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Pakistani Sindhi Wedding Fashion Stylish Bridal Jewellery.

By Samina Aamir.

This consultative process of value chain analysis, gap identification and pilot project identification was led by private sector stakeholders representing all the four provinces and federally administered territories. The result was the first ever mine-to-market strategy based on first hand information.

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Pakistani Sindhi Wedding Fashion Bridal Jewellery.

By Samina Aamir.

Considering these two factors Pakistan is ideally placed for the industry to flourish and grow to meet the international challenges, if channelized in the right direction.

Pakistan Gems and Jewellery Development Company was formed in June 2006 and the company became operational in April 2007. PGJDC has the support and backing of the Government of Pakistan through Ministry of Production. The success of two years of consultative exercise which led to the formation of PGJDC would have been impossible without the personal attention and encouragement given throughout by the Ministry of Production, Government of Pakistan.

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Pakistani Sindhi Wedding Fashion Bridal Jewellery.

By Samina Aamir.

In addition, Pakistan is blessed with vast natural reserves of precious and semi precious colored gemstones, including ruby, emerald, tourmaline, garnet, topaz, peridot, aquamarine, spinel, pargasite, diopside, moonstone, serpentine jade, epidote, pink beryl (morganite), purple beryl, sphene, zoisite, lapis lazuli, turquoise, kunzite and almost all known varieties of quartz.

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Pakistani Sindhi Wedding Fashion Bridal Jewellery 30

Pakistani Sindhi Wedding Fashion Bridal Jewellery.

By Samina Aamir.

Pakistan is a country with a population of more than 150 million. Labour force is available at relatively cheap rates hence offers a competitive edge. In this part of the world women love to wear gold jewellery. On occasions of marriage and other ceremonies a lot of jewellery is bought and worn. Secondly, gold is also bought for investment purposes, and considered a security as well. Historically Pakistan has a rich tradition of jewellery designs and craftsmanship, being handed down from Gandhara civilization, Alexandrian period and various other dynasties which ruled the subcontinent and finally the Mughal Era. We find a mark from all these periods.

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Pakistani Sindhi Wedding Fashion Bridal Jewellery 29

Pakistani Sindhi Wedding Fashion Bridal Jewellery.

By Samina Aamir.

Pakistan is full of Gold and Silver jewelers. Now due to the increasing demand of Pakistan traditional jewelry, this industry is now a full-fledged large scale organized industry. And women are so fond of wearing jewelry that a simple gold or silver ring or stud for ear or nose is a normal merchandise.

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Pakistani Sindhi Wedding Fashion Bridal Jewellery. 

By Samina Aamir.

The jewelers use different techniques. These designs and modes of techniques vary from region to region and the material used. The most popular technique is "Kundan", which was introduced by Mughals in 16th century. The Kundan technique is used for forming very delicate stuff. First, a basic form of jewelry is created with hollow spaces where stones are inserted. Then it is filled with Lac (Resinous substance). Lines are engraved to hold different colors. First the colors, which require high temperature are filled and heated with fire. The other colors are applied which require less temperature, and fired until both sides are enameled properly. Then the stones are placed in their respective areas. The formed piece is then polished with a leather cloth. The jewelry produced by this technique is famous for its grace and beauty. These sonars have their own shops or stalls in the main market.

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Pakistani Sindhi Wedding Fashion 2014 Bridal Jewellery 27

Pakistani Sindhi Wedding Fashion 2014 Bridal Jewellery.

By Samina Aamir.

Women of Pakistan are great admirers of jewelry because jewelry is taken as a status of a person in the society and is counted as the wealth of women. The upper rich class wears gold jewelry with diamonds, rubies, emeralds and pearls. Less wealthy wear gold with less precious stones, whereas poor class wear jewelry made of silver and base metal. Since jewelry shows the status and wealth of women, hence gold has an esteemed place as an investment.

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Karachi New Girl Fashion 2014 Wedding Necklace Jewellery 26

Karachi New Girl Fashion 2014 Wedding Necklace Jewelry. 

By Samina Aamir

The traditional jewelry of Pakistan is timeless and hand-made. They seem fresh and distinguished to people today in industrial societies. Traditional ethnic jewelry is made to withstand daily usage and therefore it is fabricated from heavier metals.

Silver jewelry is fashionable now in cities as well. Every gold design is also copied in silver by the city shops.

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Karachi New Girl Fashion 2014 Wedding Necklace Jewelry. 

By Samina Aamir

Pakistan has come under variety of religious, social and political influences. And Pakistan jewelry is the true mirror of its past, reflecting the social and historical change. The present Pakistan jewelry is the combination of the jewelry of the villages which is reminiscent of the ornaments of Moenjodaro and Harrapa-a sophisticated urban civilization which flourished between the years 3000 and 1800 B.C., and is one of the most highly developed civilization of the ancient world, and of the Muslim designs introduced in the 16th century by the Mughal Emperors.

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Karachi New Girl Fashion 2014 Wedding Necklace Jewelry. 

By Samina Aamir

History of Pakistan shows that sub-continent of which Pakistan was a part, was referred as the Golden Bird , because it was the largest importer of Gold in the world. Sub-continent was the principle production center for beads by 3000 B.C. sub-continent was the superior trade route because it was rich in mines and had large quantities of diamonds, rubies, pearls and gold.

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Karachi New Girl Fashion 2014 Wedding Jewelry. 

By Samina Aamir

Therefore in Pakistan you will find even an impoverished individual wearing at least ear studs that are or look like gold. Expensive jewels are not ceremonial symbols in Pakistan, even though they are used in abundance in big ceremonies such as weddings when bride is loaded with heavy jewelry, but women and some men too, wear it simply to show their wealth, and to impress their friends. Women wear jewelry with pride and look after them so that it can be handed down generation in the family. In this tradition, jewelry is usually worn by married women whereas widow hardly displays any form of jewelry.

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Karachi New Girl Fashion 2014 Bridal Wedding Jewelry. 

By Samina Aamir

Women of Pakistan are great admirers of jewelry because jewelry is taken as a status of a person in the society and is counted as the wealth of women. The upper rich class wears gold jewelry with diamonds, rubies, emeralds and pearls. Less wealthy wear gold with less precious stones, whereas poor class wear jewelry made of silver and base metal. Since jewelry shows the status and wealth of women, hence gold has an esteemed place as an investment.

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Karachi New Fashion 2014 Bridal Wedding Jewellery 21

Karachi New Fashion 2014 Bridal Wedding Jewelry.

By Samina Aamir

The Jewelry tradition of Pakistan is a combination of tradition and modern designs and techniques. In Pakistan, jewelry is worn by all women, sometimes even men, irrespective of their social status. It communicates a message of love, hate, power, hierarchy and marriage. Gems and semi-precious stones are worn not only for the fashion purpose but, they are also worn under the prescription of astrologers and spiritual leaders. These gems and 

stones are believed to affect ones future and destiny and believed to have strong influence on the live of a person. These people wear particular stone or Gem, especially prescribed to them to protect them from evil.

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Karachi New Fashion Bridal Weddings Jewelry. 

By Samina Aamir

“The basic concept was to create an exclusive collection, using combinations of sterling silver, 24 carat gold plating, semiprecious stones and kundan that would make a style statement and affordable to all pockets,” she maintained.

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Karachi New Fashion Bridal Weddings Jewelry. 

By Samina Aamir

Therefore, a conducive environment at home and my genes are two factors that influenced my decision to opt for the venture,” she recalled.

She said she had spent a lot of time researching fashion trends, reading magazines, going to art shows, and keeping up with craft methods and new materials. “Due to an interest in old civilisations, my creations are inspired by age-old traditions and natural forms,” she explains.

She said she liked studying and exploring different cultures and civilisations and tried to create jewellery designs using old and new techniques.

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  Karachi Fashion Bridal Weddings Jewelry. 

By Samina Aamir

Talking about promotion of the art of silver crafting, she said only a few people with the skill had been left in Pakistan. “Most of them are old Afghan nationals and if the art is not promoted at grassroots level, the country will lose the specialty,” she added. She said the government could introduce silver crafting in vocational institutes as well as other technical training institutes.

“The craft can also be promoted at school level, especially in female students, so that they could become a helping hand for their families,” she added. Samina Aamir

comes from an educated family of multidimensional professions. “My parents raised us in a very creative environment, exposing us to various forms of art, ranging from classical music to creative arts.

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Pakistani Punjabi Wedding Party 2014 Fashion Jewellery 17

Pakistani Punjabi Wedding Party Fashion Jewelry. 

By Samina Aamir 

Talking about promotion of the art of silver crafting, she said only a few people with the skill had been left in Pakistan. “Most of them are old Afghan nationals and if the art is not promoted at grassroots level, the country will lose the specialty,” she added. She said the government could introduce silver crafting in vocational institutes as well as other technical training institutes.

“The craft can also be promoted at school level, especially in female students, so that they could become a helping hand for their families,” she added. Samina Aamir

comes from an educated family of multidimensional professions. “My parents raised us in a very creative environment, exposing us to various forms of art, ranging from classical music to creative arts.

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Pakistani Punjabi Wedding Party Fashion Jewelry. 

By Samina Aamir 

The art, if promoted as a cottage industry, can provide a large number of employment and export opportunities, Samina Aamir, a designer, said. Known as a delicate designer when dealing with silver-stone jewellery, Samina said her entrepreneurial journey had begun a couple of years ago. While talking to The News, she said she would display her art for the first time in the provincial metropolis. The exhibition will open on Anand Road, Upper Mall, on September 25.

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Pakistani Punjabi Wedding Bridal Party Fashion Jewelry. 

By Samina Aamir 

the Pakistan Initiative for Strategic Development and Competitiveness (PISDAC) Project was launched by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The project was implemented by J.E. Austin, a US management consultancy company in partnership with Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority (SMEDA) of Pakistan. As part of the initiative, a group of samina aamir committed industry stakeholders from gems trading and mining, jewellery manufacturing, jewellery retail and wholesale, training institutions, technical service providers, raw material suppliers and other allied industries agreed to form a Strategic Working Group (SWOG) to address how the industry could reposition itself through a better strategy. Within 16 months from its inception, the SWOG had developed a strategy shared and agreed to by the private sector and the Government of Pakistan. The SWOG itself has become a recognized private sector platform on which all key players in 

the value chain including the public sector have come together. One of the major features of the strategy put forth was the formation of a separate company for this sector which would undertake to implement the strategies spelled out for the sector. In the light of this recommendation, Government of Pakistan formed Pakistan Gems & Jewellery Development Company (PGJDC) in June 2006 as a non-profit public/private entity for the development of the Sector. The company became operational in April 2007. The main objectives of PGJDC are to ensure the implementation of the Strategy formulated by SWOG, SMEDA with USAID for general uplift of the industry and increasing the competitiveness of Gems & Jewellery Sector of Pakistan.

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Pakistani Punjabi Wedding Bridal Party Fashion Jewelry. 

By Samina Aamir 

Despite its abundant reserves of precious and semi-precious gemstones and rich history of jewellery manufacturing, Pakistan has been unable to develop an internationally competitive gems and jewellery industry. Capitalizing on its vast natural resources, low labor costs, skilled craftsmen, and growing national and international demand, Pakistan has the potential to become a regional hub for precious stone cutting and jewellery manufacturing.

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