Ajmal Khattak

Ajmal Khattak Ajmal Khattak (Pashto: اجمل خټک‎) (Urdu: اجمل خٹک‎) (15 September 1925 — 7 February 2010) was a Pakistani politician, writer, Pashtun poet, Khudai Khidmatgar, former President of Awami National Party and close friend of the late Khan Wali Khan.[1]His early student life was marked by active protests against the British Raj, which was followed by his joining of the Khudai khidmatgar movement and anti-colonial Pashto poetry....

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Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan

Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan    Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan (Urdu: خان عبدالجبار خان‎) ( born 1882 – May 9, 1958), popularly known as Dr. Khan Sahib, was a pioneer in the Indian Independence Movement and a Pakistan politician.Contents [hide] 1 Early life 2 Contribution to the Indian independence movement 3 Politics in Pakistan 1947 – 1954 4 Back in government 5 Assassination 6 References 7 Notes 8 See also Early life[edit] He was born...

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Amir Dost Mohammed Khan

Amir Dost Mohammad Khan Amir Dost Mohammed Khan- Durrani Empire 1757-1980 ( Founder of Barakzai Clan)April 14, 2013 by Dr. Khurrum Yousafzai Rate This“We have men and we have gold and treasure and sacred land in plenty, we have everything.” —Dost Mohammad Khan Durrani Barakzai King of India and Afghanistan to John Lawrence.Famous Quotation of Amir Dost Muhmmad Khan of Afghanistan Durrani ( Royals Kings of Kings as Durrani is known...

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Fateh Khan,

Fateh Khan, the ablest of the Barakzai brothers, sped to join Mahmud, by then in exile in Persia, and together they proceeded to Kandahar. Mahmud had a very small following at this time but his new ally not only had the powerful backing of the Barakzai, but the following of other influential tribes in the Kandahar area as well. Together they secured Kandahar and advanced on Kabul from which Shah Zaman fled towards Peshawar. On the way he was captured, blinded and imprisoned in Kabul’s Bala Hissar. Three years later (1803), however, Shah Mahmud...

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Shah Shuja

FamilyShuja Shah was the son of Timur Shah Durrani of the Durrani Empire. He ousted his brother, Mahmud Shah, from power, and ruled Afghanistan from 1803 to 1809.Marriages[edit]A daughter of Fath Khan TokhiWafa BegumA daughter of Sayyid Amir Haidar Khan; Amir of BokharaA daughter of Khan Bahadur Khan Malikdin KhelA daughter of Sardar Haji Rahmatu'llah Khan Sardozai; WazirSarwar BegumBibi Mastan; of Indian originCareer[edit]Depositions, imprisonments...

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History of Zarobai

History of ZarobaiWhen the partition of whole territory belonging to Pashtoons was taking place amongst their tribes by Shiekh Milli's partition rule, our ancestors were given their part/portion at Munara but as we know it was a small village & their share was much greater which was impossible to be given here so they got their remaining portion at Trapakai {now included in Tarbela Dam} and Pajman.Munara (which was already a build up village at the north bank river Indus) was a very famous & historical place; it'a name has been mentioned...

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History of Qissa Khwani Bazaar

The massacre at the Qissa Khawani Bazaar (the Storytellers Market) in Peshawar, British India (modern day Pakistan) on 23 April 1930 was one of the defining moments in the non-violent struggle to drive the British out of India. It was the first major confrontation between British troops and non-violent demonstrators in the then peaceful city—some estimates at the time put the death toll from the shooting at nearly 400 dead.[1] The gunning down...

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Akhun Darweza Baba History

AKHUN BABA AKHUN BABA Man by nature is very forgetful and absent-minded. He does forget the history of his forefathers with the passage of time. There are many people of my village who don’t know even the names of their grandfathers. This is because of the fact and don’t know the life history and other achievements of their forefathers. I am very curious to know the history of my respected forefathers. I also want to transfer the knowledge to my younger generation that I’ve got from my elders and history. Today, every one is involved...

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غازي ادې

دايوه تورېالۍ اومبارزه افغانه وه چې پرافغانستان باندې د انګريز په دوهم يرغل کې يې د وطن دخاورې اوملي نواميسو څخه په ډيره دلاور ۍد فاع کوله.افغاني ښځې نه ېوازې په شهامت او وطن دوستۍ مشهورې دي بلکه ددوې ېوشمېر لکه دویه، رامنی، شخنزاری، صورقه،موله او داسې نورې دافغاني کلتور او فرهنګ دسترعلمبردارانو څخه ګڼل کېږي او دسیمې دثقافت او کلتور مهم بابونه جوړوي. دغازي ادې اصلي نوم شبیعه وه ، په کلي اوکورنۍ کې دالماسۍ په نامه مشهوره وه. دا دهیواد د جنوبي سیمي کټواز اوسیدونکې وه او په خټه سلېمانخېله وه . دغازي ادې کورنۍ زېاتره په کوچیتوب ژوند کاو، دسرحدي سیمو...

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Ghazi Baba Mardan

The battle of Nowshera in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (now in Pakistan), which according to the locals there, was a final blow to the NWFP by Sikhs. After the fall of Nowshera the tribes of Hoti Mardan assembled under the leadership of Syed Khwaja Noor also known as Mian Khwaja Noor and Ghazi Baba to fight Sikhs. On the day of this skirmish across the Kalpani River running through Hoti Mardan the local tribes of an Lashkar Khel took money from Sikhs commanders. And when Ghazi Baba and his immediate friends went to the battle field in the morning, there...

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Wazir Tribe

Wazir tribe from HUMAYOONKHAN...

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په پښتو ژبه کښې رباعۍ

په پښتو ژبه کښې رباعۍ تاريخ - ليک پروفيسر جهانزيب نياز  مولانا شبلي نعماني دَ شعر الحجم پۀ اولنۍ حصه کښې دَ فارسۍ دَ رباعۍ پۀ حقله ليکي چې يعقوب صفار څوک چې دَ خاندان صفاريه مؤسس وو، يو ځل دَ خپل ماشوم ځوې سره ناست وو، ماشوم دَ غوزانو (اکوړو) سره لوبې کولې، دې لوبې ته جوختاپاک وائي ـ او پلار ئې پۀ څۀ بل کار کښې مشعول وۀ ـ دې ماشوم به دَ يو پانکي نه کتۍ(کوتۍ) ته دا غوزان غورځؤل ، خو دا کتۍ دَ پانکي نه لږه لرې وه نو ځکه به دا غوزان آخوا دېخوا غورځېدل خو کتۍ کښې به نۀ پرېوَتل، آخر غوزان کتۍ ته غوزار شول، نو يو غوز پکښې پۀ مزه مزه پۀ ارغړېدو...

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د پښتو ژبې مختصر تاريخ

د پښتو ژبې مختصر تاريخ - ليک خيام يوسفزے    ژبه يو کامل او مکمل اندام دے چې د روح د شعور او د ‌ذات د ساتنې د تقاضې ترجماني او نمايندګي کولې شي ، يا لکه دا چې ، ژبه فقط د بنيادم د خلې وتي هغه صوتي اشکالو ته وايي چې دے پرې د خپلو خيالاتو اظهار بل بنيادم ته کوي څومره چې پښتانۀ زاړۀ دي دومره پښتو ژبه زړۀ ده ، ځکه چې پښتو يـوازې د يوې قديمې ژبې نوم نه دے بلکه دا د هغو ښو ثقافتي اقدارو د مجموعې نوم دے په کوم چې دا قوم پيژندې شي ، که مونږ دا ووايو چې دَ پښتــــو په وجه پښتون پښتون دے نو بې ځايه به نه وي اوس چې څومره پښتون زوړ دے نو دومره...

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BEAUTIFUL SWAT

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Qilla Bala Hisar History

Qilla Bala Hisar Bala Hissar (Pashto/Urdu/Persian: قلعه بالا حصار‎) is one of the most historic places of Peshawar. The word Bala Hissar is from Dari Persian, meaning, “elevated or high fort”. The name was given by the Pashtun King Timur Shah Durrani (1773–1793), who used the fort as the winter capital of the Afghan Durrani Empire, with the summer capital being in Kabul. The Sikh empire who conquered Peshawar in the early 19th century named...

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Bakhshali Mardan History

Bakhshali Mardan  The Bakhshali manuscript is an early mathematical manuscript which was discovered over 100 years ago. The Bakhshali Manuscript is the name given to the mathematical work written on birch bark and found in the summer of 1881 near the village Bakhshali (or Bakhshalai) of the Mardan district (now in Pakistan). The village is situated 15 km from the city of Mardan.An Inspector of Police named Mian An–Wan–Udin (whose...

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Shahbaz Garha History

Shahbaz Garha In local language it is called Shahbaz Garha. This is the place to take a break or rest when you are tired. Hence the famous Pushto Matal, Shahbaz Garha Da Staro Zay dey ( شهباز ګړه د ستړو ځا ۍ دې ) . This in fact is entirely true. It is about 12 km from Mardan city. It has beautiful mountains, green trees, open fields and a small river in the centre of the village.In old times all these facilities made it attractive for...

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Abdul Ahad Momand

Abdul Ahad Momand Abdul Ahad Momand (Pashto: عبدالاحد مومند‎, born January 1, 1959) is a former Afghan Air Force aviator who became the first Afghan and 4th Muslim to journey to outer space. He became one of Soyuz TM-6 crew members and spent nine days aboard the Mir space station in 1988 as an Intercosmos Research Cosmonaut[1] He became the fourth Muslim to visit outer space, after Sultan bin Salman Al Saud, Muhammed Faris, and Musa Manarov....

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Mohmand History

Mohmand   The Mohmand (Pashto: مومند‎ - also spelled as Momand) are a Pashtun tribe, inhabiting primarily eastern Afghanistan and the Mohmand Agency in the semi-autonomous Federally Administered Tribal Areas of northwest Pakistan.[1]Contents [hide]1 Demographics2 History3 Principal clans of Mohmands4 Notable Mohmand5 References6 External linksDemographicsIn Afghanistan, the Mohmands are found nearly everywhere, but mainly concentrated in Nangarhar, Kunduz and Kunar. In Pakistan, they inhabit the Mohmand Agency in the Federally Administered...

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Safi Tribe History

Safi (Pashto: ساپی‎ sāpay; plur. ساپي sāpi) is a major branch of the greater Gharghasht Pashtun tribe, originating in the Kohi Safi district of Parwan province. The Safi tribe comprises a majority in the Pech Valley of Kunar and are present in significant numbers in Parwan Province, Kapisa Province, Kabul Province, Laghman Province, Nuristan Province and the whole of Kunar Province. They are also present in smaller numbers in Mohmand and Bajaur Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan.Contents [hide] 1 Safi divisions 2 History 3...

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