Pakistan is a land blessed with talented musicians. Music lives in this country and is a part of every region and Pakistan has a total of six hundred musical instruments. Flute has a vital importance in music of Pakistan as it is appreciated by most of the Pakistani people and various talented flute singers are found in every part of this country. Among all types of flutes, bamboo flute is the one for Pakistan. This flute consists of six or seven holes and is created in different sizes.

Harmonium is one of the six hundred instruments of Pakistan and is playing a vital part in music of this country from many decades. The best and the most interesting thing about this instrument is that its sound is produced by air. Harmonium is of western origin and was created by a French man with foot pedal but after a short time, the pedals were converted to hand pumps. In 19^th century when British came to India, they brought this instrument with them and the people of sub-continent started taking its advantage in their music. With harmonium, the flow of one’s voice goes well and for this reason it is highly used in Qawwali; a Sufi music tradition.

Performing arts of one side was not appreciated in Pakistan but now its trend has become famous. Religious dance forms have been given acceptance from hundreds of years in our country. Various religious dance forms are practiced in Pakistan until today and Dhamaal dance is one of them. This form of dance is popular among people who are attracted to Sufism a lot i.e. Dervaishs and Fakirs. It is done by pointing the index finger upward and stepping high and is done in a circle. This dance is done by both men and women attending the religious festival at a shrine.

Bhangra is a form of folk dance associated with the culture in Punjab. The dance form basically originated in the Punjab region, located in both Pakistan and India. Bhangra is considered as the core ingredient of the festivities in the Punjabi culture, accompanied with a single-stringed instrument called the iktar, the tumbi and the chimta and the powerful beats of Dhol along with the inspiring Punjabi folk songs called “Bolis”. The folk dance began as a traditional way of celebrity occasions in the 11^th century when Punjabi farmers conducted Bhangra to celebrate the coming of the harvest season.

Qaumi Tarana refers to a national anthem which is a musical composition based on patriotism and oriented to present historical struggle of a nation for a cause e.g. revolution, to form a country etc.