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The traditional dress of Peshawar and other parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan is the khalqa (gown) which opens at the front [12] or shirt which does not open at the front, [13] and the Peshawari shalwar which is very loose down to the ankles. [14]
The Shalwar kameez, Achkan, Sherwani and Kurta shalwar Kameez are the national dresses of Pakistan [1] [2] and is worn by men and women in all five provinces of Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Gilgit-Baltistan in the country and in Azad Kashmir. Shalwar refers to loose trousers and kameez refers to shirts.
The traditional dress of Peshawar and other parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, is the khalqa (gown) which opens at the front, [48] or shirt which does not open at the front, [49] and the Peshawari shalwar which is very loose down to the ankles. [50]
Schoolgirls in Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, in shalwars with cuffed hems, and kameez with western-style collars. The national dress of Pakistan is the Persian origin shalwar kameez, a unisex garment widely-worn around South Asia, [58] [59] and national dress, [60] of Pakistan.
In Punjab, there is a similar but older dress similar to the salwar known as suthan. [13] The Punjabi suthan suit which is made up of the head scarf, kurta/kurti and Punjabi suthan. [14] There are also the Jammu dress and the churidar. The term salwar kameez also includes the Kashmiri Phiran/suthan outfit.
Pashtun women traditionally wear a long tunic (kamiz) or full-skirted dress over loose-fitting trousers (partug) of a contrasting color, and a head covering. [2] Tunics often feature beaded or felt panels at the shoulder and the front of the bodice or waist sections.
This gallery showcases items reflecting on the culture and life of the tribes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, including Kalasha Desh located in the far north of the province, home to a tribe of animists called the Kalash. The museum features cultural artifacts from the Kailash Valley, along with a collection of weaponry such as swords, daggers ...
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (/ˌkaɪbər pəkˈtuːŋkwə/; Pashto: خېبر پښتونخوا [ˈxebaɾ paxtunˈxwɑ]; Urdu: خیبر پختونخوا, pronounced [ˈxɛːbəɾ pəxˈtuːnxʷɑː] ⓘ; abbr. KP or KPK), formerly known as North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a province of Pakistan.