Pakistani celebrity Saheefa Jabbar to auction wedding dress for charity

The bubble gum pink lehnga Saheefa wore on the reception day was designed especially for her by designer Fahad Hussayn who she calls a personal friend. (Photo courtesy: Saheefa's Instagram)

Shortly after the wedding went viral, news outlets reached out to the model and asked why she opted to go with the style of wedding she did where she first stated that she did not plan on holding onto her wedding look but putting it to good use. (Photo courtesy: Saheefa's Instagram)

The couple, Saheefa Jabbar to Khwaja Khizer Hussain, photographed on the day of their wedding reception. (Photo courtesy: Saheefa's Instagram)

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani model Saheefa Jabbar said she is fulfilling a promise she made at her recent wedding to auction her wedding dress for charity.​
The budding actress wore a pink Fahad Hussayn lehnga at her wedding to Khwaja Khizer Hussain.
“I’ll be doing charity auctions like this forever, and I encourage everyone else to do so as well,” she told Arab News. “When we can use this platform and use it for a cause, why not?”
Jabbar said she plans to split the money raised between a cancer hospital being built in Lahore, and Thar district, which has been experiencing a drought for years.
The dress is on display at the Fashion Pakistan Lounge (FPL) in Lahore, where it will stay for a month before being auctioned. 
Designer Hamza Ali Bukhari, a friend of Jabbar, told Arab News: “I don’t think you come across brides like her who’d give away their most prized possession so selflessly. I’m so happy that the FPL is willing to help her.”
He added: “Very few people are fortunate to have such a platform. When they have it, they should make the best of it. I hope every celebrity realizes this… Such people inspire me.”