Cultures of Pakistan

THE CULTURES OF PAKISTAN


The society and culture of Pakistan comprises numerous ethnic groups: the Punjabis, Kashmirs, Sindhis, in east Muhajirs, Makrani in the South; Baloch and Pashtun in the west; and the ancient Dardic, Wakhi, Baltistani and Burush communities in the north. These societies and cultures of Pakistan have been greatly influenced by many of its neighbours such as the South Asians, Turkic peoples, as well as the people of the Central Asia and the Middle East.

     It is the cultres of Pakisan. Acctually, culture is the way of life any society. Culture is the view of people. It is the continually changing pattern of learned behaviour and the product of learned behaviour which are shared by and transmitted among members of the society.
    Language is one of the basic factors in culture.One can communicate on's ideas to others by the use of language and the idea of others .

The term Pakistani clothing refers to the ethnic clothin that is typically worn by individuals in the country of Pakistan and by the people of pakistni descent. Pakistnai clothes express the culture of Pakistan, the Demographics of Pakistan and regional cultures which include Punjabi culture, Sindhi culture, Balochi culture, Pashtun culture, and Kshmiri culture. Dress in each regional culture reflect weather conditions, way of living and distinctive style which gives it a unique identity all cultures.

CULTURAL HERITAGE

Buddhism has left its mark on Pakistan. The ancient kingdom of Gandhara, in northern Pakistan, was a major center of Buddhist learning and arts from the first to fifth

centuries AD . With influences from the West, Buddhists developed a tradition of Gandhara art that combined motifs from Persia, Greece, and Rome with Buddhist forms. The Indian-Islamic style of architecture, the many shrines of the pirs (Sufi saints), and the mosques such as the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore indicate the influence of Islam.