Culture and Society Of Pakistan (Part-2)
"Culture and Society Of Pakistan"
(Part-2)
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Painting
Abdul Rahman Cughtai , Sughra Rabbi , Ustad Allah Baksh, Aboo B. Rana, Ajaz Anwar , Ismail Gulgee , Jamil Naqsh and Sadiquain are prominent and outstanding creative painters of Pakistan.
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Pakistani vehicle Art is a popular folk art .With colorful floral patterns, creative depictions of heroes with calligraphy of poetic verses, this form of art is an established part of Pakistani transport tradition
Architecture
The architecture of the areas now constituting Pakistan can be traced to four distinct periods: pre islamic, Islamic, colonial, and post colonial. With the beginning of the Indus Civilization around the middle of the 3rd millennium an advanced Urban Culture developed for the first time in the region, with large structural facilities, some of which survive to this day. Mohenjo daro , Harappa and kot diji belong to the pre-Islamic era settlements.
The rise of Budhissm ,Guptas and the Persian and Greek influence led to the development of the Greco-Budhist style, starting from the 1st century CE. The high point of this era was reached with the culmination of the Gandhara style. An example of Buddhist architecture is the ruins of the Buddhist monastery Takht-e-bhai in KP.
Recreation and sports
The official national sport of Pakistan is field hockey, but cricket and squash are the most popular sports. The Pakistan National Field Hockey Team has won the Hockey World Cup a record four times. The Pakistan National Cricket Team won the Cricket World Cup in !992, were runners-up in 1999, and co-hosted the games in 1987 and 1996. Additionally, they have also won the ICC World Twenty20 in 2009 and were runners-up in 2007. The team has also won the Australia-Asia Cup in 1986, 1990, and 1994.
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Punjab Youth Festival organized last year in which many records have been set up also shows interest of Pakistanis toward sports. At the international level, Pakistan has competed many times at the Summer Olympics in field hockey, Boxing, Athletics, Swimming, and Shooting. Hockey is the sport in which Pakistan has been most successful at the Olympics, winning three gold medals (1960, 1968, and 1984). Pakistan has also won the Hockey World cup four times (1971, 1978, 1982, and 1994) Pakistan has hosted several international competitions, including the South Asian Federation Games in 1989 and 2004.
Recently, Football has grown in popularity across the country, where traditionally it had been played almost exclusively in the western province of Baluchistan. FIFA has recently teamed up with the government to bring football closer to the northern areas.
Cuisine
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Culinary art in Pakistan comprises a mix of Middle eastern, Iranian, Afghani, Indian, and Turkish influences that reflect the country's history as well as the variation of cooking practices from across the country. Urban centers of the country offer an amalgamation of recipes from all parts of the country, while food with specific local ingredients and tastes is available in rural areas and villages. Besides the main dishes of salan, with or without meat and cooked with vegetables or lentils, there are a number of provincial specialties such as karahi, biriyani, and tikka, in various forms and flavors, eaten alongside a variety of breads such as naan, chapati, and roti
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(Part-2)
<~> Visual Arts <~>
Painting
Abdul Rahman Cughtai , Sughra Rabbi , Ustad Allah Baksh, Aboo B. Rana, Ajaz Anwar , Ismail Gulgee , Jamil Naqsh and Sadiquain are prominent and outstanding creative painters of Pakistan.
Pakistani vehicle Art is a popular folk art .With colorful floral patterns, creative depictions of heroes with calligraphy of poetic verses, this form of art is an established part of Pakistani transport tradition
Architecture
The architecture of the areas now constituting Pakistan can be traced to four distinct periods: pre islamic, Islamic, colonial, and post colonial. With the beginning of the Indus Civilization around the middle of the 3rd millennium an advanced Urban Culture developed for the first time in the region, with large structural facilities, some of which survive to this day. Mohenjo daro , Harappa and kot diji belong to the pre-Islamic era settlements.
The rise of Budhissm ,Guptas and the Persian and Greek influence led to the development of the Greco-Budhist style, starting from the 1st century CE. The high point of this era was reached with the culmination of the Gandhara style. An example of Buddhist architecture is the ruins of the Buddhist monastery Takht-e-bhai in KP.
Recreation and sports
The official national sport of Pakistan is field hockey, but cricket and squash are the most popular sports. The Pakistan National Field Hockey Team has won the Hockey World Cup a record four times. The Pakistan National Cricket Team won the Cricket World Cup in !992, were runners-up in 1999, and co-hosted the games in 1987 and 1996. Additionally, they have also won the ICC World Twenty20 in 2009 and were runners-up in 2007. The team has also won the Australia-Asia Cup in 1986, 1990, and 1994.
Punjab Youth Festival organized last year in which many records have been set up also shows interest of Pakistanis toward sports. At the international level, Pakistan has competed many times at the Summer Olympics in field hockey, Boxing, Athletics, Swimming, and Shooting. Hockey is the sport in which Pakistan has been most successful at the Olympics, winning three gold medals (1960, 1968, and 1984). Pakistan has also won the Hockey World cup four times (1971, 1978, 1982, and 1994) Pakistan has hosted several international competitions, including the South Asian Federation Games in 1989 and 2004.
Recently, Football has grown in popularity across the country, where traditionally it had been played almost exclusively in the western province of Baluchistan. FIFA has recently teamed up with the government to bring football closer to the northern areas.
Cuisine
Culinary art in Pakistan comprises a mix of Middle eastern, Iranian, Afghani, Indian, and Turkish influences that reflect the country's history as well as the variation of cooking practices from across the country. Urban centers of the country offer an amalgamation of recipes from all parts of the country, while food with specific local ingredients and tastes is available in rural areas and villages. Besides the main dishes of salan, with or without meat and cooked with vegetables or lentils, there are a number of provincial specialties such as karahi, biriyani, and tikka, in various forms and flavors, eaten alongside a variety of breads such as naan, chapati, and roti
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