The shalwar kameez is the national dress of Pakistan [1] [2] and is worn by men and women in all Five provinces Punjab , Sindh , Baluchistan , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa And Gilgit Baltistan in the country and in Azad Kashmir . Salwar refers to loose trousers and kameez refers to shirts. Since 1982, all officials working in the secretariat are required to wear the national dress. [3] Each province has its own style of wearing the salwar kameez such as Sindhi shalwar kameez , Punjabi shalwar [4] kameez, Pashtun shalwar kameez and Balochi shalwar kameez . Pakistanis wear clothes ranging from exquisite colours and designs to various types of fabric such as silk , chiffon , cotton , etc