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The culture of Pakistan (Urdu: ثقافتِ پاکستان, romanized: S̱eqāfat-e Pākistān) lies at the intersection of Turko-Persian, Arab, and North Indian cultural traditions. [1] Over centuries, the region has developed a distinct cultural identity , shaped by a fusion of Middle Eastern , Central Asian and North Indian influences.
Pakistanis in Iran consist of expatriates from Pakistan living in Iran, as well as locally born people with ancestral roots in Pakistan. According to the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation , their population is estimated at 11,000 in 2004–2005, [ 2 ] while a 2023 academic publication put their numbers at 35,000. [ 3 ]
Balochi cinema refers to the Balochi-language film industry in Pakistan, Iran, and among the Baloch diaspora. [42] In Iran, Balochi theatre is in its infancy stage and is concentrated mainly in Zahedan, Iranshahr, and Khash. As of 2008, Zahedan-based Honorkadeh Saba was the sole cultural institution promoting Balochi cinema and theatre. [43]
The spread of the Persian language through Rumi shrines made it the dialect of the Sufism. The Ottomans promoted and supported the Persian language. The reborn evolution of the Persian etymology and its impact on the Turks’ literature and culture reached perfection in the Ottoman Royal Court and the Sufis’ Khanqahs.
Iran and Pakistan established relations on 14 August 1947, the day of the independence of Pakistan, when Iran became the first country to recognize Pakistan.Both sides continue to cooperate economically where possible and have formed alliances in a number of areas of mutual interest, such as fighting the drug trade along their border and combating the insurgency in the Balochistan region.
Persian had a long history in the lands of Pakistan and was the cultural language of the erstwhile Mughal Empire, a continuation since the introduction of the language by Central Asian Turkic invaders who migrated into the Indian Subcontinent, [52] and the patronisation of it by the earlier Turko-Persian Delhi Sultanate.
Pages in category "Culture of Pakistan" ... Indo-Persian culture; List of Intangible Cultural Heritage elements in Pakistan; Izzat (honour) K. Kanal (unit)
One theory is Balochi needlework originated from Mehrgarh (in modern-day Pakistan), a Neolithic site and culture. [4] Another theory is it was brought from the migration of the Slavs to Balochistan approximately 200 years before the founding of Islam , [ 5 ] their traditional embroidery is called Rushnyk and contains many similarities.