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- /ˈpɑːʃˌtʊn/, /ˈpæʃˌtuːn/; Pashto: پښتانه, romanized: Pəx̌tānə́;), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are a nomadic, pastoral, eastern Iranic ethnic group primarily...
- only after the Pakhtun elite had been co-opted by the ruling elite...Thus, even though there is still an active desire among some Pakhtun activists to use...
- sought to rename the province "Pakhtunkhwa", which translates to "Land of Pakhtuns" in the Pashto language. This was opposed by some non-Pashtuns in the province...
- PkMAP chief Achakzai has also called for the creation of a province for Pakhtuns living in areas from the Pak-Afghan border to Mianwali in ****stan. In...
- stereotypes about Pashtun people. The word "Pathan" (as opposed to the endonym "Pakhtun") is a Hindi word and it refers to Pashtuns or people who have Pashtun...
- March 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018. Khan, Ghulam Qadir (3 April 2018). "Pakhtun renaissance". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 7 May 2018. Khan, M. Ilyas (23 April...
- Asia. They are considered to be one of the possible ancestors of modern Pakhtun people. They are identified with "Pactyans" by Herodotus. Paktia Province...
- Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 29 May 2020. Pashtun, also spelled Pushtun or Pakhtun, Hindustani Pathan, Persian Afghan, Pashto-speaking people residing primarily...
- The Rock of Aornos, Shangla District, Khyber Pakhtun Khwa (KPK), ****stan...
- This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For...