Occasion options wide selection of merchandise, together with meals objects, clothes, perfumes, handmade jewelry, different handcrafts
A one-day household pageant was held at Habitt Metropolis in Karachi on February 2, 2026. Picture: Writer
KARACHI:
A one-day household pageant held in Karachi carried a powerful message of ladies’s empowerment, with women-led stalls and homegrown on-line companies taking centre stage.
Organised at Habitt Metropolis, the pageant introduced collectively households, younger entrepreneurs and artistic girls, a lot of whom are utilizing digital platforms to show their abilities into sustainable sources of earnings.
The occasion featured 29 stalls providing a variety of merchandise, together with meals objects, clothes, perfumes, handmade jewelry and craft-based items.
At a number of stalls, sisters had been seen managing companies collectively, whereas at others, married {couples} shared duties, reflecting a collaborative household strategy to entrepreneurship.
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Seventeen-year-old A-level pupil Isra Faisal, who runs a hand-crafted jewelry enterprise, mentioned her journey started as a pastime.
“I’ve been inquisitive about artwork and craft since childhood and used to make jewelry for myself. Later, I made a decision to show this ardour right into a enterprise,” she instructed The Specific Tribune.
Talking concerning the significance of digital platforms, she mentioned: “As a girl, I consider on-line enterprise is essential in in the present day’s time. It provides you an opportunity to know your self and spotlight your skills. My goal is not only to earn, however to recognise my very own expertise.”
She defined that she began the enterprise utilizing her pocket cash. “I earned two to a few instances extra revenue than what I invested. Now I make every kind of jewelry, regardless of the buyer orders,” she mentioned.
Isra additionally highlighted the psychological well being advantages of staying creatively engaged.
“It’s crucial to maintain your thoughts busy in order that your well being stays good. Each girl ought to do work that provides her psychological peace,” she added.
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One other entrepreneur, Fiza Hussain, who creates resin artwork and acrylic artwork purses, mentioned she and her sister launched their enterprise just some months in the past.
“Two to a few months in the past, we began this enterprise with the aim of empowering ourselves — that was our motivation,” she mentioned.
“My sister and I run this on-line enterprise collectively. We launched handmade beaded artwork luggage, and together with that, we’re additionally making resin-art-based jewelry.”
Fiza identified that handmade work requires endurance and planning.
“No work is simple. It takes two to a few days to make a single bag, and we additionally must survey completely different markets,” she mentioned.
Maheen, who runs a hand-crafted fizzy flower enterprise, credited her household — particularly her mother-in-law — for supporting her entrepreneurial journey.
“For my on-line enterprise, the largest assist got here from my mother-in-law, after which from all the household,” she mentioned.
She defined that she realized the artwork by means of social media in her free time at dwelling.
“I realized this artwork on-line and turned it right into a enterprise in October final yr. Inside a number of months, I began receiving orders, and the constructive suggestions from folks additional boosted my confidence,” she added.
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Pageant organiser Afzal Javed mentioned the occasion aimed to offer a platform for expert girls to showcase their expertise.
“A complete of 29 stalls had been arrange the place proficient girls offered their artwork for exhibition,” he mentioned.
A notable characteristic of the pageant was that girls had been seen independently managing every stall, whereas male members of the family stood alongside them in a supportive position.
Owais Suriya, who was current at a man-made jewelry and cosmetics stall, mentioned he began his on-line enterprise after the Covid-19 lockdown.
“After the lockdown, I began my on-line enterprise, and my spouse absolutely supported me. Identical to a automobile has two wheels,” he mentioned. He added that the success of on-line promoting eliminated the necessity for a bodily store.
“On-line enterprise proved to be so helpful that I by no means felt the necessity to hire a store,” he mentioned. Providing recommendation to aspiring entrepreneurs, he mentioned: “Don’t overthink – simply begin. Taking step one is necessary; the paths create themselves.”
