"It's defiance, sheer defiance," agreed Rizwan Beyg, one of Pakistan's leading designers, who once dressed Britain's Princess Diana. "This is about saying they're not going to threaten our lifestyle. We want to show the world that we're survivors. There's so much more to Pakistan; it's not just suicide jackets and al-Qaida." The shows took place in Karachi, the country's largest and most cosmopolitan city, in the five-star Marriott hotel next door to the U.S. Consulate, which was bombed by Islamist militants in 2002. Full Article at The Seattle Times