Pakistani clothing

thumb|Maharani [[Vijaya Raje Scindia of Gwalior dressed in sari, ]]

thumb|right|A Dogras|Dogra dancer wears a dhoti, at a [[theatre in Jammu.]] The dhoti is an ankle-length breechcloth, wrapped around the waist and the legs, in resemblance to the shape of trousers. The dhoti is a garment of ethnic wear for men in the Indian subcontinent. The dhoti is fashioned out of a rectangular piece of unstitched cloth, of usually around in length.

costume for men and women consisting of trousers and a tunic, worn in South and Central Asia

thumb|right|A traditional cotton kurta with wooden cuff-links-style buttons, centre placket opening with chikan, a style of embroidery from [[Lucknow, India ]]

thumb|A blue khadi kurta. Khadi (, ), derived from khaddar, is a hand-spun and woven natural fibre cloth promoted by Mahatma Gandhi as swadeshi (of homeland) for the freedom struggle of India and the term is used throughout the Indian subcontinent. The first piece of the hand-woven cloth was made in the Sabarmati Ashram of Gandhi during 1917–18. The coarseness of the cloth led Gandhi to call it khadi. The cloth is made from cotton, but it may also include silk or wool, which are all spun into yarn on a charkha. It is a versatile fabric that remains cool in summer and warm in winter. To improve

thumb|Woman in choli c. 1872.

thumb|200x200px|Pakol hat of the Chitral Scouts thumb|A guard at Baltit Fort wearing a pakol, Karimabad, Hunza The pakol (Urdu: پکول; Shina and ) is a traditional soft, flat, rolled-up and round-topped cap originating from the Gilgit and Chitral areas in northern Pakistan. It is typically made of wool and found in a variety of earthy colours, such as brown, black, grey, ivory, or dyed red using walnut. Today it is widely worn in Pakistan, the eastern region of Afghanistan, and parts of northern India.

thumb|400px| A sherwani is a long-sleeved outer coat worn by men in South Asia. Like the Western frock coat, it is fitted, with some waist suppression; it falls to below the knees and is buttoned down the front. It can be collarless, have a shirt-style collar, or a stand-up collar in the style of the Mandarin collar. It evolved in the Indian subcontinent in the 19th-century as a result of the outer garment of the late Mughal period, the angarkha—itself evolved from the Persian cape, balaba—being given a western style with a button-down front.

thumb|upright|Mohammed Alim Khan (1880–1944), emir of [[Bukhara, wearing a khalat]]

right|250px|thumb|'Banarasi sari' from [[Varanasi (Banaras), silk and gold-wrapped silk yarn with supplementary weft brocade (zari)]]

Churidars, also churidar pyjamas, are tightly-fitting trousers worn by both men and women on the Indian subcontinent. Churidars are a variant of the common shalwar pants. However, while shalwars are cut wide at the top and narrow at the ankle, churidars narrow much higher on the leg, allowing the contours of the legs to be revealed. In addition, they are usually cut on the bias, imparting a natural stretchiness, an important quality for close-fitting garments.

A cap from Sindh province.

outfit worn by Women in Punjab, India

thumb|Gajra thumb|Gajra are traditionally worn around hair bun. thumb|Indian Ladies with Gajra during religious Function A Gajra is a flower garland that is worn by Pakistani and Indian women during festive occasions, weddings, or as part of everyday traditional attire. They are made usually of varies types of jasmine flowers but rose, crossandra and barleria are also widely used in gajras. It can be worn both on the bun and with the braid coiling. Women in Pakistan, South India, Maharashtra, Gujarat usually wear them with traditional attire. It is also worn on the wrist mainly during festive

headdress worn by the groom during Pakistani, Indian and Bangladeshi weddings

type of sarong and shirt, traditional costume in Punjab

upper garments worn in South Asia

A shalwar or salwar is an item of clothing worn from the waist to the ankles, covering both legs separately. It is the lower-garment of the shalwar kameez suit which is widely worn in South Asia. It is known for its lively hues, rich fabrics, and embroidery. It is the national dress of Pakistan, and since the later 1960s, the salwar is being used in government offices in Pakistan. The outfit has been a part of Punjabi tradition of Pakistan and India for centuries. The shalwar can be distinguished from the Punjabi suthan, which is shorter than the salwar.

thumb|Jawaharlal Nehru wearing achkan. An achkan (, ), also known as baghal bandi, is a knee length jacket worn by men in the Indian subcontinent. It is a similar garment to the angarkha.

Handicrafts of Kashmiri artsans

Angarkha is an outer robe with long sleeves which was worn by men in Indian subcontinent. By the 19th-century it had become the generally accepted attire of an educated man in public. It had evolved from the Persian cape balaba or chapkan as a result of being given a more Indian form in the late medieval or early modern era.

thumb|Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan|Begum Liaquat Ali (centre), dressed in a gharara, 1950 A gharara (Urdu: , Hindi: ग़रारा, Bengali: ঘারারা) is a traditional Lucknowi outfit, traditionally worn by Muslim women of the Hindi-Urdu Belt region of India. It consists of a kurti (a short, mid-thigh length tunic), a dupatta (veil), and most importantly, a pair of wide-legged pants, ruched at the knee so they flare out dramatically known as Gharara. The knee area, called the gota in Hindi-Urdu, is often elaborately embroidered in zari and zardozi work. Each leg of a traditional gharara is made from ov

a type of male clothing worn by men in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

thumb|A Hindu woman with a ghoonghat veil. A ghoonghat (ghunghat, ghunghta, ghomta, orhni, odani, laaj, chunari, jhund, kundh) is a headcovering or headscarf, worn primarily in the Indian subcontinent, by some married Hindu and Jain women to cover their heads, and often their faces. Generally aanchal or pallu, the loose end of a sari is pulled over the head and face to act as a ghoonghat. A dupatta (long scarf) is also commonly used as a ghoongat.

Khetpartug (, khət paṛtūg) khat partoog, is a type of Pashtun clothing worn in Afghanistan.

woman's dress