What is the traditional dress of Pakistan?
shalwar kameez
The shalwar kameez is national dress of Pakistan and is worn by men and women in all Five provinces Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa And Gilgit-Baltistan in the country and in Azad Kashmir. Shalwar refers to loose trousers and kameez refers to shirts.
What is the traditional dance of Balochistan?
Lewa and Chap are the most popular folk dances of Balochistan. The folk dances of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are Attan, Khattak dance and Chitrali dance. While Dhammal and Ho Jamalo are the popular folk dances mostly performed in Sindh.
What is Balochi embroidery?
According to different sources the Balochi embroidery is regarded as an ancient handicraft that passes from one generation of women to the succeeding. The craft is native to the barren lands of Balochistan celebrating nomadic lifestyle. The craft basically belongs to women as artisans and also as a wearer.
What is the name of Sindhi dress?
Sindhi women wear the Ghagra Choli or the sari and the men wear the shalwar kameez or the kurta with pyjamma. However, before the adoption of the Shalwar kameez, the sari and the kurta, Sindhi’s had their own traditional costumes.
What is Balochi dance called?
The main Balochi dance is known as Do-chapi (Two claps) which is attractively performed when a major numbers of men gathered and dance, clapping hands with moving of foot and head with same as rhythmical music being performed by drums (Dohl).
What is the famous dress of Balochistan?
Balochistan Dress – PCRS. Like all the other provinces of Pakistan the national dress shalwar kameez with distinct additions and modifications are worn in Baloch culture. The people dress up very pleasingly and in the same way in all the tribes.
What kind of clothes do people wear in Balochistan?
The clothes of the people of Balochistan consist of different types of shirts and shalwars, turbans, shoes and headscarf. Balochi women wear heavily embroidered shalwar kameez and dupatta with embroidery in which they use shisha work.
Which is the most popular dress in Pakistan?
Our traditional dress is shalwar kameez. It is good for all men, women and children of Pakistan. It wears and is equally popular in all provinces (Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, KPK), cities and villages of Pakistan.
What kind of clothes do Pashtuns wear in Pakistan?
Traditional men’s Pashtun clothing includes khet purtag and Peshawari shalwar. Men usually wear traditional headgear with a traditional forehead hat, turban. In urban areas, women usually wear shalwar kameez. Pashtun women usually wear shalwar kameez, and in some areas, especially in the tribal areas, women wear firaq partug.
What kind of dress do people wear in Punjab?
Punjabi men wear simple shalwar kameez, shalwar and dhoti karta according to Punjabi climate. A thin cloth turban is also used along with a shalwar kameez, especially in the rural areas of Punjab where it is called a turban. Khussa is also used with dhoti kurta. In Pashtun dress, people wear traditional professional slippers.