Monday 26 December 2011

Intraday Buy Call For IDFC

Technical analyst Ashutosh Sarna has maintained 'buy' rating on Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited (IDFC) stock with a target of Rs 155.
Mr. Sarna said that the investors can buy the stock with a stop loss of Rs 143.
The shares of the company, on March 23, closed at Rs 148.35 on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
The share price has seen a 52-week high of Rs 218.20 and a low of Rs 124.70 on BSE.
Current EPS & P/E ratio stood at 8.37 and 17.83 respectively.
Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC) has decided to lift up 250-crore long-run capital as it has no time left for mobilizing extra funds via tax-saving retail bonds.
The company has mobilized approximately 1,500 crore through selling bonds to tax payers in three portions, 56% below what it had directed to lift up through retail bonds.
As per market sources, this has perhaps encouraged IDFC to make entry in the private placement subordinated debt market before the end of existing financial year.
IDFC is positive of tripling the volume of its balance sheet by the next 3-4 years.
The moderation in expansion in Q3FY11 was because of advanced base in H1FY11 and valuation dynamics being unfavorable owing to lower credit spreads.

Long Term Buy Call For Axis Bank

Technical analyst Anu Jain has maintained 'buy' rating on Axis Bank Limited stock with a target of Rs 1392.
Mr. Singh said that the stock can be purchased with a strict stop loss of Rs 1250.
Today, the stock of the bank opened at Rs 1313.40 on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
The share price has seen a 52-week high of Rs 1608 and a low of Rs 1135 on BSE.
Current EPS & P/E ratio stood at 76.44 and 17.30 respectively.
Idea Cellular and Axis Bank made announcement about a mobile-based financial inclusion scheme, 'Idea MyCash', in Mumbai.
The newly launched scheme will permit transfer of funds on the mobile platform.
Other banking services, like cash withdrawals, balance inquest and deposits, will also be available.
Axis Bank and Idea inked a MoU during December last year under the sphere of financial inclusion.
Mr. Ambrish P. Jain, director (operations), Idea Cellular stated, "Authorised Idea retail outlets will act as customer service points (CSPs). At present, we have 20 authorised retailers each in Dharavi and Allahabad. Any Idea service holder can walk to these retailers to open an account with Axis Bank."
The overall rustic population in the country is 74.25 crore, out of which 18.5 crore inhabitants are unbanked but bankable adults, whereas the overall population in the urban regions stood at 28.61 crore out of which 8.08 crore are unbanked urban poor.

Buy Great Eastern Shipping With Stop Loss Of Rs 252

Technical analyst Brijesh Singh has maintained 'buy' rating on Great Eastern Shipping Company Limited stock with a target of Rs 270.
Mr. Singh said that the stock can be purchased with a stop loss of Rs 252.
The stock of the company, on March 23, closed at Rs 257.65 on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
The share price has seen a 52-week high of Rs 393 and a low of Rs 246 on BSE.
Current EPS & P/E ratio stood at 29.67 and 8.75 respectively.
Sheths of Great Eastern Shipping have deployed part of the cash generated from their customary shipping biz to swell their offshore biz with Singapore as the center for worldwide functioning.
Greatship (India), offshore services firm set up in the year 2006 instantly after a break up between Ravi and Bharat Sheth and their cousin Vijay Sheth, has recently launched business HQ in Singapore to magnetize professionals and international biz opportunities.
Mr. Ravi KSheth, MD, Greatship (India) stated, "We have to derisk ourselves from the capital-intensive shipping business and focus on something which relies more on human capital. That is why we are betting big on offshore business. Singapore has the right infrastructure to build a global company."
Great Eastern Shipping Company recorded a slight increase in its standalone net profit for the three month period ended December 2010.
During the said period, the company's profit surged 5.58% to Rs 795.00 million as against Rs 753.00 million during the corresponding quarter last year.
The company registered an EPS of Rs 5.22 during the quarter.

Buy IDBI Bank To Achieve Target Of Rs 143

Technical analyst Simi Bhaumik has maintained 'buy' rating on IDBI Bank Limited stock with a target of Rs 143.
According to analyst, the stock of the bank can be bought with a stop loss of Rs 135.
The shares of the bank, on March 24, closed at Rs 137.80 on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
The share price has seen a 52-week high of Rs 202.25 and a low of Rs 108 on BSE.
Current EPS & P/E ratio stood at 14.75 and 9.41 respectively.
IDBI Bank Ltd has made announcement about the launching of the Cash at Point of Sale (POS) facility at the Reliance Trendz store located at Bandra, Mumbai.
The newly opened facility would permit the holders of debit cards of any banking institution in the country to withdraw cash of upto Rs 1000 daily at selected merchant establishments by swiping their cards on the POS terminals.
The bank has decided to provide this facility without charge to its debit card holders.
Besides, Meydan Group and India's IDBI Bank inked a $120 million syndicated loan deal on Tuesday.
The loaning amount will finance the growth cost of Meydan Heights - a 528-unit mega gated community project collectively promoted by Meydan and Emirates airline

Sell Bharti Airtel With Target Of Rs 360

 Technical analyst Husseini Wadharia of Techno Shares has maintained 'sell' rating on Bharti Airtel stock with a target of Rs 360. According to analyst, the interested investors can sell the stock with a stop loss of Rs 380.
The analyst also said that it is better to sell the stock at this time as there are full chances of a decline in the stock.
The stock of the company, on May 03, closed at Rs 375.15 on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
The share price has seen a 52-week high of Rs 390 and a low of Rs 257 on BSE.
Current EPS & P/E ratio stood at 18.08 and 20.37 respectively.
The country's top mobile phone carrier, Bharti Airtel, is projected to record lower quarterly profits, with investor concentration mainly on an investigation into a multi-billion dollar telecommunications licensing scam.
Companies including Bharti Airtel recently begun launching third-generation (3G) networks and is betting on the pick up of data services to improve margins.
"Telecom sector is going through a sentimental breakdown, there's a lot of uncertainty," said K. K. Mital, head of portfolio management at Globe Capital.
Bharti Airtel has the biggest number of pre-paid subscribers in the state of Jammu and Kashmir but now because of its 'hapless' client service, hoards of subscribers are now mulling to swap over to other firms.
According to the rules of the Central Department of Telecommunications, a fresh affirmation of pre-paid subscribers has been ordered and due to this reason, the SIM cards of various prepaid subscribers have been blockaded.

Hold Karnataka Bank With Stop Loss Of Rs 100

Technical analyst Simi Bhaumik has maintained 'hold' rating on Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited stock with a short term target of Rs 123-125.
According to analyst, the investors can buy the stock with a stop loss of Rs 100.
The stock of the bank, on May 04, closed at Rs 108.20 on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
Current EPS & P/E ratio stood at 13.97 and 7.79 respectively.
The share price has seen a 52-week high of Rs 207.16 and a low of Rs 99.50 on BSE.
Karnataka Bank Ltd inked a JV deal with Way2Wealth Brokers Private Ltd to introduce a trading facility on the web.
Way2Wealth Online trading program will now be accessible to the account holders of the banking institution.
It will permit the bank clients to trade from any Internet-facilitated site.
Mr. P Jayarama Bhat, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Karnataka Bank stated that Way2Wealth will also offer up the bank's clients' access to explore, specialist advice, investment research and technical analysis that will permit them to make investment verdicts.
In addition, a conference of the bank's directors will take place on May 23, 2011, to consider the audited financial outcomes for the fiscal ended March 31, 2011 and also to announce dividend, if any.

Indian rupee seen down on weak euro, shares watched ?

MUMBAI: The Indian rupee is expected to open weaker on Thursday on concerns about a recession in Europe and continued worries about foreign fund outflows from the stock market.
The euro was on the defensive against the dollar in Asia, having shed all the week's gains as investors doubted a massive 489 billion euro tender by the European Central Bank (ECB) would solve the EU debt crisis.
The euro package has failed to restore confidence that the enormous debt problem will go away and local equities are not fairing well on domestic growth concerns, said Ashtosh Raina, head of forex trading at HDFC Bank.
Traders, who were watching the Reserve Bank of India for more actions, said recent measures spelt out by the central bank to shore up the rupee looked short-lived with slowing growth and widening trade deficit in Asia's third-largest economy weighing.
The rupee is expected to open at 52.80 to the dollar and move in a 52.50 to 53.00 range, traders said. It closed 0.7 percent stronger at 52.49/50.
An Indian official on Wednesday played down worries about the rupee's recent slide to record lows and said trying to defend the currency is not worth the risk it would pose to the country's reserves.

Newcomers to Asia banking scene fight for survival


(Reuters) - Newcomers to the broad Asia banking market are slugging it out in a fight for survival, facing a shrinking fee pool, fewer deals, and weak trading volumes.
Some brokerage and advisory shops new to the group of regional players are pressing ahead with their Asia growth plans, undeterred by the tough economic climate and bent on using the broader industry struggles to their advantage.
In the race to tap Asia's growth, however, other growth-minded firms are showing signs of fatigue, with one already out of the game and others expected to be casualties in a regional shake out.
The survivors are likely to be those that are able to develop a niche. The rest risk being swamped in the sea of banks covering the booming, yet relatively small, region compared to the fees generated in the United States and Europe.
For example, Petrochina and ICBC (1398.HK) each have more than 40 analysts covering their Hong Kong-traded shares.
"There's no other food to be had elsewhere in the world," said Chak Wong, a professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and previously a managing director at UBS and Barclays Capital. "This is the only place where you see some hope of growth, and that's why everyone is still rushing in."
Japan's Daiwa Securities Group had pushed hard into the Asia brokerage market, beefing up units in cities such as Hong Kong. While the bank said it will continue to pursue that strategy, it announced last month that a $520 million cost-cutting plan was not enough.
Included in that plan was ending proprietary trading in Hong Kong and Taiwan and scrapping 300 overseas jobs. The Japanese firm is also planning to sell its synthetic prime brokerage, which has desks in Hong Kong and New York, to Canada's Bank of Nova Scotia, two people familiar with the situation said on Thursday.
South Korea's Samsung Securities also made a heavy push across Asia after the 2008 financial crisis, though the pace of its Asia expansion now appears to be slowing. Chief Executive Park Chun Hyeon said last November that the company planned to set up shop in Taiwan and Singapore in 2011.
A Samsung Securities spokesman in Hong Kong said it still intends to set up an office in Taiwan, but it wants to open in Singapore first, where it awaits a licence.
Early casualties include Knight Capital, which announced in August the closure of its institutional equities operations in Hong Kong, having entered the market in 2009.
"For the third- or fourth-tier brokers, there's just no way to compete with the big guys," said Ronald Wan, managing director at China Merchant Securities in Hong Kong.
"Some of these that made a push are actually laying off people now."

Sunday 25 December 2011

Chinese bank ICBC seek greater say in Thai banks

 Thailand continues to reduce import tariff rates for various products.
hinese seek greater say in Thai banks
A clear policy framework is needed, and the development direction set forth by the policy makers should be based on reliable information on the current status of infrastructure development. Systematic, periodic, and internationally-standard information collection within the infrastructure sector will provide Thai policy makers with good background with which to assess the current situation, identify bottlenecks, set clear policy direction, and prioritize projects more effectively .
Implementation of Reforms in Thailand
Recent crashes in Thailand’s GDP and export markets, plus the drop in tourism fuelled by recession and last year’s domestic political turmoil, have dispelled illusions that the country is insulated from the effects of the global downturn. Numerous indicators of economic health are hitting the red, foreign investment is evaporating, unemployment is surging, and credit lines are freezing up. Thailand’s government still says there is a possibility of positive growth this year, despite facing a rougher ride than in the 1997 Asian financial crisis as conditions infest the real economy on a broader scale.
Thailand’s economic growth over the last three decades has been fueled and accompanied by rapid industrialization,

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Bank of Thailand’s April 2011 Inflation Report says Monetary Policy Committee raised rates to curb build up in commodity price pressures.  In principle, a foreigner who has no proof of residence in Thailand can only open a non-resident bank account; however, some Thai-based banks may, depending on their internal policy and discretion, accommodate requests from non-resident customers in opening a resident account with no proof of residence.Multinational banks tend to be stricter in selecting and screening customers, and most do not allow foreigners to open a resident bank account without proof of residence in Thailand; they allow only a non-resident bank account.

Three Foreign Entities to Issue Baht-denominated Bonds in Thailand

The Ministry of Finance has permitted three foreign entities to issue baht-denominated bonds or debentures in Thailand from 1 April to 30 September 2011, with the issue amount of 8,000 million baht each.

list of the permitted entities is as follows:
  1. Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited: ANZ;
  2. Hana Bank: Hana;
  3. Shinhan Bank: Shinhan.
The Ministry of Finance, thereby, reserves the right to restrain baht-denominated bonds or debentures issuance, if there appears to be significant changes to the financial status or structure of the permitted entities, or where the economy undergoes any significant changes.
Mr. Chakkrit Parapuntakul, Director-General of Public Debt Management Office, has stated that according to the Ministry of Finance press release No. 84/2008 dated 13 November 2008, the Minister of Finance approved the amendment of the application period and guidelines to evaluate the applications to issue baht-denominated bonds or debentures in Thailand to enhance the efficiency and increase flexibility of the approval process.

Your Bank Account in Thailand: Resident or non resident?

As a foreigner in Thailand, you may wish to open a bank account in the country to accommodate your financial needs or investment portfolios. You may therefore wonder whether you can open a bank account in Thailand and what types of accounts are available to you.
There are two main types of bank accounts offered to foreigners, depending on their resident status in Thailand: a resident bank account and a non-resident bank account. This article will touch on the main differences between these account types and some other relevant conditions.


Thursday 22 December 2011

Sindhi Boli-Geet




Sindhi dresses and Jewellery

Sindh the province of Pakistan is best characterized as fame for its best quality Mirror work and fabulous hand embroidery.Sindhi woman are fond of wearing heavy worked dresses.
Tthese traditional dresses are not only liked by Sindhi woman ,but they are famous and admired by woman throughout the country as well as its popularity has
 reached up to horizon as it is admired and appreciated abroad.
Now the international market is going to load up with a wide variety of Sindhi Dresses which are superb in their make and fantastic designs.Sindhi caps are world famous and they are recognized by their name in the whole world

SOOMRA DYNASTY (1011- 1351 AD)

The Soomras originally were a local Hindu tribe. Some influential members of it had accepted Islam soon after the Arab conquest of Sindh. Even after conversion they retained their old Hindu names and customs. They had intermarried with local Arab landowners and thus had acquired great influence and power.
They were not Qarmatis. Muqtana of Syria had been inviting Shaikh Ibn Soomar Raja Bal of Multan to accept Druzism. It is, therefore, apparent that they belonged to the Ismaili sect organised by the Fatmid Khalifas of Egypt, Imam Zahir and Mustansir. The Qarmati descendent movement or the early Ismaili sect had never gained ground in Sindh, but somehow most of the early Sunni writers considered Ismailis as Qarmatis. The Soomras practised a lot of Hindu customs even until 1471 AD when Mahmud Begra tried to suppress them and convert them to his sect of Islam i.e., Sunnism. Raja Bal or Rajpal could have been son of Soomar Soomro who ruled Sindh at that time. (A very common Sindhi surname)
 
The early Soomra rulers were ‘Fatmid’ Ismailis, owed allegiance to Fatmid Khalifas of Cairo, sent them presents and read their names in the Friday Khutba. On the death of Imam Mustansir at Cairo in 487 AH (1094 AD), the Fatmid Dawa had been divided in two sections. The first one Mustalian Dawa with headquarters at Yemen in the beginning and later on in Gujarat; the other one called Nizari Ismaili Dawa with headquarters at Almut in Persia under Hasan bin Sabbah and supported the cause of Imam Nizar bin Mustansir and his descendants. The Soomras drifted away from these two rival Dawas. Ismailis got great setback between 1171-1187 AD starting with the fall of their Khilafat in Cairo at the hands of Sultan Salahuddin Ayubi, then in Iraq at the hands of Seljuki Turks and in Multan by Muhammad Ghori’s campaigns.
Pir Sibghatullah Pagaro: led the revolt against British Rule until his hanging and abolition of his 'gaddi'

Yemeni or Gujarati Dawa exercised heavy Arab influence, which is apparent in the names of people as well as Arabic literature. The Soomras in general had local Sindhi names and therefore they could not have originally belonged to this sect of Ismailis. The Ismailis of Gujarat, who attached themselves to Yemeni or Gujarati Dawa, are known as Bohris.
 
Unlike popular belief Pagaro is not the name of a place but literally means the tribal chieftain's turban. Sibghatullah Shah was arrested on the orders of Sir Hugh Dow the Governor of Sind in 1941 who had told him to remain in Karachi. His leaving Karachi infuriated the Governor who ordered Police Superintendent Ridley to arrest him from Khairpur. He was taken for lunch to the Regent Khan Bahadur Syed Aijaz Ali OBE (father-in-law of Mr A G N Kazi) and later transferred to Karachi. He was later hanged after a summary trial and his 'gaddi' or seat was abolished. His son was sent ot England for education. Mr Allah Bux Soomro was the Chief Minister of Sindh at the time of the arrest and was assassinated

The Talpurs’ last stand & Dolls House

Hard by a farm to market road outside the village of Sahib Khan Chandio, ten kilometres north of Hyderabad and just off National Highway 5,Ameers of Sind.’
 
 there stands amid the fields a yellow sandstone obelisk. The white marble plaque on one of its faces tells us that the monument was ‘Erected by Major General Sir Charles Napier GCB and the officers, non-commissioned officer and soldiers of the British army under his command in memory of their comrades who fell in the battles of 17th February and 24th March 1843 fought with the
 
The plaque then lists the names of those three hundred or so British and Indian men who gave up their lives fighting for control over Sindh. Understandably, the monument commemorates the men who were in the service of the British crown, not those who fought for the independence of the country of Sindh.

Sunday 18 December 2011

Floods in Sindh affect over five million

The inundation of hundreds of villages have left thousands of people stranded in the flooded areas of Badin. PHOTO: YOUSUF NAGORI
Last year’s floods in Pakistan brought massive devastation. The scope and scale of the crisis which emerged during and mostly after the floods was unexceptional. It affected the lives of more than half the population of the country, washing away communities, societies, villages and forcing millions to leave their houses and take refuge in different camps. Despite the crisis, people of Pakistan showed enormous courage and strength throughout the disaster, supporting each other to overcome the extraordinary adversity.
The people had not yet fully recovered with the last year’s crisis that floods due to monsoon rains were back yet again this year; 2011 that is, destroying almost everything people had hopes from. The affected areas primarily include the southern province of Sindh and over twenty districts in Baluchistan. Badin is the worst affected district in Sindh, with over 6000 villages under water. Other calamity-hit areas include Benazirabad, Mirpurkhas, Tando Muhammad Khan, Tando Allahyar and Khairpur.
The scale of the disaster was not only magnificent – cutting off many villages and making them inaccessible to government and relief workers – with that the aid response was much less than  last year, which has further added on to people’s misery, exponentially. According to the official records, more than 5.5 million people so far have been affected, about 1.2 million homes have been washed away and around 1.5 million acres of cropland have been damaged.
In order to help in such a calamity, once again, military was called in to carry out a flood relief operation. Military officials with the help of boats helped affected people move from their respective areas to the flood relief camps. According to an unofficial data, the Sindh government claims to have put an estimated of 280,000 affected people in nearly 2,000 refugee camps. However, all over Sindh, some 2,250 emergency relief camps have already been set up for the homeless where cooked food and other necessities have been provided to the affected people.
Apart from the provincial government, federal government also took measures to help out in the flood relief work. Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, in order to increase the efficiency of the flood relief work formed a Flood Relief Committee to coordinate all relief efforts. The committee included: the chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA); the cabinet secretary and the personal secretary to the prime minister as well as several members of Parliament.

Tuesday 6 December 2011

Rakh du hawa k tan pa hont apnay pyasay


KIYA BEET GAEE DEAS PE SELAB K HATHON


NAY KHUSH NUMAA SEY NAQAAB MAIN


Suna ha Tum ye Kehti ho Mohabbat Kuch Nai hoti



Pakistani Handicrafts beauty in the hands of our craftsmen

Have you ever visited those little shops full of shawls and ajrak and tiny wooden and marble replicas of our traditional elephants and camels and so on? Ever been fascinated by the detailed intricate designs carved on them? It’s amazing how such a large variety of ornaments can successfully represent one very crucial part of a country Culture. If you want to understand what Pakistani culture is all about then go visit Saddar or the Sunday Bazaar and look at those shops on which colorful and beautifully designed shawls and rallis and ajrak are hanging or where you find carved brass vases or marble and onyx sculptures and the fascinating handwork on them. All of these depict the beauty of our culture
 
Pakistani handicrafts are an integral asset for us Pakistani citizens. Just the very look of them immediately reminds you of our country and what it is all about. Handicrafts are not just little ornaments you can use to decorate your drawing rooms. They are a souvenir, a reminder of your country. Pakistani handicrafts do the same for us. It’s really amazing how people literally give these handicraft pieces as gifts to people as a memento of their motherland.
 
Places like Tharparkar and Mirpur khas and Chiniot are not very expensive to buy goods on wholesale if you have good knowledge of your business. And these vendors most definitely have that knowledge. It’s quite hard to imagine but a good majority of these illiterate vendors are actually better businessmen than a lot of our educated ones. They know what is in demand, they know how to make an ordinary item look extraordinary, they know how to attract and make customers and they very cleverly understand what price to quote to what kind of customer. A number of foreigners go to Zainab Market; it’s really incredible the way these vendors wouldn’t know the language but they would still be able to somehow communicate with those foreigners and persuade them to buy their products! It’s a business worth appreciating. Talking about the business of handicrafts, it can be rightly said that it is a small industry within itself. The way these shopkeepers do business is quite remarkable Majority of the more popular handicrafts are made in the interior parts of the country. Most of the shawls, bed sheets, mirror work, ajrak and rallis are made in Tharparkar, an interior region of Sindh. The woodwork and the sophisticated detailed carvings on the brass vases are done in Chiniot and Mirpurkhas. Big blocks of marble and onyx are brought in from Balochistan to Karachi where they are cut, shaped and carved in Orangi Town and Golimar in Karachi and then sold at Zainab Market or Sunday Bazaar. Some of the wooden and mirror work is also done in Lahore and Multan. The woven carpets and rugs are imported at very cheap prices from Kabul. As told by the vendors at Zainab Market, none of these products are sold to the direct consumers in the markets of Tharparkar or Chiniot or Mirpurkhas. They just have small scale karkhanas (factories) where an average of sixty to seventy workers, males as well as females, work per karkhana. They are paid daily or monthly wages and all the produce is sold on wholesale basis to vendors. These vendors simply add in a profit of up to 200% on each item and sell it in the ‘big city’ markets, like the famous Zainab Market. It’s a classic example of intelligent outsourcing!

Snakes turn up to celebrate culture in Sukkur with heaps of charm

SUKKUR: Cultural celebrations in Sukkur took an exciting turn when snake charmers turned up draped not just in Ajraks but their snakes as well.
Dancing to the tune of popular Sindhi music such as Ho Jamalo and Jeko Khati Ayo Kher San, dozens of snake charmers, under the umbrella of the Jogi Jago Ittehad, held a rally on Thursday to celebrate the upcoming Culture Day.
“We have come here to celebrate our culture day. If all people could live in harmony like snakes live, all our problems would end,” said one of the snake charmers.
They marched from Mohammad Bin Qasim park and finally gathered outside the Sukkur Press Club, where they soon caught the bystanders attention with their snaking, dancing cobras and music.
A large crowd gathered and joined in the celebrations, snakes and participants dancing alike to the beat of drums and melody of flutes.
Eight-year-old Zubair Ahmed, dressed in a bright Sindhi hat and Ajrak, enthused about the rally. “I’ve come here with my friends and it is a lot of fun!”
Meanwhile, the rest of the city too celebrated ahead of the Culture Day, which is to be held on December 4 as announced by the Sindh government.
Another such rally was organised by the Abro Ittehad Sukkur. Participants started out from Ayub Gate and marching through the main streets, they ended the rally at the press club. Participants were wearing Sindhi caps and Ajraks and were carrying placards and banners. “Topi Ajrak shan asan jo, Sindhi saqafat maan asan jo” was the popular chant.

Sunday 6 November 2011

Trend of National Dress

Shalwar Qameez
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The national dress of Pakistan is Shalwar Qameez  for both men and women. It consists of a long, loose fitting tunic with very baggy trousers. The dress is believed to be an amalgamation of the dresses worn by the ancient Persians, and Mughal Empire who have left their impression on the people and culture of Pakistan.
The men's version consists of solid, masculine colours, and is almost always accompanied by a collar and buttons (similar to a polo shirt). Men often wear an outer waistcoat over the shalwar kameez. The women's version almost never contains collar and buttons but is often embroidered and consists of feminine colors and may feature lace or flower patterns. Sari are also worn by women in Pakistan, especially in the region of Sindh.
In the summer, a light, cotton version is often worn, while during the winter, a heavier, wool version is worn. The sherwani or achkan with karakul hat is the recommended dress for male government employees and officials, as it is not specifically associated with any of the provinces. Most male government officials wear the formal black sherwani on state occasions. A large Pakistani diaspora exists in the West and the Middle East. Whereas Pakistanis in the United States, Canada and Australia tend to be professionals, the majority of them in the United Kingdom, Germany and Scandinavia originally came from a rural background belonging to the working class. These emigrants and their children influence Pakistan culturally and economically, keeping close ties with their roots by travelling to Pakistan and especially by returning or investing there.Diwan e Khas: The hall of special audience with the emperor
Bahauddin Zakariya Ancient sites in Pakistan include: Zorastrian Fire temples, Islamic centres,shia shrines/ Sufi Shrines, Buddhist temples, Sikh, Hindu and Pagan temples and shrines, gardens, tombs, palaces, monuments, and Mughal and Indo-Saracenic buildings. Sculpture is dominated by Greco Buddhist friezes, and crafts by ceramics, jewellery, silk goods and engraved woodwork and metalwork.

Trend of Culture Pakistan


"Pakistan's culture is again unique like the rest of the country. Pakistan's geography is the meeting point of South Asia, Central Asia and West Asia/Gulf. Its culture could be termed as a combination of subcontinental, Islamic, Regional, English and more recently global influences. Let us consider them piecemeal. The newly born Pakistan had to have a subcontinental leaning, having been a part of for last 5000 years of its civilization. However, the Indus Valley, present day Pakistan, culture was different from the rest of North India or South India". (Quoted Pakistan's Identity, History and Culture, from the famous book Gwadar.
 
The society and culture of Pakistan comprises numerous diverse cultures and ethnic groups: the Punjabis, Kashmiris, Sindhis, and Muhajirs in the east; the tribal cultures of the Baloch and Pashtun in the west; and the ancient Dardic, Wakhi and Burusho communities in the north. These Pakistani cultures have been greatly influenced by many of the surrounding countries' cultures, such as the Turkic peoples, Persian, Afghan, and Indians of South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East.

 In ancient times, Pakistan was a major cultural hub. Many cultural practices and great monuments have been inherited from the time of the ancient rulers of the region. One of the greatest cultural influences was that of the Persian Empire, of which Pakistan was a part. In fact, the Pakistani satraps were at one time the richest and most productive of the massive Persian Empire. Other key influences include the Afghan Empire, Mughal Empire and later, the short lived but influential, the British Empire.
 
The past few decades have seen emergence of a middle class in cities such as Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Hyderabad, Quetta, Faisalabad, Sukkur, Peshawar, Sialkot, Abbottabad and Multan. Rural areas of Pakistan are regarded as more conservative, and are dominated by regional tribal customs dating back hundreds if not thousands of years.

Saturday 8 October 2011

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Sindhi Sufi Culture & Preservation


SINDH through History and Representations
Readership / Level
Social scientists, anthropologists, teachers and students of Pakistan Studies, South Asian Studies. It will appeal to instructors teaching interdisciplinary courses on South Asian history, culture, and society and will interest teachers and students concerned with minority communities in South Asia. It will also attract historians and socio-cultural anthropologists.

Description

The book aims to make available to English readers the world over the research studies carried out by French scholars and academics in the subject area. The topics cover the main periods of Sindh’s history, literature, architecture, and anthropology. The chapters were originally individual contributions presented at a workshop organized in France, in 2004. The authors seek to provide a wide-ranging and comprehensive survey of Sindh’s legacy. The work provides a fresh perspective on Sindhi culture and its interaction with the cultures of other provinces of Pakistan.
About Michel Boivin graduated in Arabic and Islamic Studies, and Persian Literature and Civilization. He defended his Ph.D. thesis at the Sorbonne University. Presently he is a Research Fellow at the Centre for South Asian Studies and teaches modern history of South Asia at the University of Sorbonne. He has attended many seminars and international conferences in Pakistan, India, France, the United Kingdom and the USA. He has also published numerous papers on devotional literature in Sindh and Gujarat.

MichelBoivin graduated in Arabic and Islamic Studies, and Persian Literature and Civilization. He defended his Ph.D. thesis at the Sorbonne University. Presently he is a Research Fellow at the Centre for South Asian Studies and teaches modern history of South Asia at the University of Sorbonne. He has attended many seminars and international conferences in Pakistan, India, France, the United Kingdom and the USA. He has also published numerous papers on devotional literature in Sindh and Gujarat. the Author / Editor