In pictures: Jubilant crowds gather across Sindh to celebrate Culture Day
Men, women and children gathered in traditional Sindhi attire to sing and dance on Culture Day.
Sindh Culture Day was observed across the province, as well as other cities in the country with jubilant crowds wearing traditional caps and Ajrak shawls singing and dancing over traditional tunes.
The main event was held at the Karachi Press Club (KPC), which started around noon and continued until late in the evening. A large number of people, including women and children, attended the event.
Header photo: People wearing traditional dresses gather to celebrate the Sindh Culture Day in Karachi. — AFP
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Imtiaz Ali is a Karachi-based reporter for Dawn with over 25 years of experience in the field. His reporting portfolio encompasses crime, politics, and the provincial legislature, alongside coverage of the courts, government affairs, and the health sector.
Dec 06, 2020 11:13pm
Illiteracy is such a big curse in our society. Is a cultural day more important then innocent lives? Covid19 is threatening the entire world and we are celebrating cultural day without SOPs.
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Dec 06, 2020 11:30pm
Beautiful culture of Sindh .
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Dec 06, 2020 11:30pm
an excellent pictorial story, thanks dawn
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Dec 06, 2020 11:32pm
Complete waste of time and public money .
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Dec 06, 2020 11:49pm
Wonderful!
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Dec 06, 2020 11:53pm
Nice
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Dec 07, 2020 12:04am
This is marvelous. Cultural diversity is what makes Pakistan special. All of us should participate in each other's cultural celebrations.
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Dec 07, 2020 12:09am
'Sindh Culture Day was observed across the province, as well as other cities in the country with jubilant crowds wearing traditional caps and Ajrak shawls singing and dancing over traditional tunes.'
There is a pandemic on, people are dieing, social distance is suggested by WHO and governement and what does PPP do to divert their failures by encourage mixing, gathering and spreading covid 19.
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Dec 07, 2020 12:19am
So how will this save lives and prevent covid. Hope PTI sweeps sind in next election.
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Dec 07, 2020 12:24am
It is a shame that traditional clothing does not allow matching masks to prevent the spread of COVID.
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Dec 07, 2020 12:26am
The beautiful colours of multi cultural Pakistan. Strength in unity and diversity
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Dec 07, 2020 12:45am
Happy to see they are wearing masks and socially distancing. A day to remember.
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Dec 07, 2020 12:46am
COVID 19 must be feeling ashamed. Ignorance at its best.
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Dec 07, 2020 12:48am
Can't be more happier to see happy people of Sind.
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Dec 07, 2020 12:53am
Please wait for pandemic to finish first. After this PPP fiasco where both ' selected' leaders are out chit with covid, there will be a spike in Karachi and interior sind.
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Dec 07, 2020 12:57am
What about following COVID SOPs
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Dec 07, 2020 01:01am
Culture events are more important thab corona
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Dec 07, 2020 01:15am
Lots of selfies and no COVID protection, No wonder cases are on the rise.
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Dec 07, 2020 01:19am
Enjoy mela- spread corona. How sad
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Dec 07, 2020 01:31am
will celebrate when Vadera and Quotto systems end. PPP made Sindh modern-day Mohen jo Daro. PPP's dynastic politics must end that will be a Sindh Day.
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Dec 07, 2020 02:09am
And not a single mask in sight!
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Dec 07, 2020 02:47am
Why SOP (COVID) not being enforced.
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Dec 07, 2020 02:56am
Do they know it's Corona time at all......
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Dec 07, 2020 03:07am
Loved
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Dec 07, 2020 03:42am
Happy Sindh culture day everyone!
I love you all humans please love each other we are all humans.
Love from a Sindhi from Sindh, Pakistan.
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Dec 07, 2020 03:52am
Yet basant is banned in Punjab
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Dec 07, 2020 03:59am
Is there anything else in this culture like sportsmanship or other creative stuff besides singing and dancing?
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Dec 07, 2020 04:07am
No one is wearing Face Masks, and most of the men look prettier than the women.
Any reason why such a difference?
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Dec 07, 2020 04:14am
Nice to see Sindhis celebrating and promoting Sindh's cultural tradition. A great initiative in the right direction.
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Dec 07, 2020 04:33am
Sindh Province is a land of sweet people, my dream
shattered when I see this province is not developed
like Punjabab. I urges, PPP Sindh Government, CM,
Sindh province, please build new hospital, affordable
housing to poor and middle class families, clean
drinking water to all residence of Sindh, people of
Sindh looking PPP leadership to do more and more
for this backward province of Pakistan.
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Dec 07, 2020 04:59am
Pandemic no fear ?
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Dec 07, 2020 05:03am
Corona is dancing along with them! Wow height of ignorance.
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Dec 07, 2020 05:10am
Seems like Coronavirus epidemic is over
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Dec 07, 2020 05:16am
Not a single person is wearing a mask! So unfortunate as this celebration just turned into a super spreader event
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Dec 07, 2020 05:42am
Celebrating cultrual days in urban areas generate lots of PR for Waderas! But who will look after the suffering people in rural Sindh! Their state-of-existence is being neglected!
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Dec 07, 2020 05:54am
It is refreshing to see some happiness and joy on the streets for a change.It would have been prudent if everyone wore the face covering. Perhaps someone could have sold ajrak masks in the gathering.
I have travelled around the world and seen very few nations as dedicated to their culture as Sindhis.
The civilization dating back to thousands of years is as rich as ever.Thanks DAWN for posting pictures for diaspora like us.
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Dec 07, 2020 06:29am
No COvid restrictions.
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Dec 07, 2020 06:31am
knock knock...who's there....covid!
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Dec 07, 2020 06:40am
Covid 19, we welcome you.
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Dec 07, 2020 06:43am
No SOP's?
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Dec 07, 2020 06:48am
Very lovely very beautiful adds joy to life and living.
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Dec 07, 2020 06:57am
Beautiful. Wish you a safe day also.
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Dec 07, 2020 07:00am
Why no one is talking about Corona now... oh jalsa is done.. carry on
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Dec 07, 2020 07:15am
In the middle of the second wave of covid. What is wrong with these people, and the government?!!?
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Dec 07, 2020 07:30am
very good pictures
Dawn is the best in this
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Dec 07, 2020 07:35am
This is too much..
We should not be promoting or indulging in such activities..
This is against foundation of our country..
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Dec 07, 2020 07:44am
Sindh Cultural Day also looks Carona's field day...
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Dec 07, 2020 08:00am
Hahaha. The gathering seems to be more than what pdm could manage.
But IK is not banning such gatherings.
Seems IK wants to gather only selected gatherings.
This gathering is as though pak has eradicated corona. No masks.
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Dec 07, 2020 08:00am
Should have been postponed due to COVID-19. If at all it was to be done now it should have been done with face masks and physical distancing.
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Dec 07, 2020 08:15am
Coronavirus free day celibate in karachi,we are commited coronavirus free pakistani
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Dec 07, 2020 08:19am
Hope Covid-19 was eradicated from Sindh. No masks, no social distancing.
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Dec 07, 2020 08:28am
For all others. ..While in sindh do as sindhis do ....celebrate cultural day and enjoy
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Dec 07, 2020 09:05am
Now would Imran Khan denounce this "jalsa"?
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Dec 07, 2020 09:07am
Congratulations, Sindhis. Celebrate your culture and humanity.
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Dec 07, 2020 09:46am
More awareness is needed about COVID-19 I guess.
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Dec 07, 2020 09:47am
Very good. this is all about gender equality, inclusiveness and to celebrate great civilization.
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Dec 07, 2020 10:03am
@John The Baptist, Mask for what? Virus unstoppable
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Dec 07, 2020 10:22am
As a Sindhi I wish this celebration day should have not happened because of the Virus. We all know corruption in my Sindh is really bad due to convicted criminal Zadari family party PPPz and now kids, these criminals have to be rooted out from Pakistan either they have a future or Pakistan. How can one live in palaces with guard towers net worth into billions of dollars, average person don't have clean water, education and no clean hospitals. I hope my Sindhis learn quick and show them the boot.
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Dec 07, 2020 10:23am
‘technological advancements’ and ‘standard of living’ are also part of culture.
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Dec 07, 2020 10:51am
Haters gonna hate while Sindh keep rocking, what a nice pictorial story, yesterday there was rallies passing by from here and there full with enthusiasm, but there is also a sad fact that we Urdu Speaking distance our self from our Sindhi brothers and sisters, yet we don't have any culture festival for our self's, but I hope with time being we also able to revitalize our own culture and also try to participate in others cultural festivals.
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Dec 07, 2020 11:06am
Where is corono now? Really shame for the Gov. of Sind. Why they didn't follow SOP for this event.
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Dec 07, 2020 11:22am
Sindh corona festival...ignorance at its peak!
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Dec 07, 2020 12:26pm
@Sab Se Pehle Pakistan,
Covid 19 will not be detected by faulty Chinese kit. Just be happy.
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Dec 07, 2020 01:15pm
Not many are wearing masks!
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Dec 07, 2020 01:49pm
yes the pandemic can wait, we have a very important cultural dance to perform.
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Dec 07, 2020 02:33pm
It is past time we recognize that clothes, music etc is not culture. Culture is how we behave. And as of today, it is not of the kind one could be proud of as a society.
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Dec 07, 2020 03:35pm
Nice Reporting by Dawn Reporter Imtiaz Ali
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Dec 07, 2020 03:36pm
Nice Reporting.
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Dec 07, 2020 04:00pm
What about corona SOPs , where is Sindh government, Good Strategy of government to involve people in such activities , drive away their attention from poverty , hunger bad governance. illiteracy and ignorance of our people are always a blessings for government
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Dec 07, 2020 04:23pm
And this is the situation of the province with the highest positivity rate for covid. Other than that blocking roads through out the city and dancing in the middle of road doesn't count as celebrating culture day. This day should be used to teach masses about the rich cultural history of the province and its people.
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Dec 07, 2020 04:51pm
FFS!
Enough Already.
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Dec 07, 2020 06:42pm
Should we call it a Pandamonium or Pandemic Superspreader??
Did anyone warn the people of Sindh not to gather in large groups, sans face masks?
In case no one noticed, thousands are dying around the world every day from the Pandemic. Just in the US alone, 2 lives are being lost every minute, 24/7 and rising every day.
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Dec 07, 2020 07:04pm
The highly rich morphological language Sindhi and other major regional languages should be made 'National Language' of Pakistan.
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Dec 07, 2020 07:12pm
Who are these 'Jubilant crowds' --- Old-Sindhis or New-Sindhis ?
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Dec 07, 2020 07:21pm
Sindhi culture is beautiful and promotes tolerance in a time of extremism and violence. The land of Sufi saint Shah Latif Bhittai has been a cradle of great civilizations for centuries. I believe Sindhi culture goes beyond Sindhi topi and colorful ajrak - it has to address the nation's political destiny. Zaffar Baloch
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Dec 07, 2020 09:18pm
Awesome!!! No social distancing, no worry about COVID.
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