Pashtun is the name of an ethnic group from Afghanistan and Pakistan. The other name for Pashtun is Pathan. Pakhtuns is also the word that is used for the same ethnic group as well. Here we are discussing the Pashtuns or Pathans of Pakistan that are most living in the Northern Areas and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan. However, Pathans also lives in various other parts of the Pakistan as well but in Pakistan, these are the ethnic to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In term of cultures and traditions, Pakistani land is very fertile that represents the diverse cultures and traditions.
Most of the culture in Pakistan are to some extent are shared by its neighborhood as well. Like most of the Sindhi and Punjabi traditions and cultures are common in both the people of Pakistan and India. However, if talk about the Pashtuns culture then this is entirely based on the Pashtunwali and to some extent in Islam. Most of the current culture of Pashtunwali dated back to the Alexander’s defeat of the Persian Empire in 330 BC. That’s why Pashtun culture is also considered as the pre-Islamic tradition as well.
Here is the information about the Pashtun culture in pictures.
Pashtun Boy
Khattak dance is being performed by these guys in Kalam festival Swat
Sacrifice and saving others life is Pashtun culture
Summer activity in Pushto called Ghubal
No chance to survive without Naswar
As big as their heart is
Khair sha apridia
Chitrali Pakol
Peshawari Chappal
Kolhapuri Chappal
Truck Art
Dampokh
There own judicial system
Fashion
Rubab
Shandur Polo
