Pakistan: Hands without Henna and Bangles · Global Voices
Neha Viswanathan

With Eid around the corner, shopkeepers in Pakistan stock up on items that are traditional gifts on the festival. Metroblogging Islamabad says “Against the expectations, this time the costumer response is slow towards these traditional gifts and stallholders and costumers blame different reasons for this decay. A survey revealed that price-hike is the main reason forcing the costumers to become overly choosy in Eid shopping, avoiding luxuries such as bangles and henna.”