Is Pashtun a Pakistani?

Pashtuns in Pakistan identify themselves as Pakistani since 1947 only. From 1893 to 1947, Pashtuns living in the Frontier belonged, geographically, to British India. And before 1893, Frontier was an offical part of Afghanistan. So, orginally, Pashtuns are Afghan.

What is difference between pakhtun and Pashtun?

There is no difference between Pakistani Pashtuns and Afghan Pashtuns. The name Pakhtuns, Pashtuns, Pathans and Afghans are the alternative name of the same group of people. Even in today’s Afghanistan the non Pashtun people call pashtuns “Afghans”.

How do you identify a Pathan?

Pathans in India are citizens or residents of India who are of ethnic Pashtun ancestry. “Pathan” is the local Hindi-Urdu term for an individual who belongs to the Pashtun ethnic group, or descends from it. The term additionally finds mention among Western sources, mainly in the colonial-era literature of British India.

How many types of Pathan are there?

The Pathan are divided into sixteen groupings, who generally take their name from the ancestral Pashtun tribes.

Is there any difference between Afghan Pashtun and Pakhtunkhwa Pashtun?

No, there’s is not a major difference between Pashtun in Afghanistan or Pakhtunkhwa, they are the same people, who speak the same language and follow the same way of life. There’s really not a difference in fact my father (from Pakhtunkhwa) was talking to an Afghan Pashtun in Pashto seemlessly.

Are Pashtuns aware of their language and history in Pakistan?

Keeping Pashtuns away from their history and language seems to be the goal of pakistan and we have also seen this come true that’s why the term “Gul Khan” came into existence but Pashtuns nationalism here in Pakhtunkhwa is going strong and that’s the major factor that Pashtuns are aware of their language and history.

Are Pukhtun/Pashtuns Indian in culture?

The Pukhtun/Pashtuns are not Indian in culture (although the current puppet government in Afghanistan is very Indian friendly and those guys are mostly of non Pukhtun/Pashtun origin).