Bina Sultan, a fashion designer, adjusts her creation at BNS Couture boutique in Islamabad
Bina Sultan, a fashion designer, adjusts her creation at BNS Couture boutique in Islamabad July 31, 2012. Pakistan was created out of Muslim-majority areas in colonial India 65 years ago, and for decades portrayed itself as a progressive Islamic nation. Starting in the 1980s, however, it has been drifting towards a more conservative interpretation of Islam that has reshaped the political landscape, fuelled militancy and cowed champions of tolerance into silence. But the country remains home to a large wealthy and Westernised elite that, in private, lives very differently. Picture taken on July 31, 2012. To match Feature PAKISTAN-PARTYING/ REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood (PAKISTAN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT FASHION SOCIETY)