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What percentage of Pakistan is Pashtun?
15 percent
Some 30 million Pashtuns account for 15 percent of Pakistan’s population.
Are Pashtun and Afghan same?
The Pashtun constitute the largest ethnic group of the population of Afghanistan and bore the exclusive name of Afghan before that name came to denote any native of the present land area of Afghanistan. The Pashtun are united primarily by a common language, Pashto.
Does Afghanistan belong to Pakistan?
Relations between the two countries have been strained since 1947, when Pakistan gained independence and Afghanistan was the sole country to vote against Pakistan’s admission into the UN….Afghanistan–Pakistan relations.
| Pakistan | Afghanistan |
|---|---|
| Diplomatic mission | |
| Embassy of Pakistan, Kabul | Embassy of Afghanistan, Islamabad |
| Envoy |
Who is majority in Afghanistan?
Afghanistan portal Afghanistan is an Islamic emirate, in which most citizens follow Islam. As much as 90\% of the population follows Sunni Islam. According to The World Factbook, Sunni Muslims constitute between 84.7 – 89.7\% of the population, and Shia Muslims between 10 – 15\%. 0.3\% follow other minority religions.
What is the Pakistan-Afghan conflict?
Pakistan has been engaged in a decades-long armed conflict with militant groups that target government institutions and civilians, including the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other militant networks. Ahmad Shah DURRANI unified the Pashtun tribes and founded Afghanistan in 1747.
Who are the Afghan Taliban and the Pakistani Taliban?
The Afghan Taliban do not engage in attacks in Pakistan. Its efforts are focused on fighting Afghan and international troops in Afghanistan. Yet despite their differences, all of the Pakistani Taliban factions—even those that attack Pakistani interests—call the reclusive Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar their leader, or amir al-mu’minin.
Why won’t the Afghan Taliban disown the TTP?
From the Afghan Taliban’s perspective, despite their disapproval of Pakistani Taliban attacks inside Pakistan, they are hesitant to disown the TTP mainly because they need Pakistani Taliban support in the tribal regions to maintain their safe havens and sanctuaries, as well as to recruit Pashtun tribesmen to fight in neighboring Afghanistan.
Why does Pakistan’s Military ignore cross-border attacks in Afghanistan?
As for Pakistan’s military apparatus, it appears to ignore the activities of groups focused on cross-border attacks in Afghanistan. The military instead concentrates its operations against those groups that primarily target Pakistani troops and civilians. The Hakimullah Mehsud-led TTP is at the top of Pakistan’s target list for this reason.