The Pashtun (Sarhadi) Dress belongs to people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (NWFP) province of Pakistan. Both males and females wear Shalwar Kameez there. Male uses Pakol (Pakul or Khapol) which is rounded topped hat made up of soft wool. For wearing it requires rolling from sides to form a band which helps to rest it on the head just like cap. ...Read More »
Dresses can be tailored with in a single day however which one to tailor is a question whose answer has something to do with tradition followed throughout history in a particular region. With in a single country there are many dresses due to diverse culture, tradition and social norms followed since time. Sindhis also wear Shalwar Kameez with Ajrak and Sindhi ...Read More »
It was the 967th Urs Daata Saab of Hazart Data Gunj Bakhsh (Hazart Syed Ali bin Usman Hajvery (RA)) in historic city of Lahore. The event started by inauguration from Punjab Chief Minister along with Chairman Religious Affairs Committee, Minister for Auqaf and other ministers with tightened security arrangements (to tackle any adverse situation). Thousands of devotees were there who ...Read More »
Cricket is never alone in Pakistan. Whenever Pakistani Cricket Team contests the whole Pakistani nation also battles. Some pray, some predict, some bet (on Pakistani Cricket Team), some arrange gatherings (with huge LCD / Flat TV Panels installed for viewing live match), some fire bullets in the air with every opponent team’s dismissal or home team’s boundary to celebrate, some dance, ...Read More »
In literal terms a dress is a human body covering or clothing. But in metaphor dress serves more than mere clothing. It is not limited to provide covering and comfort to human body. Shalwar Kamiz – Our Dress It symbolizes the identity of a clan or nation too. It is a hint which can allow anyone to depict the nationality of ...Read More »
A common Pakistani traditional dress is a loose collarless shirt of length around knees, fastened with tasseled ties, loops or buttons and termed as ‘Kurta’. It is worn by both men and women with loose-fitting Shalwar, pyjama or tight fitting chuuridaar pyjama as casual and formal wear. This traditional dress of Pakistani can be blend into western clothing style by ...Read More »
It was 25th march 1992. The venue was Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) where a man wearing lime green cricketing jersey was lifting a Waterford Crystal Trophy on dais. It was the moment when Imran Khan as cricketer achieved a landmark in the history of Pakistani Cricket. It was the instant when he turned the dream of his nation into reality. It ...Read More »
On accords the everlasting relation between Pakistan & Afghanistan started in August 1947 however the bondage of pak-afghan between its people goes beyond Indo-Pak partition due to common religious, cultural, traditional, linguistic and ethnic ties shared on both sides. The common border is 2240 km long and formally known as Durand Line. The fact is that Pakistan’s western border (Afghanistan’s eastern ...Read More »
Minar e Pakistan is not limited to a tall minaret only. It commemorates a historic event which formed the basis of Pakistan’s creation. Yes we are talking about a beautiful, tall minaret of modern architecture situated on the same site (Iqbal Park Lahore) where on March 23, 1940 Pakistan Resolution was passed to demand a separate homeland for Muslims residing in Indo-Pak Subcontinent. ...Read More »
The Balochi dress has some traces of the Mesopotamian culture. The Balauch men wear long shirts of long sleeves too with turban on their heads. Balochi Dress: Shalwar Kamiz The women wear Shalwar and loose Kameez comprising of magnificent needle work. The exclusiveness of the Balochi dress is the inclusion of pocket in front side of the women clothing. It helps ...Read More »
