Document #1105475
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
Turbans are worn by men in both Sindh and
Punjab. There is no cultural or religious compulsion among
Pakistani Muslims, however, to wear a turban. As individual
preference determines who wears a turban, it is impossible to
determine a person's ethno-linguistic affiliation on the basis of
whether he wears one. In large urban centres, most men choose not
to wear a turban regularly, confining their use of the apparel to
ceremonial occasions.
The style of turbans worn, particularly for ceremonial purposes,
are often associated with a particular region and group of people.
In the context of Pakistan, however, Punjab and Sindh occupy
contiguous geographic areas of the country and ,therefore, there
may be a uniformity of style amongst those sections of both ethnic
groups that have long been living in propinquity, although
stylistic variation would be more pronounced in areas further away
from the cultural fracture zone along the provincial border.