replica of one owned by Queen Noor Jehan.
These fresh pearls, turquoise and meena strings from the jewel collection of the Rajasthan royal family, can be worn together or as separates.
This elegant necklace made of polki kundan and meena is fashioned from Victorian and Nizam of Hyderabad jeweled pieces.
A piece often worn by the Nizam of Hyderabad, this understated replica is made of polki kundan with green meena embellishment.
An extravagant piece, the original belonging to the Nizam of Hyderabad, this piece features polki kundan and rubies set with fused silver/gold.
The soaring price of gold has created a high demand for substitutes. So when silver jewellery with some gold content is fashioned to look like the real thing and embellished with genuine precious and semi-precious gems, it makes for some affordable, yet exquisite pieces that become heirlooms in their own right.
Ahmad Haroon Khan is the man behind the ingenious idea of replicating the original jewelled treasures of the Mughals, Victorian royalty and the princely states of India. Made in Jodhpur and Udaipur by kaarigars who are the descendants of the original craftsmen of this jewellery, Haroon makes sure to retain the quality and precision of the original museum pieces, so as to make the wearer feel like royalty. To make the pieces as affordable as possible, he mixes pure silver with a few grams of gold so as to give them their colour and to prevent the silver from tarnishing. His polkitoo, is combined with kundan, whereas all his stones and crystals are real.
Voila! Jewellery fit for a queen!
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