Karachi Culture - National Dress

National Dress

The national dress of Karachi is Shalwar Qameez (Urdu: شلوار قمیض ‎) is a traditional dress worn by both women and men in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Shalwar are loose pajama-like trousers. The legs are wide at the top, and narrow at the bottom. The Qameez is a long shirt or tunic. The side seams (known as the chaak) are left open below the waist-line, which gives the wearer greater freedom of movement.

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