A new narrative of the fiction of Hussein Amtazaj
Islamabad, the city of rulers, ambassadors, ministers, and bureaucrats, has its own unique identity not only in Pakistan but all over the world. The combination of innovation, tradition, and culture in women's clothing is rarely seen. But the reality is quite the opposite. , Domestic and foreign cultural shows, exhibitions, and sometimes even fashion shows. Being the federal capital, houses have been built here on a large area to represent the four provinces, including Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan. The staff members of these houses, as well as the men and women representing their respective provinces, dressed in provincial attire, welcoming everyone in a traditional tone. Despite wearing the national dress dupatta, shalwar kameez, women from Balochistan, Sindh, KPK and northern areas participate in the celebrations in their regional attire, even if not in their daily lives.
Along with the provincial dress, the role of foreigners is also very important in enhancing the beauty of Islamabad. In this city surrounded by the foothills, we can see a glimpse of national costumes from all over the world. In terms of culture, we can divide it into two parts. One is the list of developed countries, such as European countries, the United States, Japan, etc. Unlike developed countries, women in developing countries are strongly attached to their country's dress and soil, such as the African Middle East, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Maldives, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Iran. Women in Iraq and elsewhere always wear their national dress. In every special event held by each embassy on the occasion of its national day, not only the ambassador and his wife wear national attire but also other citizens of this country residing in Islamabad appear in their national attire.
Women in Arab countries mostly wear modern kits and embroidered abayas, but Arab men attract Pakistanis with their distinctive traditional dress. Are The embassies of Islamic countries hold exhibitions to highlight their culture. Special stalls of traditional national costumes and jewelry of each country are set up. Women from Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei wear Kebaya. Bhutanese men and women also wear different clothes. Looks isolated. Men wear national clothing which is going while women's clothing is called Kiwa. The Japanese embassy is known for its traditional dress and food ceremonies. The national dress of Japan is called Kimono. The dress of both men and women is called by the same name but the Kimono of women is more colorful and varied while the men are relatively simple if a person from the Japanese embassy is invited to a formal function. If so, Kimono will tie differently and if there is a formal function, then the way to tie it will be different.
The Japanese Embassy organizes special events to inform other countries, especially the Pakistani brothers, about their dress and manners, as well as an annual calendar show to showcase their cultural dress. The Chinese embassy is very active in promoting its country's traditions and culture. Chinese women attend formal functions wearing qipao. In women's ceremonies in the diplomatic circles of Islamabad, where foreign women wear the national dress of their countries, Pakistani women also like to wear formal or informal Pakistani clothes while representing their country. Mashaal Hussain Malik, the wife of Kashmiri Hurriyat leader Yasin Malik, who is also the chairperson of Peace and Culture Organization, introduced a brand called "Kashmir Corps" (Kashmiri Girl) and now the traditional jewelry of occupied Kashmir is 'Fern' Shall in the twin cities.
'Embroidering' has made it possible to access Kashmiri items like paper mashi etc. Regarding the favorite clothing and jewelry trends of Kashmiri women, Mashaal Malik says that Kashmiri elderly women are never seen without wearing their local jewelry. Are made from, they are being made by the skilled generation. Hand-made "vaccines" are extremely popular among girls. These ornaments are mostly worn over the traditional Kashmiri woman skull cap. Kashmiri hair is protruding from the face due to its length, so there is no need to wear anything around the neck after wearing them. After putting on the hat, a scarf or shawl is taken on top. By the way, the fashion of wearing big rings is also in Pakistan but the Kashmiri ring is unique in beauty. Due to its large size, only one ring is worn on the hand. If Kashmiri people do not wear fern (Karta) along with traditional jewelry, then Kashmiri will not look like two shirts. Fern is worn by both Kashmiri men and women.
