chadar


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Noun1.chadar - a cloth used as a head covering (and veil and shawl) by Muslim and Hindu womenchadar - a cloth used as a head covering (and veil and shawl) by Muslim and Hindu women
head covering, veil - a garment that covers the head and face
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KARACHI -- Sindhi folk singer Nabi Bux Chandio, better known by his alias, Jigar Jalal, who recently shot to fame for his entertaining 'Goth Studio' versions of Koko Korina, Lathay Di Chadar and Sammi Meri Waar, has reportedly been kidnapped in Shikarpur.
SUKKUR -- Sukkur Division Commissioner Rafique Ahmed Buriro inaugurated the 151st annual Urs celebrations of Sufi poet Qadir Bukhsh Bedil by laying a Chadar on his tomb in Rohri on Thursday night.
The annual Urs of Hazrat Zahir Wali Sarkar (RA) was inaugurated by laying a chadar on his grave in Kumb on Monday.
At the behest of DIG Mohammad Umar Sheikh not only him and his family was evicted from house forcibly by violating the sanctity of Chadar and Chardewari but also his valuables valuing million of rupees were stolen from the house.
At the behest of DIG Muhammad Umar Sheikh not only him and his family was evicted from house forcibly by violating the sanctity of Chadar and Chardewari but also his valuables valuing million of rupees were stolen from the house.
Allama Ahmed Iqbal Rizvi said that they would not let anyone to breach the sanctity of Chadar and Char Deewari, adding that countrywide movement would be carried out if Shia missing persons are not released.
Ajmer, Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday offered a 'chadar' at the 'dargah' of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of the 807th Urs.
The local tribesmen alleged that the security officials violated local traditions of chadar and chardeewari.
Modi, who offered prayers to Goddess Kamakhaya Devi on Friday in Guwahati on the occasion of Navratri, is now sending a chadar ( ceremonial cloth inscribed with religious verses) to the Ajmer Sharif dargah of Sufi saint Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti, also known as Garibnawaz, on Sunday.
The pretty little girls of class 1 and 2 refreshed the auditorium with a wonderful Punjabi performance "Lathey Di Chadar".
Mohammad Amin, a resident of Zhwandon valley, said two Sheppard with 800 domestic animals were trapped in Chadar Tipa area due to the snowstorm.