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Attan ( Pashto: اتڼ ), the national dance of Afghanistan, is a traditional dance originating from the tribal Pashtun regions. [1] [2] The dance is performed during weddings or other celebrations (engagements, weddings and informal gatherings). The Attan was also conducted by Pashtuns in times of war such as the British occupation and the ...
Families and friends are usually seated in a large hall during the ceremony. Marriage in Pakistan ( Urdu: پاکستانی شادی) pertains to wedding traditions established and adhered by Pakistani men and women. Despite their local and regional variations, marriages in Pakistan generally follow Islamic marital jurisprudence.
Sammi Meri Waar سمّی میری وار. Hindko, Potohari. [1] Pa Bismillah Qadam Rawakhla په بسم الله قدم راواخله. Pashto. Aaya Laariye Ni. Musarrat Nazir. Punjabi. Ahesta Bero آهسته برو.
Barakzai. v. t. e. Pashtunwali ( Pashto: پښتونوالی ), also known as Pakhtunwali and Afghaniyat, [1] is the traditional lifestyle or a code of honour and tribal code of the Pashtun people, from Afghanistan and Pakistan, by which they live. Many scholars widely have interpreted it as being "the way of the Pashtuns" or "the code of life". [2]
Ashraf Hotaki – Shah of Persia from 1725 to 1729 and fourth ruler of the Hotaki dynasty. Ayub Shah – Afghan king. Azim Khan Barakzai – Barakzai noble and governor of Kashmir. Azad Khan Afghan – Pashtun who was a major contender for Supremacy in ruling Persia. Daud Khan Panni – Mughal general.
Pashtun culture ( Pashto: پښتون کلتور) is based on Pashtunwali, as well as speaking of the Pashto language and wearing Pashtun dress . Pashtunwali and Islam are the two main factors which make the baseline for the social behavior in Pashtun society. [1] Pashtuns are traditionally strict and conservative regarding the preservation of ...
Naghma ( Dari: نغمه ښاپېرۍ; Pashto: نغمه ښاپېرۍ, born 1 January 1964) is an Afghan singer who started her career in the early 1980s. Similar to that of Sonny & Cher, she sang alongside Mangal during the 1980s and early 1990s. Naghma's songs are mostly in Dari and Pashto, the two major languages of Afghanistan. [2]
Manzoor Ahmad Pashteen ( Pashto: منظور احمد پښتين, Urdu: منظور احمد پشتین) is a Pakistani Pashtun human rights activist from South Waziristan. He is chairman of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement ("Pashtun Protection Movement", PTM), [2] a social movement based in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. [3] [4] From 11 to 14 ...