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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]
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 ...
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.
Khetpartug (Pashto: خت پړتوګ, khət paṛtūg) khat partoog, is a type of Pashtun clothing worn in Afghanistan. Origin [ edit ] Khet Partug traces its history back to the Kushan and The Parthian Nobility, It is said that clans of the Parthians named Karl and Serb, Likely The Pashtun Confederacies of Karlani and Sarbani wore this type of ...
Pashtuns (/ ˈ p ʌ ʃ ˌ t ʊ n /, / ˈ p ɑː ʃ ˌ t ʊ n /, / ˈ p æ ʃ ˌ t uː n /; Pashto: پښتانه, romanized: Pəx̌tānə́; Pashto pronunciation: [pəxˈtɑːna]), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are a nomadic, pastoral, Eastern Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in northwestern Pakistan and southern and eastern Afghanistan.
The Pashtuns of Punjab ( Punjabi, Urdu: پنجابی پٹھان; Pashto: پنجابي پښتانه ), also called Punjabi Pathans [3] or Pathans, are descendants of Pashtun settlers, [4] [5] an Eastern Iranian ethnic group, in the Punjab region of Pakistan [6] and India. [2] They were originally from the Pashtunistan region of Afghanistan and ...
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 ...
Pashtunistan ( Pashto: پښتونستان, lit. 'land of the Pashtuns ', Persian: پشتونستان) [4] is a region located on the Iranian Plateau, inhabited by the indigenous Pashtun people of Afghanistan [5] and northwestern Pakistan, [6] [7] wherein Pashtun culture, the Pashto language, and Pashtun identity have been based.