NEW YORK: A range of Pakistani products, both food and merchandise, were on “display and for sale” at the annual United Nations International Bazaar held at the rain-swept UN Headquarters in New York.

Despite wet and dreary weather, a number of people visited the bazaar, which was organized by the UN Women’s Guild (UNWG) in collaboration with permanent missions accredited to the United Nations.

The event featured cuisines from around the world as well as fine arts and handicrafts. Marijcke Thomson, wife of the president of the UN General Assembly, was among those who visited the bazaar.

Pakistan had two stalls, one for food and other, the main one, sold a variety of items, including pashmina shawls, leather document cases and velvet wallets but the product that caught the imagination of visitors were the salt lamps.

These were contributed by the Himalayan Salt Boutique from Pakistan, which has the world’s second largest salt mines. The salt lamps, which have proven health benefits apart from their aesthetic beauty, were much in demand and their various properties were displayed in a large and colourful standee that embellished the Pakistan stall along with one that showed the famous tourist sites of the country.—NNI