by Shafqat Awan
Consultant Media PHA Sargodha
Culture is considered as the identity of any nation. It is the whole way of living it is the major prospect which is transferred from one generation to another. One of the important aspects of culture is that it is learned it is acquired and it is transferred. But unfortunate fact about Pakistan is that we are forgetting our cultural legacy on the name of modernization we are eluding our traditional values from our daily routine, and we think that if we need to attain modernization, we have to change our typical traditional mindset in that case we are massacring our traditional and cultural values.
Pakistan is one of those countries which is rich in culture diversity which is actual identity of Pakistan we have different provinces in which there are different norms and values people spend their lives in a very colorful and a different perspective. Different languages, different cuisines, different dressing styles are the real identity of every province.
Let’s have an in dept analysis of Pakistan’s cultural diversity
The country has different ethnic gatherings and societies like Punjabis, Kashmiris, Muhajirs, Pashtuns, Shinaki, and a couple of different networks dissipated all around the country. Beside their own societies, these gatherings have come to shape another culture that has been vigorously affected by the adjoining nations and their societies. Pakistan’s way of life is special among different countries of South Asia.
The country’s populace communicates in excess of 60 dialects. Among them all, Urdu is the public language with a tremendous part of speakers at 75%. As well as being a public language, Urdu is an image of the Muslims as well as the most widely used language (or normal language) of the country. Notwithstanding Urdu being the principal language in the country, just 8% of the populace involves it as an essential language. The other authority language is English, which is utilized by the public authority and for legitimate issues. Generally, the majority utilize an extraordinary variety of English that is known as Pakistani English. Notwithstanding these two dialects, the constitution perceives Arabic as a significant language in the educating of Islam.
The most widely recognized language is the Punjabi language (44.15% of the populace) and is for the most part utilized in Punjab. Different dialects incorporate Sindhi (12%), which is for the most part spoken in Sindh, Saraiki (10%), which is generally spoken in Hindko, South Punjab, and the bigger Hazara district, as well as different dialects. In every one of the five territories of the country, there is a common language that isn’t perceived by the public regulation.
Like in most different nations in Asia, the food in Pakistani is affected by its neighbors. On account of Pakistan, the unfamiliar impact is from Afghanistan and the Center East overall. The various districts of the nation have contrasts in cooking styles and strategies. For instance, the territories of Sind and Punjab known for their fiery cooking that is like Indian food. On the other hand, northern and western territories, for example, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa plan food that is gentle and less zesty, which is like the cooking styles of Focal Asia. Instances of Pakistani food varieties incorporate any semblance of biryani, bubbled rice, and kebabs.
Notwithstanding the neighborhood foods, worldwide styles have impacted the country also. Truth be told, combination food (a combination of unfamiliar and nearby recipes) is a typical practice, particularly in the country’s metropolitan regions. An illustration of combination food is Pakistani Chinese Cooking. Notwithstanding this large number of global impacts, the variety in the nation generally guarantees a wide exhibit of treats.
Pakistan has a rich assortment of sonnets grouped into various classifications like English verse, Baluchi verse, and Pashto verse. Another classification, Sufi verse, is emphatically established in the country. Since the locale was emphatically respected by Persian rulers in more established periods, Persian verse is very famous as numerous sonnets about the district came from Persia. Verse isn’t just rehearsed at the public level yet in addition at the common level. Since Urdu turned into a public language after freedom in 1947, the majority of the sonnets are presently written in Urdu. A portion of the prestigious writers who have composed sonnets in Urdu incorporate any semblance of Ahmad Faraz, Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi, and Faiz Ahmad Faiz.
Pakistan has a few festivals that it notices. Like some other country with a Muslim populace, Pakistan notices the blessed month of Ramadan. During this month, all Muslims quick from morning until night and go to the mosques on a more regular basis. What’s more, there are connected celebrations, for example, Eid ul-Fitr and Eid ul-Adha to stamp the death of the blessed month of Ramadan.
Beside strict festivals, the country likewise checks Autonomy Day on the fourteenth of each and every August, which is illustrative of the day when Pakistan acquired independence from English India. To check this unique day, individuals accumulate for public petitions in mosques all around the country. In the first part of the day, the people who lost their lives in the battle for freedom are recalled by a 21 gun salute. Different occasions incorporate singing the public song of devotion and brightening the urban communities and structures.
Field hockey is the formally acknowledged game of Pakistan despite the fact that squash and cricket are more famous. The public field hockey group has had some progress in the Hockey World Cup as it has won the prize multiple times. The public cricket crew has won the Cricket World cup of 1992 followed by an other participants execution in 1999. The country has additionally played host to the 1987 and 1996 Cricket World Cups. The cricket crew has additionally won different awards, for example, 2009’s ICC World Twenty20, the Austral-Asia Cup (multiple times), and the ICC Champions Prize in 2017.
Universally, the country has taken part in the Late spring Olympics in sports including field hockey, games, shooting, boxing, and swimming. Hockey is the game wherein the Pakistanis have had the most accomplishment with subsequent to winning three gold decorations in 1960, 1968, and in 1984. Since its presentation in 2005, A1 Thousand Prix dashing has acquired some ubiquity also. Another game that is on the ascent is soccer.
The country’s engineering goes as far as possible back to pre-Islamic periods to the post-provincial times. Truth be told, a portion of the designs like the burial chambers of Bibi Jawindi, and Baha’is-Halim, which are all in the town of Uch Sharif, have been on UNESCO’s provisional rundown starting around 2004. A portion of the pre-Islamic designs that are accessible right up ’til now incorporate Mohenjo Daro, Kot Diji, and Harappa. The Muslims presented a few traditional methods that are as yet accessible up right up ’til now. Frontier times were overwhelmed by an Indo-European style while post-pioneer times are overwhelmed by current engineering.
By looking at the above prospects we have seen that Pakistani people and Pakistani jurisdiction is full of different colors and customs we are the nation which occupies different and a unique identity all around the world.
Important point is that our kids and our young generation should be taught about the culture and customs of our civilization in order to preserve the identity of Pakistan.
Sargodha is considered as the eleventh biggest city of Pakistan which is also called California of Pakistan due to the production of finest quality citrus fruit Sargodha is one of those cities occupying Pakistan’s identical cultural values but unfortunately it is also one of those cities which is deliberately ignored by the administration of real time as well in past scenarios. PHA is one the regulatory bodies which is responsible for plantation and also for preserving the culture values linked with it. PHA brought a lot of needed improvements with in the city which is quite remarkable.
