Cultures of Pakistan

1. Society and cultures of Pakistan
• 9.2.1 Culture
– Total life style and overall behavior of society which
includes language, dress, living, habits, customs,
beliefs, and traditions etc
– Diversity = acceptance of positive variations, variety in
all aspects of life
– Unity = condition of brotherhood of respecting each
other, Urdu language, religion
– National cohesion = Urdu an instrument, common
script of all languages
– Integration = coordination of mental processes, Urdu
a national solidarity, common heritage and struggle of
freedom

2. • 9.1.1. basic features of Pakistani society
– Religious uniformity and diversity
– Mixed culture (Muslim, Hindu, British)
• Dowry system
• English an official language
– Male-oriented society
– Simplicity
– Simple dress and diet
– Easy languages Dowry system
• English an official language
– Literature
– Handicrafts
– Sports
– Ulema, Mashaikh and Sufi poets

3. Elements influence unity, national
cohesion, integrity,
• Language
• Diversity
• Values / beliefs
• Shared resources
• Government structure

4. Class difference and social inequalities
• Intolerance
• Terrorism
• Rich and poor
• Multiple standard of education, food, housing
• Posh and poor localities
• Elite
• Cantonment ? Civil line and Garibabad
• Master and servant
• Hindu caste system
• Muslim Hidden caste and class difference

5. Diversity
• 9.1.3. Regional disparity
– Cultural dress (Provinces)
– Languages
– Cultural Festivals
– Cultural heritages / customs
– dress w.r.t climate & social occasions
– Fine Art
– Handicraft

6. Role and status of woman
• Important part of family manages all affairs
with the limits, household keeping,
upbringing of children
• Right of education
• Right of business
• Right of property
• Right in heritage
• Right to rule the country

7. 9. 3.1. Major features of Pakistani
culture
• History and ideology
• Attraction forces
• Dynamics of culture due to influence of other
culture
• Strong religious values
• Mixed dress
• Multiple languages
• Rich literature
• Rich heritages
• Religious unity

8. 9.3.2. Festivals
Cultural festivals Religious festivals
•Sibi festival
•Sindh horse and cattle
show
•Basnat
•Shandor polo festival
•Lok mela
•National horse and
cattle show Lahore
•Saints mela
•Eid-ul-Fitre
•Eid-ul-Azha
•Milad of Prophet
(PBUH)
•Ashoora
•Shab-e-Barat
•Shab-e-Qadr
•Shab-e-Meraj

9. 9.3.4 Role of mass media in culture
• New technologies; camera, phonograph, radio,
TV, dramas source of culture
• culture became more democratic as modern
technology and mass media allowed it to reach
more people.
• Holloywood, Bollywood cultural dominance
through mass media
• Foods, dresses, hair style, language etc
modified due to mass media
• Media brings diverse voice, ideas, critique of
government, trade,

10. 9.4.1. Origin and Evolution of Urdu
• 300 years old
• Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth to
Hindi, Hindustani, Shahjahani and finally
in Urdu
• Amir Khursro, Sir Syed, Maulanai Shibli,
Allama Iqbal flourished Urdu
• Urdu reached in whole subcontinent 16th
century
• 1947 Urdu national language of Pakistan

11. Significance of Urdu
• Vehicle of communication
• National cohesion or binding force of
various parts of Pakistan
• Source of rich historical literature
• Quranic translation in Urdu
• National Language of country
• Medium of instructions in institutions

12. 9.4.4.
• Popular poets: Amir Khusro, Allama Iqbal,
Ghalib
• Popular writers: Allama Iqba, Sir Syed,
Deputy Nazir Ahmed, Maulanai Hali,
Maulana Shibli,
• Popular folklores: Arif Lohar, Noor Jehan,
Lata,

13. 9.4.5. Role of English Language as
an official language
• Official communitarian at local, national
and international level
• Source of information
• Medium of instruction in many institutions
• Source of international trade
• Its international passport
• Important for globalization
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14. 9.5 Art and architectural heritages
• Taxila
• Kot Dijian settlement
• Mohenjodaro
• Indus valley
• Harapa
• Taxila
• Mansura, Bhambore
• Gandhra civilization

15. 9.5.2. name and significance Archaeological
and historical sites of Pakistan
• Bambhore
• Taxila
• Harapa
• Lahore
• Thatta
• Moenjo daro
• Kot Diji
• Hyderabad
• Makil
• Karachi