Women Dress Pakistan

Hijab is the Quranic requirement that Muslims, both male and female, dress and behave modestly. The most important Quranic verse relating to hijab is sura 24:31, which says, "And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and guard their private parts and not to display their adornment except that which ordinarily appears thereof and to draw their headcovers over their chests and not to display their adornment except to their [maharim]..."

Women Dress Pakistan include Shalwar Kameez, a tunic top and baggy trouser set which covers women arms, legs and body. Pakistan women dress a loose dupatta scarf around the shoulders, upper chest and head since showing ones hair is considered rude and in bad taste. Men also have a similar dress code, but only women are expected to wear a veil in public.Westerners are also expected to dress modestly too. Pakistan is a conservative country and it is advisable for women to wear long skirts, baggy trousers and long sleeved tops or wear the traditional shalwar kameez in public. In the big cities, some women wearing jeans and khakis, especially in casual settings, shopping malls and around picnic spots. Dress codes for men are more lax, though shorts are uncommon. Vest tops, bikinis and miniskirts are all considered to be rude and are thus a social taboo.

Women dress Pakistan has no laws banning or enforcing the hijab. It is the symbol of modesty in Pakistan. Lots of the Pakistan women wear the hijab but it varies in design; for example in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas most of the women wear the full head-to-toe black burqa/chador while in the rest of the provinces, including Azad Kashmir, most of the women wear the dupatta (a long scarf that matches the woman's garments). The hijab together with a duppatta is becoming popular among the younger generation. Surveys conducted in Pakistan show that most Pakistan women wearing the hijab do so of their own choice.

Sartorial hijab, and the veil in particular, has often been viewed by Westerners as a sign of oppression of Muslim women. It has also been the cause of much debate, especially in Europe amid increasing immigration of Muslims; the 2006 United Kingdom debate over veils and the 2004 French law on secularity and conspicuous religious symbols in schools are two notable examples.