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    Pakistani folklore (Urdu: پاکستانی لوک ورثہ) encompasses the mythology, poetry, songs, dances and puppetry from Pakistan's various ethnic groups. Both...
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  • Punjabi folklore (more particularly its folksongs) are a core part of the Punjabi culture. Other important components of Punjabi folklore are farces,...
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  • Sassui Punnhun (category Pakistani folklore)
    Sassi (1954), Pakistani Urdu-language film directed by Dawood Chand; starring Sabiha Khanum and Sudhir. Sassi Punnu (1958), Pakistani Sindhi-language...
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  • Barmanou (category Pakistani folklore)
    mountainous region of northern Pakistan. Shepherds living in the mountains have reported sightings. The Barmanou is the Pakistani equivalent of the Bigfoot...
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    Folklore is the body of expressive culture shared by a particular group of people, culture or subculture. This includes oral traditions such as tales,...
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    Mirza Sahiban (category Pakistani folklore)
    Kapoor. Mirza Jat (1967) is a Pakistani Punjabi film starring Firdous and Ejaz Durrani Mirza Jat (1982) is a Pakistani Punjabi film starring Shahid Hameed...
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    Umar Marvi (category Pakistani folklore)
    Coke Studio season 15, was inspired by the story of Umar Marvi. Sindhi folklore Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai Baloch, N. A. 1976. Umar Marvi (in Sindhi). Jamshoro:...
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    Heer Ranjha (category Pakistani folklore)
    Tokyo National Museum. Punjabi folklore Trilok Singh Chitarkar Ikram, Sheikh Mohamad (1955). The cultural heritage of Pakistan. [Karachi; New York]: Oxford...
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    Pichal Peri (category Punjabi folklore)
    with very long hair and backward-facing feet Curupira Indian folklore Pakistani folklore Roohi, Indian film incorporating the legend Dark, Lucy (14 June...
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    Sohni Mahiwal (category Pakistani folklore)
    and were among the first singers to present the story in a song format. Pakistani pop band Noori's song Dobara Phir Se is inspired by the lore of this story...
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  • Noori Jam Tamachi (category Pakistani folklore)
    Sindhi folklore dating back to the 15th century. The story appears in Shah Jo Risalo and forms part of seven popular tragic romances from Sindh, Pakistan. The...
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  • Yusuf Khan and Sherbano (category Pakistani folklore)
    and Margaret Ann Mills. South Asian Folklore: An Encyclopedia: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka. Taylor & Francis, 2003. p143...
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    Doar (ڏور) Doro (ڏورو) Sehra ain Lada (سھرا ۽ لاڏا) Punjabi folklore Pakistani folklore Kalyan Adwani, ed. Shah Jo Risalo. Jamshoro: Sindhi Adabi Board...
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    Watayo Faqir (category Pakistani folklore)
    "Katcheri" (traditional gatherings) and are told to children in Sindhi Folklore. He used Humor, Irony and Philosophy in his fables to make it more striking...
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  • Luddi (category Pakistani folklore)
    Dance". Indian Classical Folk & Tribal Dance. 12 March 2012. "luddi | Pakistani folk dance | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Kundi, Asma (15 April 2017)...
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  • The Seven Queens of Sindh (category Pakistani folklore)
    evolutionary process of the people living in the regions of old India and current Pakistan. Lubna Jehangir painted all seven queens of Shah Abdul Lateef and displayed...
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    Lake Saiful Muluk (category Pakistani folklore)
    Saiful Muluk (Urdu: جھیل سیف الملوک) is a mountainous lake in northern Pakistan, located at the northern end of the Kaghan Valley, near the town of Naran...
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  • The Fan of Patience (Urdu: Sabr ka pankha) is a Pakistani fairy tale from Punjab, published by Pakistani author Shafi Aqeel and translated into English...
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    Monosmilus (category Fossils of Pakistan)
    "chureloides" references the Churel, a fanged, shapeshifting demon of Pakistani folklore. The closest relative of Monosmilus is Clupeopsis, another stem-anchovy...
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  • Momal Rano (category Pakistani folklore)
    Rano is a romantic tale of Momal and Rano from the Sindhi folklore and Rajasthani folklore. It is a multifaceted story that entails adventure, magic,...
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    Sorath Rai Diyach (category Pakistani folklore)
    Sorath Rai Diyach is a romantic folktale in Sindhi and Gujarati folklore. The story also appears in Shah Jo Risalo and forms part of seven popular tragic...
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  • Uran Khatola (category Pakistani folklore)
    traditional folktales of North India and Pakistan. The term literally means 'flying bedstead' or 'flying cot' but in folklore the term is used more expansively...
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  • Saiful Maluk (category Pakistani folklore)
    story might have given the name to the Saiful Malook lake in northern Pakistan, regarded as one of the most beautiful lakes in the country. Saiful Maluk...
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  • Pakistani clothing refers to the ethnic clothing that is typically worn by people in the country of Pakistan and by Pakistanis. Pakistani clothes express...
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  • Adam Khan and Durkhani (category Pakistani folklore)
    Adam Khan and Durkhani is a classic Pashtun romance which has been called the Pashto Romeo and Juliet along with Yusuf Khan and Sherbano. Adam Khan hailed...
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    Punjabi Qisse (category Pakistani folklore)
    it reached India and added the existing pre-Islamic Punjabi culture and folklore to its entity. The word Qissa (pronounced Punjabi pronunciation: [kɪssɑː])...
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    the army or government. The BBC describes Pakistani media as "among the most outspoken in South Asia". Pakistani media has been instrumental in exposing...
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  • Moriro ain Mangermachh (category Pakistani folklore)
    Sindh, Pakistan. 1967.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) Sadaf, Shazia; Kanwal, Aroosa (2023-09-26). Contemporary Pakistani Speculative...
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  • Pakistan holidays are celebrated according to the Islamic or local Pakistani calendars for religious and civil purposes, respectively. Religious holidays...
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    Overseas Pakistanis (Urdu: بیرون ملک پاکستانی نژاد), or the Pakistani diaspora, refers to Pakistanis who live outside of Pakistan. These include citizens...
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