History:
Pakistan, a country which shares in its depth historical touches with the most ancient civiliza-tion who spread their set rules and traditions in the whole of Indus region. The greater Indus region was home to one of the four most ancient civilization on face of earth. The discovery made by the archaeologists in the twentieth century reveals the culturally rich and well planned town of Mohenjo-Daro - hub of Indus civilization. Similarly, Takshashila (current day Taxila) is ranked among one of the oldest uni-versities in the world. The Ghandara civiliza-tion also thrived and prospered in the current day Pakistan.
The riches of this land invited many warriors throughout its history from Greeks led by Alex-ander the great to Arabs-inspired by young Mohammad bin Qasim to Turks, Afghan and the British Raj.
The dawn of Nineteenth century rose with the manifestation of the British India which contin-ued until the mid of the twentieth century. Un-der the leadership of Jinnah, the Muslims of subcontinent struggled for their freedom, the dream of which touched the realization on 14th August 1947.
Culture:
The cultural history of Pakistan dates back to pre-historic age which is traced to archaeologi-cal culture of the Lower Paleolithic.. With pas-sage of time, the land has seen the rise and fall of some of the most magnificent and highly well developed civilization of the history. It was in the current day Pakistan where the Mehrgarh and Indus Civilization have blossomed and withered.
Pakistan culturally manifests vastness, simplic-ity, legacy and the attributes of being marvelous in nature. It is culturally homogeneous with the heritage of Punjabis, Pashtuns, Sindhis and Ba-lochis each of them with their own versatility. The scope, history, sophistication and complexity of the culture are vast.
In the Punjabi clan of culture Punjabi Philoso-phy, poetry, spirituality , artistry, music, cuisine, military warfare, architecture, traditions, values and history are in the praisal list. Pushtoon cul-ture associates its linkage with the Persian tradi-tion of south and central Asia explicit in their traditional dances, literary styles and music. Sindi-with its roots in Indus civilization with language, folklore, traditions, customs and life-styles which make them different and unique in the region. Baloch portrays a uniqueness in in their cuisine, culture, faithfulness and hospital-ity. They are enriched with tribal diversity, music and social values with the genre of culture in relation to their land and climate.
Tourism
Pakistan can certainly be described as the unex-plored frontier with its diverse range of attrac-tion ranging from the ancient civilization of Mo-henjo-Daro, Harappa and Taxila to the north where uniquely three of the world most famous hill ranges meets namely Himalaya, Kara-korum and Hindukash. Pakistan is home to 5 out of 13 worlds 8000+ meters mountains including K2(second only to Mount Ever-est) and Nanga Parbat (Killer Mountain). The valleys of Chitral and Hunza houses the cultural traces of Alexander the great. The Siachen glacier, meadows of Swat (known as Switzerland of East), beaches of Arabian sea, landscapes of Punjab, the de-sert of Thar and the barren Khyber Pass highlights the diverse tourist attractions.
Pakistan splendidly exhibits some of the Mughal architecture in various shades on which they emancified their expertise. The shades angles in Lahore fort for its sterility, Peshawar fort for its vastness, Badshahi Mosque for its red intarcia walls and domes decoration, and Shalimar Garden for its Persian Islamic styles.
Cuisine:
Pakistani cuisines express in utter diversity its nautical flavor and rich aromas. With the versatility in culture, Pakistani cuisines pro-vides the significant taste of different re-gions for which the parts of Punjab and Sindh are spicy in nature representing the wallop of South-Asia with the aroma of Sarsoon ka Saag, Makai ki Roti, Nihari, Paya, Nan and Biryani. Khyber-Pukhtoonkhwa, Baluchistan, Gilgit and Kashmiri cuisines are ambrosial with char-ismatic range of Haleem, Pulao, Kabab, Kofte along the traditional deserts of Kheer, Gulab Jamun, Shahi Tukray, Qulfi and Ras Malai, the most sheer in taste.
Religion:
A castle of religions with four shades : Muslims, christians, hindus, and sikh. Pakistan; A land of cultural spectrum projecting various colours. Its people featuring different ethnicities and beliefs, projects a unique view of unity. Pakistan delivers an idea of young, lively and broad culture to the world as the youth represents their country in all fields of life: Magical articrafts, austere design for life, romantic aroma of surroundings, ambrosial cuisines of rural and urban tastes are the conjuring aspects one finds on this land. In celebrations, Pakistan reflects versitality: Religious festivals and unified national festivals. Spring festival shares variety of shads; on land, colors of fashioned people, fragranance of jubilation in the air, a sky with crowned rainbow kites, musical sounds, food serves and animal shows reflecting richness of customs. with the inspirational touches of sufi poet ameer khusro, Pakistan's music flutes various tones of ragas, fusion of pop and classical genres. Pakistan exhibits all varieties of seasons and lands: vastness of deserts, gigantic ranges of mountains, lushness of landscapes, hot degrees of summer, foggy winters, adventurous routes in the rugged hills with lots of attracting opportunities inviting every individual to discover the hidden secrets of this Land.
Weddings:
Weddings in pakistan spreads a maxim of unification as people shares same history with one another. Weddings in pakistan usually lasts for three charismatic days and nights: Mehndi, barat. walima. Each night with different touch; On Mehndi, palms of maidens designed with mehndi, embroided yellow and green attire of females, lads in traditional kurtas, night enlighted with candle, petals as carpet for the guests, bride and groom on stage with blend of smile and shy, dances on the tunes of traditional and modern music sparks the night of Mehndi. Barat is the manifestation of dark colours especially red, an occasion to serve the guests with cultural cuisines, a day of departure for bride to her groom's, moments of both gloom and happiness for bride's family, and new life for the groom's. Walima, an occasion for the bride's family to visit the groom's, a day of joy for both families with colors of fraternity, closeness, and family bondings.
Sports:
in games, Pakistan exhibits numerous types whether linked with international or traditional sports both with passion and patience. officially Hockey is the national game; crowned with world cup quarterly in the annals of sports. Along with hockey, cricket is nation's unofficial national sport famous in every corner of the country which is the game of all ages; once the champions as well. Pakistan is many times champions in the courts of Squash with the rackets of Jansher khan and Jahangir khan. Internationaly in snooker, Pakistan's Muhammad Yousaf titled himself to be the world champion.Traditionally in local games, pakistani community portrays many sides of sports on the shores of various ethnic sides. Polo on the heights of shandur, guli dhandha in the streets of localities, camel race on the sand of deserts, buffalo's race on the fields of fertility with adhere zeal and enthusiasm.
On the verge of words, this synopsis can best be concluded with one sentence which defines every genre of Pakistan: A country with the blends of love, peace and fraternity; Land of historical diversity; and with nation of rich thoughts.
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