KARACHI: Even though the sale of shahtoosh shawls has been banned globally to protect an endangered species, shawl sellers continue to promote and sell the banned fabric in Pakistan. Umeed Khalid, ...

NEW DELHI — In a controversial decision, the government of India-administered Kashmir state plans to challenge an international ban on weaving and trading in the world’s most expensive fabric, ...

NEW DELHI/ SRI NAGAR: Shahtoosh, the very very name signifies royalty and kingship, a Farsi word meaning 'King of Wools'. And each shawl, delicate and ethereal, costs hundreds of thousands of rupees ...

Shahtoosh, or the ‘king of fine wools’ in Persian, is the fine, natural fibre that forms the underfur of the Tibetan Antelope’s winter coat, commonly known as Chiru, that traverse the harsh Himalayan ...

A high-fashion Beverly Hills store and its owner have agreed to pay a fine of $175,000 for importing and selling shahtoosh shawls in the United States. This is the largest fine a business entity has ...

Calcutta, May 11: Remember the exquisite white shawl Amitabh Bachchan wore in one of those Kaun Banega Crorepati episodes? The one that looked suspiciously like a shahtoosh? Well, if it truly was a ...

SRINAGAR, India (Reuters Life!) - Shahtoosh, the world's finest wool, is still being smuggled from Tibet to Kashmir, in defiance of a worldwide ban aimed at saving the highly endangered Tibetan ...

with the not so recent report on a diplomat's wife admitting to having bought a shahtoosh and finally agreeing to turn it over to the indian authorities as per the law, shahtoosh is back in the news.

Two Chinese women have been detained in New Delhi after attempting to leave India with US$574,000 worth of shawls made from a species of endangered antelope, prompting Beijing to warn its nationals to ...

Wildlife inspector A. Pragatheesh had spent hours trawling Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest among other websites, looking for clues to the illegal global trade in shahtoosh, the fine wool from the ...

Police in India have seized a consignment of 57 luxury "shahtoosh" shawls in a raid at an upmarket hotel in New Delhi, confirming fears that the illegal trade in the garments is still booming. The ...