KARACHI, April 3: A top fashion designer said here on Saturday he has stitched a wardrobe of traditional outfits to be presented to Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpyee after Indian polls.

The wardrobe of three traditional sherwanis, shalwar kameez and waistcoats would be presented to Vajpayee by the end of this month, designer Ameer Adnan said.

"Mr Vajpayee had only requested one sherwani during his visit to Pakistan in January, but I have prepared a wardrobe for him. It's a gift of friendship and I have not charged a single penny," Mr Adnan said.

"I and my wife Huma were really impressed when we met him in his Islamabad hotel suite in January and decided to prepare a wardrobe for him instead of a mere sherwani," he said.

It took almost two months to prepare the sherwanis as Mr Vajpayee had personally requested it should have Kashmiri embroidery.

"It's very costly and special fabric," he said.

"I still recall Mr Vajpayee fondly told us that the founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah and former Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru also used to wear this attire."

Mr Vajpayee's request came through Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz during the Indian premier's landmark visit to Pakistan in January.-AFP