Pakistani national dress:
The Shalwar Kumez is the national dress of Pakistan and is worn by men and women in almost all provinces of Pakistan. Although, Each province has its own style of wearing the Shalwar Qameez.Pakistanis wairclothes range from exquisite colors and designs to the type of fabric such as silk, cotton and etc.
In regional clothing, Balochi people wear shalwar kameez of thick cloth with very wide shalwar to prevent themselves from the hot wind of dry desert. They wear Balochi turban made of a very long cloth, often in white color to prevent their head from sun rays.Sindhi people wear shalwar kameez with traditional Sidni and Arjuk of beautiful designs which are made locally.Punjabi men wear simple shalwar kameez, Shalwar and Dhoti kurta according to Punjabi climate. Turban of a thin cloth is also used with Shalwar Kameez especially in rural areas of Punjab where it is called Pagri. It is also used with Dhoti Kurta. In Pashtun dress, people wear traditional Peshawari Chappal in feet and Pakul with Shalwar kameez. Attached are some pictures of famous clothes mentioned above.
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