Spring festival concludes at F-9 park
By Bushra Makhdoom

ISLAMABAD—The two-day spring festival concluded here Sunday at the Mega Zone of F-9 park which was held to welcome the season in the capital with a variety of colourful items.
The exhibition included exquisite handmade items, garments, antique art and crafts, handicrafts, interior decors, jewellery and others. The females from various industrial homes offered a variety of items on discounted rates to provide shopping environment for attracting the customers of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
General Manager, Mega Zone, Ehsan Abbassi while talking to newsmen said that these events provide an opportunity for women to boost their business and generate a source of income through their handmade products. Special eye-catching jewellery stalls were arranged featuring a variety of designs and colours with gem stones on discounted rates.
"Jewellery in all forms provides confidence to women by enhancing their innate beauty and also express their individuality with style," said a female student Uzma Ali while visiting the stall.
"Women consider jewellery as a most important part of their appearance and such exhibitions provide them an opportunity to find perfect extravagant accessories," she remarked.
However, the female visitors focussed on fabric stalls which include embroidered fabrics, casual and formal trendy wear, traditional patterns studded with beads and precious stones which are in vogue these days.