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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.
Mahira Khan – Pakistani actress known for her roles in Pakistani and Indian films. She has Pashtun ancestry from her father's side. Neelam Muneer – Pakistani actress from Mardan; Fawad Khan – Pakistani actor born into Pashtun family; Kushhal Khan – Pakistani actor from Nowshera, Descendant of Kushal Baba; Laila Khan – Pashto singer ...
Zai (Pashto: زی zay 'son of'; plural: زي zī) is a suffix denoting a member of certain Pashtun tribes in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Clan names are formed with the word khel . Distribution
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 ...
Pashto [b] (/ ˈ p ʌ ʃ t oʊ / PUH-shto, [6] [4] [5] / ˈ p æ ʃ t oʊ / PASH-toe; [c] پښتو, Pəx̌tó, [pəʂˈto, pʊxˈto, pəʃˈto, pəçˈto]) is an Eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family, natively spoken in northwestern Pakistan and southern and eastern Afghanistan.
Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi, Pakistani army general and former Military Governor of East Pakistan; Amir Abdullah Khan Rokhri, Pakistani politician and activist; Amjad Khan Niazi, Pakistani admiral; Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi, Pakistani folk singer and politician; Fazal Niazai, Afghan cricketer; Gholam Mohammad Niazi, Afghan politician and religious ...
Pashtuns make up the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan, comprising 46-65% [16] [17] of the total Afghan population. Approximately 2 million Afghan refugees live in the neighboring Pakistan. The majority of them are Pashtuns who were born in that country. [18]
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.