The Music of Pakistan includes diverse elements ranging from music from various parts of South Asia as well as Central Asian, Middle Eastern, and modern-day Western popular music influences. With these multiple influences, a distinctive Pakistani music has emerged.
The Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah was one of the most important patrons of Qawwali and is widely credited for its cultural advancement.
Faiz Ali Faiz, a qawwali artist live in concert
Pakistani Sufi Saieen Zahoor.
A trio of Pakistani folk singers performing at a local gathering
Saraiki is an Indo-Aryan language of the Lahnda group, spoken by 26 million people primarily in the south-western half of the province of Punjab in Pakistan. It was previously known as Multani, after its main dialect.
Ashu Lal, A Saraiki poet and intellectual
Tomb of Sufi poet Khwaja Ghulam Farid