Polly & Me, a Chitral-based women’s collective, exhibited their 2011 collection of bags and purses called ‘Peace of Cake’ at the Koel Gallery last month.

“Tea is generally considered a commodity, bound by tradition, a boring, old beverage. We wanted to break that perception,” says Ayesha Altaf of Lipton.

Violence is everywhere in Pakistan. And for every problem we face, we seem to favour a militant response. But this must stop.