Karachi: Pakistan's fashion week was to kick off with an opulent opening ceremony today, against a backof militant violence and security fears that delayed the event and kept away foreign glitterati.

Models will sashay down catwalks for four days, flaunting the latest creations by local designers in the nuclear-armed Muslim nation, where most women cover up and observe varying degrees of Islamic dress.

"Our fashion week starts today and will continue till Saturday," said Tehmina Khaled, spokeswoman of Fashion Pakistan, which organises the event.

"The situation was so painful in the country that we postponed it for three weeks," she told AFP, referring to a spate of deadly attacks blamed on Taliban militants in which more than 340 people died in October and November.

Islamist extremism has plagued Pakistan for years.

Source: PTI

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