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Pakistani village life (Urdu: پاکستانی گاؤں کی زندگی) is the traditional rural life of the people of Pakistan. People in villages usually live in houses made of bricks, clay, or mud. These typically have two or three rooms that house extended families.
The Shri Katas Raj Temples (Punjabi, Urdu: شری کٹاس راج مندر) also known as Qila Katas (قلعہ کٹاس), [8] is a complex of several Hindu temples connected to one another by walkways. [8] The temple complex surrounds a pond named Katas which is regarded as sacred by Hindus. [9]
Townhouse, terraced house, or rowhouse: common terms for single-family attached housing, whose precise meaning varies by location, often connecting a series of living units arranged side-by-side sharing common walls (not to be confused with the English term for an aristocratic mansion, townhouse (Great Britain))
These building methods are more costly and labor-intensive than the more traditional building methods. In India , there is currently a large-scale effort to build pucca houses for people. As of 10th June 2024, under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U), 83.67 lakh pucca houses have been completed out of the total of 1.18 Crore houses ...
Today, Pakistani fashion is a combination of traditional and modern dress and has become a mark of Pakistani culture. Despite modern trends, regional and traditional forms of dress have developed their own significance as a symbol of native tradition. This regional fashion continues to evolve into both more modern and purer forms.
In Urdu, loha means "iron," and the gate is named Lohari because many lohars (blacksmiths) workshops were based just outside this gate. Roshnai Gate The "Roshnai Gate," also known as the "Gate of Lights," is located between the Lahore Fort and the Badshahi Mosque .
Many people decorate their houses and light candles to illuminate the streets and houses during public holidays; roads and businesses may be lit for days. The mausoleum of Ali Hujwiri, also known as Data Ganj Bakhsh (Persian/Urdu: داتا گنج بخش) or Data Sahib, is located in Lahore, and an annual urs is held every year as a big festival.
The vast majority of Muhajirs spoke Urdu. Today, Karachi is a predominantly Urdu-speaking (Muhajir) city with many other languages also spoken in the city. The Pashtuns (Pakhtuns or Pathans), originally from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and northern Balochistan, are now the city's second largest ethnic group in Karachi after Muhajirs.