Pakistani folk music
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| Music of Pakistan | |
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| Religious music | |
| Traditional music | |
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Lux Style Awards MTV Awards |
| Music festivals | All Pakistan Music Conference |
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| Nationalistic and patriotic songs | |
| National anthem | Qaumi Tarana |
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Folk music of Pakistan includes the traditional forms of Balochi, Pashto, Punjabi, and Sindhi. Pakistani folk songs include "Abeeti" (a love song sung by young women), "Allah Hoo" (a Muslim lullaby) and "Ashoor Jan" (a patriotic love song).
Badala (or Sandara) is a historically significant form of Pashto folk music that focuses on local romance, epics, folktales, fables, local heroes and historical events. Badala also includes Pashto translations of epics and romance from Arabic and Persian.
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