Pakistan, July 12 -- Several Pakistani celebrities have voiced outrage over a controversial incident in Karachi, where a local restaurant reportedly denied entry to a man wearing shalwar kameez, the country's national dress. The incident occurred on May 18 at a restaurant in DHA, prompting widespread criticism on social media and legal action from the affected citizen.

Advocate Abdul Latif Baloch, who filed a complaint in consumer court, claimed he was humiliated when staff refused to let him and his friends enter simply because they were dressed in traditional attire. He alleged that a staff member mocked them, saying, "Shalwar kameez is for poor people; we don't serve paindu (unsophisticated) types."

The incident went viral online, wi...