Pakistan:A Land of Cultural Diversity

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Major 4 Province in Pakistan

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The culture of Pakistan exudes diversity and vitality in all aspects, whether it is ethnicity, languages, music, crafts, or even food.

Different cultural of Pakistan

Ethnic Groups

Pakistan is home to multiple ethnicities based on region, religion, language, and culture. Few of the existing ethnicities include Baloch, Brahui, Sindhi, Punjabi, Muhajir, Saraiki, Memon, Kalashi, Balti, Wakhi, Afghani, Kashmiri, and Hindkowan.

Ethnic groups of Pakistan

• Punjabis (44.7%)
• Pashtuns (18.24%)
• Sindhis (14.1%)
• Saraikis (8.4%)
• Muhajirs (7.6%)
• Balochis (3.6%)

Languages

According to a website about languages, Ethnologue, 74 languages are spoken in Pakistan; Urdu being the national language. Of these 74 languages, the main provincial languages are Pashto (Pakhto), Sindhi, Punjabi, and Balochi. Few other widely spoken languages are Brahui, Saraiki, Balti, Hindko, Kashmiri, Gujari, Shina, Burushaski, Wakhi, and Khowar.

Popular Languages Spoken in Pakistan

• Urdu — 10% Percent (the National Language of Pakistan)
• Punjabi — 48% Percent.
• Sindhi — 12%
• Saraiki — 10%
• Pashto- 8%
• Balochi — 3%
• Hindko — 2%
• Brahui — 1%

Language percentage

Language in different cultural

Music

The music culture in Pakistan is rich and diversified, an eminent treasure that every Pakistani feels proud of. Among so many forms of Pakistani music, the world-renowned is Sufi music, Qawwali, and Ghazal, where legendary singers like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Mehdi Hassan, Noor Jehan, Sabri brothers, left their mark on the audiences globally. In contemporary forms of music, Rahat Fateh Ali, Atif Aslam, and many others have produced some remarkable music that audiences like worldwide. Music is not confined to classical genres, the musicians in the past and nowadays quenched their passion for music by exploring pop, rock, jazz, folk, blues, and country.Folk music, an intrinsic part of Pakistani music, has produced legends such as Abida Parveen, Atta Ullah Khan Esakhelvi, Reshma, Arif Lohar, Allan Fakir, and Shazia Khushk.

Music

Abida Parveen Famous Musician

Crafts

The crafts of any country show the exuberance and audacity of its people. The crafts culture of Pakistan, like all other aspects of cultural heritage, are imbued with diversity. A plethora of art forms can be witnessed in Pakistani handicrafts and art pieces. The Pashmina from KPK and GB, embroidery work from Punjab, Rilli and Ajrak from interior Sindh, handmade rugs and carpets from Balochistan, calligraphy, the truck art, copper work, silverwork, jewelry, pottery, and wood carving, to name a few, epitomize the diversity in craftwork. Pakistani artisans are renowned globally for their skillful work that is appreciated all over the world because of its uniqueness.

Different Cultural Crafts

Dresses

A folk costume (also regional costume, national costume, traditional clothing, traditional garment or traditional regalia) expresses an identity through clothing or costume, which is usually associated with a geographic area or a period of time in history.

Different cultural Dresses

Food

Traditional foods are foods and dishes that are passed on through generations or which have been consumed for many generations. Traditional foods and dishes are traditional in nature, and may have a historic precedent in a national dish, regional cuisine or local cuisine.

• Sindhi biryani.
• Fruit chaat.
• Haleem.
• Chapli kebab.
• Peshwari naan.
• Nihari.
• Sheer khurma.
• Sajji.

Food in different cultural

Pakistani food

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