Thursday, 1 April 2010

Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa پښتونخوا


The announcement today to rename the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) to one of the names preferred by the Pashtoons is welcome news. There is still some debate about the nature of the name, but for now, Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa خیبر پښتونخوا is a name that represents a break from the colonial past when the territory was split by the British colonialists from Afghanistan and incorporated within the empire as the north west frontier of British India and a buffer to Russian influence.

پښتونخوا زما وطن
Pukhtoonkhwa, zama watan
Pukhtoonkhwa, my homeland

Tor_Khan تور خان

2 comments:

  1. Heartfelt congratulations to all Pukhtuns!!

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  2. ډيره مننه قرتګي - الله دې ټولو پښتنو ته همت نصيب کړي چې د پښتو، افغانیت، د اسلام او د انسانیت خدمت وکړي

    Dera Manana Qrratugai

    Allah de tolo Pakhtuno ta himmat naseeb kree chee da Pakhto, Afghaniyat, da Islam au da Insanyat khidmat wakree.

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