alright this is the same point as raised by jenna...since obviously indians have such good jusdemental skills where they can easily tell by just looking at a person tell if they're pashtun or not
here are two people one is a pashtun and one is an afghan care to tell me which one is which ? because i mean obviously you can just tell by looking at people that they are "pashtun looking" terrorists
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That is a very absurd argument by you, because Pashtoon is an ethnicity, whereas Afghan is a nationality.
A Pashtoon can be a Pakistani, Afghan or even an Iranian, who believes in Pashtoonwali, and basically speaks Pashto. But an Afghan will only be a national of Afghanistan, and may not necessarily be a Pashtoon.
Now getting to the crux of the matter... the terror alert clearly says 'Pashtoon (Pathan) looking' people, because they (Intelligence Bureau) are not sure of the nationality, and they did not even say they are really Pashtoons. They said the terrorists
look like Pashtoons.
About others who wonder why the looks matter, here's the reason - India is full of people of all colors and textures.
Tall and dark people are a big majority in Tamilnadu and Kerala. Dark and short stocky people are a big majority in and around Maharashtra area. And in areas such as Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, one can find all kinds of people from dark & short, to fair & short to dark, tall to fair & tall. In Jammu, people are lean and fair and short. In Kashmir people are lean and tall and fair. And in North-East areas, everyone is basically short and mongoloid.
So, the logic is, if the aforementioned terrorists venture in areas around Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Guahati, they are sure to be spotted and noticed right away. If a small part of the description helps even a little, it is a great help and might save many lives. Hence the description.