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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. [1] [2] Marriages are not only seen as a union between a husband and a wife, but also an ...
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;), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are a nomadic, pastoral, Eastern Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in northwestern Pakistan and southern and eastern Afghanistan.
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 ...
Pashtunistan. 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 identity have been based.
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 ...
v. t. e. The Pashtun tribes ( Pashto: پښتانه قبايل ), are tribes of the Pashtun people, a large Eastern Iranian ethnic group who speak the Pashto language and follow Pashtunwali, the social code of conduct for Pashtuns. They are found primarily in Afghanistan and Pakistan and form the world's largest tribal society, comprising over ...
Pashtun diaspora. Pashtun diaspora ( Pashto: بهر میشت پښتانه) comprises all ethnic Pashtuns. There are millions of Pashtuns who are living outside of their traditional homeland of Pashtunistan, a historic region that is today situated over parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. [12]
Khan Roshan Khan. Khan Roshan Khan Yousafzai ( Pashto: خان روشن خان; November 1914 – 19 November 1988) was a Pashtun historian, educationalist, and writer from Pakistan known primarily for being president of the Muslim League in Swabi and for writing books on the history of the Pashtun people. [1] [2] [3]