The clubs have strict rules against headgear associated with gangs, and apparently his patka resembled the banned do-rag. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-08-01] Reference
He was endowed with Bishan Bedi-type wiles – only because he wore a patka – when he ran through the Pakistan middle order at his most productive venue, Old Trafford, in 2006. From Wordnik.com. [Monty Panesar sets out in search of his old self at Sussex] Reference
In Carlsbad, California, 22-year old Dave Bindra has filed a religious discrimination complaint after he was denied entry to two night clubs because he was wearing a patka, a tighter fitting version of the traditional Sikh turban. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-08-01] Reference
On June 3, Jagmohan Singh Premi was punched in the face after a student intentionally attempted to remove his patka at the Richmond Hill high school. From Wordnik.com. [The Times of India] Reference
"I am very particular of being touched and hit at my head or my patka. From Wordnik.com. [Bhajji denies hitting cameraman] Reference
The camera man is seen running towards me and the intensity and pace with which his camera clearly hits my head and it was not like just a touch, it hit me hard on my head and patka, "Harbhajan said. From Wordnik.com. [Bhajji denies hitting cameraman] Reference
The cameraman is seen running towards me and the intensity and pace with which his camera clearly hits my head and it was not like just a touch, it hit me hard on my head and patka, "Harbhajan wrote in his bigadda blog. From Wordnik.com. [The Times of India] Reference
In Arabic it is called "amaama", in Persian "dastaar", in Urdu "pugree" or "kullah" in Punjabi "pugree" or "pug", and in Pushto "patkaiy" or "patka.". From Wordnik.com. [ALL THINGS PAKISTAN] Reference
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