Burquah is one of the most common thing (similar to cloak) which is worn by Pakistani woman. Some people, who are more religious, wear these burqahs. There are two types of burqahs. First, it has two parts. Upper part is to cover face and shoulder, and lower part is to cover the body and feet. Usually upper part is made of black material. It is made with three thin veils to be able to look outside. Other part of the burqah is to cover head and shoulder, which is made of thick cloth. Second the other type of burquah is more common is small towns and rural villages. It is similar to the above one. Which consists two parts, part that covers body is made up of thick cotton and the other part that cover the head is made tightly fitting head piece. The face is covered by close fitted netting that allows the wearer to see through it. Burqah is mostly worn in rural areas. They are more religious than urban areas. But some women who don’t like to wear burqah they wear loose scarf, which covers head and shoulders. In urban areas burqah is regarded as old-fashioned. So the women don’t like wearing it. They have their hair cut short and wear no duppata. But in Islam every woman have to wear burquah and should be purdah from outside surroundings. For women, who stays at home and doesn’t go outside they wear shalwar-qameez. This is the national dress for all women to wear if they are at home. They are called shalwar-qameez and dupatta. Shalwar is similar to pant. Qameez is similar to shirt but it is long and duppata is similar to scarf to cover the head.
