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Ghulam Sediq Wardak (Afghanistan) – Pashtun inventor who is known for more than 344 inventions; Jamal al-Din al-Afghani – one of the founders of Islamic Modernism, [10] as well as an advocate of Pan-Islamic unity in India against the British. Zemaryalai Tarzi – Pashtun archeologist; Daud Shah Saba – Ethnic Afghan (Pashtun) geologist
[54] [9] [10] Bellew's theory was that all Pashtun tribal names could be traced to Rajput names. [55] [56] The Arab historian al-Masudi wrote that "Qandhar" (Gandhara in modern-day north west Pakistan) is a country of Rajputs and was a separate kingdom with a non-Muslim ruler. [57] Due to similar sounding names, this has been a source of ...
The most frequent haplogroup among Pakistani Pashtuns is haplogroup R which is found at a rate of 28–50%. Haplogroup J2 was found in 9% to 24% depending on the study and Haplogroup E has been found at a frequency of 4% to 13%. Haplogroup L occurs at a rate of 8%. Certain Pakistani Pashtun groups exhibit high levels of R1b.
An Afghan personal name consists of a given name (Dari: نام, Pashto: نوم) and sometimes a surname at the end. Personal names are generally not divided into first and family names; a single name is recognized as a full personal name, and the addition of further components – such as additional given names, regional, or ethnic family/clan names or patronymics – is often a matter of ...
The Pashtun tribal agencies along the Durand Line, further west from the North-West Frontier, formed a buffer zone between Afghanistan and the North-West Frontier of British India. Following the end of the Raj and the creation of Pakistan and India, the North-West Frontier and tribal agencies became part of Pakistan.
Pakistan's census does not include the 1.4 million citizens of Afghanistan who are temporarily residing in Pakistan. [8] [9] [10] The majority of them were born in Pakistan within the last four decades and mostly belong to the Pashtun ethnic group. They also include Tajiks, Uzbeks and others. [11]
Pashtunistan (Pashto: پښتونستان, lit. 'land of the Pashtuns') [4] or Pakhtunistan is a historical region on the crossroads of Central and South Asia, located on the Iranian Plateau, inhabited by the Pashtun people of southern and eastern Afghanistan [5] and northwestern Pakistan, [6] [7] wherein Pashtun culture, the Pashto language, and identity have been based.
Imran Khan, former prime minister of Pakistan. [2] Isa Khan Niazi, Afghan nobleman; Karamat Rahman Niazi, Pakistani admiral; Kausar Niazi, Pakistani politician and religious leader; Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi, Pakistani cricketer; Muhammad Ayaz Niazi, Afghan Islamic scholar, khatib, and imam; Munir Niazi, Pakistani poet; Naheed Niazi, Pakistani ...