royal dynasties of now defunct states in ancient India. Most dastarkhawans (dining tables) include breads, rice, vegetable, and meat curry. Special dishes include biryani, qorma, kofta, seekh kabab, nihari, haleem, Nargisi koftay, roghani naan, naan, sheer-khurma (dessert), chai (sweet, milky tea), and paan are associated with Muhajir cuisine. Traditional dress The traditional clothing of Muhajirs is the traditional clothing worn by Muslims in North India, and it has both Muslim and South Asian influences. Both Muslim men and women wear the shalwar kameez as a daily dress, and kurta, pyjama and brightly-coloured waistcoats for special occasions. Other traditional dresses for muhajirs include the sherwani, which is believed to have been introduced to Pakistan by Muhajirs, sari, which is an un-stitched stretch of woven fabric arranged over the body like a robe and Gharara which originated from the Nawabs' attempt to imitate the British evening gown. Literature and poetry The majority of Muhajirs speak Urdu as their native tongue, therefore most poets and writers write in Urdu. There is a very rich tradition of Urdu literature running through the history of Muhajir culture. For instance, Mushaira, a poetic symposium in which ghazals are recited, is also considered an important part of muhajir culture. Festivals Muhajirs celebrate many festivals which include religious, political, ethnic, and national festivals. Islamic festivals which are celebrated by Muhajirs include Eid-al-Fitr, Eid-al-Adha, and Ashoura. Political celebrations include MQM Founding Day and APMSO Founding Day. Muhajirs celebrate Muhajir Cultural Day as an ethnic and cultural festival. Persecution Persecution of Muhajirs ranges from mass killings, discrimination, enforced disappearances, torture, to political repression and suppression of freedom of speech. A MEMRI representative stated that the Muhajirs "have faced discrimination and attacks in linguistic conflicts involving Sindhi-speaking locals, while in Islamabad, the federal capital, the Muhajirs face discrimination in government jobs." Attempts to address such greivences such as a demand for a separate province in Pakistan has been repeatedly denied by Pakistan authorities. Massacres Muhajirs have been targeted in multiple massacres, which were mostly either executed by Pakistani state authorities, Punjabi–Pashtun Ittehad or Sindhi and Pashtun nationalists. Qasba Aligarh massacre, the most notable, was a massacre orchestrated by the recently settled and armed tribal people from KPK and Afghanistan in Qasba Colony, Aligarh Colony, and Sector 1-D of Orangi in Karachi in the early hours of the morning on 14 December 1986, and claimed the lives of more than 400 Muhajirs.