In this painting the view of a white Pashtun chaddar gracefully hanging over a wire, with jeans and a shirt flopping on its side, depicts a powerful illustration of the cultural restrictions faced by girls and women of Pashtun culture. It is a symbolic reminder that of the restricted freedom and lack of choice that many females within this culture bear. The chaddar in this painting that has occupied a huge place on the wire, fully open and expanded, acts as a physical barrier, constraining the desires and wishes of many Pashtun girls and women. The presence of the jeans and shirt on the side of chaddar represents the choices and other options of self-expression. It further highlights the unambiguous difference between the opportunity for in