The wife of the Ambassador of Royal Embassy of Thailand Mrs. Jiraporn Jitpatima has organized a mini fashion show at the residence of Thai Ambassador here in Islamabad.

This arrangement is aimed at raising funds for the unfortunate children especially in Islamabad/Rawalpindi. The main proceeds after cost deduction have been donated to Umeed-e-Noor (UEN) Center, a center for special children.

Wife of Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mrs. Alia Amad Khan was the chief guest on this occasion. The spouses of high commissioners, ambassadors, representatives of the UEN Center, wives of diplomatic staff of different Embassies, businesswomen, prominent personalities and others turned up on this occasion.

Pakistani and Thai women joined their hands to light up the lives of less fortunate children and shows the solidarity between the two great nations by helping the needy, poor and special children of the twin cities.

Fashion show was mainly arranged by the Thai Women's group based in Islamabad, in collaboration with the Royal Thai Embassy, Islamabad, adding Thai and Pakistani designers were actively participated in the fashion show being organized at the residence of the Thai Ambassador followed by popular Thai food.

The fashion show featured a stall displaying Thai and Pakistani dresses, colourful traditional shawls, ladies bags, shoes and handicraft products from the children from UEN Center.

The Pakistani clothes and accessories were crafted by famous designer Fareeha Hasan as well Thai dresses were designed by the Thai fashion designers particularly Thai silk was crafted in a beautiful way. Meanwhile, all dresses were presented by the volunteers on the catwalk.

Umeed-e-Noor is a center for special children. It is one of the projects of Hashoo Foundation which was established in 1996 by Mrs. Noori Hashwani in order to provide care, treatment and rehabilitation for the children suffering from severe and multiple disabilities.

Earlier, in her address, Mrs. Jiraporn Jitpatima, the wife of Ambassador of Thailand warmly welcomed the guests to the charity fashion show. She said the efforts for the noble cause of supporting the less fortunate must go on.

“We can not remove the miseries of underprivileged altogether with our limited sources but what is important is the fact how deeply we think and feel about the life of the downtrodden,” she said dejectedly.

Mrs. Jiraporn said joining hands together for charity was very meaningful and rewarding for those who had succeeded in this world for making a compassionate society as it promotes the feelings of brotherhood, sympathy and harmony among humanity. This event will further foster the bonds of friendship between the people of two countries, adding even a small amount of money will help them provide a better living condition to those unfortunate children.

While giving details about Thai Silk, Mrs. Jiraporn informed, “As Thai silk comes in a wide variety of types and colours, to identify genuine Thai silk, as well as its quality, the Ministry of Agriculture of Thailand, therefore, uses a peacock emblem, bestowed by Her Majesty Queen Sirikit to authenticate Thai silk and protect it against imitations”.

She further added, The peacock emblem serves as a guarantee of quality and it comes in four different colors based on specific silk types and production processes.

On the other hand, while speaking about the event Mrs. Alia Amad Khan said “ I am really grateful from the gesture of the Royal Thai Embassy and Mrs. Jiraporn Jitpatima for arranging such a nice event. The program reflects the true culture of Thailand and at the same time it is a well organized charity show too for special children of Pakistan”.

The guests tucked into a spread that included Thai chicken chives dumpling (gui chai), beef panag curry, papaya salad, sticky rice with sweet coconut topping, coconut rice, grilled chicken and Thai coconut pudding (kanom krok).

A special stall of green tea, Thai coffee, Thai juices and especially fresh flower juice which was really a delicious drink in Thai culture.

A large number of females from different sphere of life took keen interest in buying stitched and unstitched Pakistani and Thai dresses.