During swearing-in ceremony of Imran Khan as Prime Minister of Pakistan, Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu of India presented Imran Khan with a Pashmina shawl as a gift.
About:
Pashmina is a fine type of Kashmiri wool which comes from 4 distinct breeds of the Cashmere goat namely:
Changthangi (or Kashmir Pashmina goat) from the Changthang Plateau in Kashmir region, Malra from Kargil area in Kashmir region,
Chegu from Himachal Pradesh
Chyangara (or Nepalese Pashmina goat) from Nepal.
Pashmina (also known as 'cashmere' in the West) literally translates to "Soft Gold" in Kashmiri.
It is used to make shawl, scarf and wrap/stole.
Kashmir Pashmina has been assigned Geographical indication (GI) tag under the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999.
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