Its about pakistan. This country is full of her cultural heritage.

1. CULTUR
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3. DDEEFFIINNIITTIIOONN OOFF CCUULLTTUURREE
Culture refers to the cumulative deposit of knowledge, experience,
beliefs, values, attitudes, meanings, hierarchies, religion, notions of
time, roles, spatial relations, concepts of the universe, and material
objects and possessions acquired by a group of people in the
course of generations through individual and group striving.

4. PPAAKKIISSTTAANNII CCUULLTTUURREE
culture of Pakistan comprises of numerous diverse cultures:
Punjabis, Kashmiris, and Sindhis in east, Muhajirs, Makrani in the
south; Baloch and Pashtun in the west; and the ancient Dardic,
Wakhi and Burusho communities in the north

6. IISSLLAAMMIICC VVAALLUUEESS
Although Pakistani culture in its
present shape prominently Islamic but it has been influenced
by various cultures of the Sub-Continent to a great extent. That
is why it is different then the other culture of Islamic countries.
Pakistan is an ideological Islamic state. Its very existence is
due to Islam. So Pakistani culture is primarily based on the
Islamic way of life.

8. NATIONAL AANNDD RREEGGIIOONNAALL
LLAANNGGUUAAGGEESS
Punjabi, Pashtu,
Sindhi, Balochi, Barohi and
Kashmiri are regional
languages. However, Urdu is
the national language which is
spokin and understood in all
parts of the country

10. LLIITTEERRAATTUURREE AANNDD PPOOEETTRRYY
Pakistani culture is rich in the literatures and
poetry of Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtu, Baruhi, Baluchi and
Kashmiri languages.
literature and poetry boasts of the masterpieces of:
Maulana Azad , Iqbal, Shibli, Hali, Ghalib, Agha Hashar, Manto
,Faiz, Waris Shah, Sultan Bahu, Ghulam Farid, Bulhay Shah and
Shah Hussain

12. MMUUSSIICC AANNDD DDAANNCCEE
Pakistani music is represented by a wide variety of
forms. It ranges from traditional styles such as
Qawwali and Ghazal to more modern forms that
fuse traditional Pakistani music with Western
music.
Folk dances are still popular in Pakistan and vary
according to region such as:
• Bhangra -Punjab
• Luddi - Punjab
• Attan - Folk dance of Pashtuns tribes of Pakistan
including the unique styles of Quetta and
Waziristan
• Khattak Dance - Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

14. NNAATTIIOONNAALL DDRREESSSS
Shalwar Qameez for both men
and women
The sherwani or achkan with
karakul hat is the recommended
dress for male government
employees and officials

16. FFEESSTTIIVVAALLSS AANNDD FFAAIIRRSS
Annual urs of great saints
Horse and Cattle shows, Polo festival, Basant, Shab-e-Barat, Eid-ul-
Fitr, Eid-ul-Azha, Ashura, Independence day, Death Anniversary of
Quaid-e-Azam, Lok mela, Birthday of Allama Mohammad Iqbal,
National Industrial Exhibition

18. GGAAMMEESS AANNDD SSPPOORRTTSS
Hockey Wrestling
Cricket, Athletics
Football Boxing
Badminton Lawn tennis
Squash Table tennis

20. CCUUIISSIINNEE
dishes of salan, with or without meat
dishes of salan cooked with vegetables or lentils
Karahi
Biryani
Tikka
Naan
Chapati
Roti
Grilled meat or kebabs
Desserts
variety of hot and cold drinks.

22. SSOOCCIIAALL CCUUSSTTOOMMSS
Birth
Ceremonies
Death Customs
Social cultures

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