Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Fashion Design and Arts Council (KPFDAC), has announced to organise a Fashion Week to promote the products of women entrepreneurs and rich Pakhtun culture and traditions. The announcement was made by KPFDAC Chairperson, Muhammad Waqas Ahmad, while addressing at a news conference at press club, here on Wednesday. He said the basic purpose of arranging this Fashion Week to develop a soft image of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the world, besides to provide opportunity to women entrepreneurs to exhibit and promote their handicrafts and develop market linkages.
PTI MNA and Women Business Forum President, Sajida Zulfiqar, Designer Muhammad Ali, Director Mass Media, Roze Khan, Member of Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Iqbal Bano, fashion designers and women entrepreneurs attended the press conference. KPFDAC chairperson said that Fashion Week would be organised from May 27, in Peshawar. He said more than 50 women entrepreneurs along with fashion designers across the country, would be participated in the event.
Sajida Zulfiqar said that government is committed to promote women entrepreneurship in the province. For this purpose, she said a board was set up in collaboration with Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry Peshawar. She said that a comprehensive policy has chalked out for promotion of businesses by women in the province.