Pathan Related stories

y only pathans..

they r very kind n brave and people of honour
hospitility and guest respect
98% muslims and fights against there reliqion
they lose there family, property dosent matter but to rais the name of there God Allah and the prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
most religious most coverd womens and now days educated too.

Alexander wrote a letter to his mother, while in fight with Pukhtoons in Arachosia (now Kandahar) and said,
" I am involved in the land of leonine (lion-like) and brave people, where every foot of the ground is like a well of steel, confronting my soldiers. You have brought only one son into the world, but every one in this land can be called an Alexander.
"PUKHTOONS THE GREAT NATION"

Please ask, what would u like to know about pathans.
can u tell, how this question raised in ur mind.
there are punjabies, baluchies, sindies, mahajirs , beharies, memans, budoos, and so on.

emn,

I've seen one carry two 2ton A/Cs, one under each arm, and running down the street... :P

The Pathans live in Northern Pakistan and Afghanistan. The group is made up of some 60 Pushto-speaking tribes. The Pathans, also known as Pakhtuns, Pashtuns, Pushtuns, and Pakhtoons, number some 10 million in Pakistan and some 8 million in Afghanistan. They make up the largest ethnocultural group in Afghanistan.

The Pathans comprise distinct groups. Some live as nomads in the high mountains with herds of goats and camels; others, such as those living in the Swat Valley, are farmers; and still others are traders or seasonal laborers. However, this ethnographic description defies the fact that they constitute more than 20% of Pakistan's armed forces and dominate Pakistan's transportation industry and have provided the most popular Pakistani president Ayub Khan who lead the major industrialization movement which Pakistan has seen in the last 54 years.

The British attacked the Pathans in the late 19th and early 20th century. They were finally forced to offer the Pathans a semiautonomous area between the border of British India and Afghanistan. After the creation of Pakistan in 1947, the new nation annexed the Pathan border regions.

In the early 1950s, the Soviet Union through Afghanistan supported Pathan ambitions for the creation of an independent Pushtunistan (also called Pakhtunistan) in the border areas of West Pakistan. Several border clashes and ruptures of diplomatic relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan ensued. The movement was never able to gain popular support considering that Pathans in Pakistan were always better off than Pathans in Afghanistan.

Pathans also helped liberate the part of Kashmir which is now under Pakistan's control. Their support and hospitality to more than four million Afghan refugees was crucial in Afghan's liberation from the Soviet Union.

The Pathans are known as people who are brave, simple, and sincere in their dealings with others. They are noted as fierce fighters, and throughout history they have offered strong resistance to invaders. They staunchly hold on to their cultural traditions and connect with one another in a visceral way.

Hangu (village of frontier) is richest area of pakistan as of wealth.

Pathans are now Doctores, Engineers, Scientists and leading Buisnessmen, Politcieans and etc,

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"The Pathans: The Pathans are proud of several things - one, they've never assimilated; two, they acknowledge their roots from the tribes of Israel (some claim to be Benjaminites while others claim to be Menashe;
I concur with the latter opinion); three, although they are offically Moslems, they wear a fringed garment that resembles tzitzit, keep their heads covered, observe the Sabbath, and circumcise their sons at exactly 8 days old.
The Pathans are fiercely brave and totally committed, having succeeded to drive the Russian Army out of Afghanistan."
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The eyes of conviction: Pathans are no-nonsense and no-compromise
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Have you guys had the Pathan Roti? Its awesome!

"Ali Baba and 40 thieves" are now "Ali Baba and 30 thieves" ; 10 were laid off.

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Yes 600...

problem though.

You can not judge a group, you can solely judge an individual, and even with that one has to be careful.

But, if you want me to give an impression...

Generally, I think Pathan are misunderstood by the 'westerners' and 'Arabs" alike.