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Perhaps we pashtuns are fated (or cursed?) to always quarrel with each other on every plateform, in every walk of life....the rest of the world is laughing at us, they are happy that such fearsome people are always divided and disunited.
My advice is similar to yours, swallow some of your pride if you are going to get along well with pakistan. Pashtuns are very proud people and they do the mistake of looking down on others. You should remember that for rest of pakistanis your pride is arrogance , it will keep them away from you.
@ghilzai Tell me about the human beings. How is that possible, how can anyone change his ethnicity.
Yaraa even the Pashtuns, the Punjabis, the Sindhis, the Kashmiris, the Bengalis & so on & so forth of today are nothing more than the descendants of a bunch of people who a few thousand years ago, despite being born out of some other civilizations or races, decided to call themselves Pashtuns or Punjabis or Sindhis & so on & so forth !
Pashtun History goes back 4000 years, I'm sure Punjabi & Kashmiri history is just as long - What were they before that ? They must have been something...right ? None of those ethnicities descended from heaven; they were created through interactions between different people who, through time, evolved a language of their own, a culture of their own & a history of their own & then a time came when they grew a common collective consciousness & lo & behold - a Nation was born !
So if they really are 'created' identities as modern sciences tell us that they are then it would be logical to assume that a person can call himself a Pashtun, a Punjabi or anything of the sort if they wish it !
Take my example - I'm an ethnic Kashmiri but culturally & linguistically I'm a Punjabi & I identify very...very strongly as a Punjabi & not as a Kashmiri because I've made that choice as an individual to call the Punjabis of Pakistan as my own people, within the context of Pakistan !
New Recruit
99% of threads started on daily basis here are in no way related to defense, yet the name 'Pakistan defense forum', and all most all the threads opened are to abuse, hate, target and vent their frustration on others, including this very own thread, religion bashing, racism etc etc happen blatantly, if the mods were educated good enough on what amounts to violation of 'rules', all most all would have been banned permanently, this forum is nothing but an open sewage were any one can come in and open a new thread bashing others. In such a situation you are hoping to make friends here. don't pay too much attention to negativity, try to look at good things.
You can transform into other ethnicity through some generations that is happening through ancient time, that's your case too but instantly its impossible.
Abbaiii post 'thank' kar diyaa kar mein koii suteilaaa nahin hooon !
Waisee huun lakin phir bhii kar diyaa kar !
Dude, the time frame is irrelevant if identity is all about choice ! Yes it requires an easing in, in almost all organically or subconsciously induced changes, but if its a deliberate choice then whats the need for an easing in because you've already defined yourself as what you are !
National Identity might be instantaneous e.g in 1947 we suddenly became pakistanis but we simply cant change our race, it is determined at birth , you carry this racial identity to the grave. Exact words of havi are "i have adopted pashtun race", one can be admirer, fan of pashtuns but wtf is adopting a race?Abbaiii post 'thank' kar diyaa kar mein koii suteilaaa nahin hooon !
Waisee huun lakin phir bhii kar diyaa kar !
Dude, the time frame is irrelevant if identity is all about choice ! Yes it requires an easing in, in almost all organically or subconsciously induced changes, but if its a deliberate choice then whats the need for an easing in because you've already defined yourself as what you are !
This ISPR article was dated 2007..dont bring in 1999 books written by civilians.
What ISPR says regarding ethnic composition of Pak Army is the most credible and an outsider like me would rather go with ISPR's words than anybody else. By denying what ISPR said you are making them look like liars which is a great disservice to your Army.
If you want to defend Pathans fine..but please dont cook up facts to prove your point,
OR
It can mean abother thing..That the Pathans were so disgusted with the conduct of the Pak Army in the WoT that many of them got voluntarily discharged from the army and the % fell from 30% to 13.5%. Take your pick
@haviZsultan
You might be happy that a supporter has poped up for you against me. But this akhroat is a ticking time bomb, he is doing more harm than good whenever i poke him a little.
National Identity might be instantaneous e.g in 1947 we suddenly became pakistanis but we simply cant change our race, it is determined at birth , you carry this racial identity to the grave. Exact words of havi are "i have adopted pashtun race", one can be admirer, fan of pashtuns but wtf is adopting a race?
National Identity might be instantaneous e.g in 1947 we suddenly became pakistanis but we simply cant change our race, it is determined at birth , you carry this racial identity to the grave. Exact words of havi are "i have adopted pashtun race", one can be admirer, fan of pashtuns but wtf is adopting a race?
The same as you came up with a 'Pashtun Race' a few thousand years ago !
@ghilzai Tell me about the human beings. How is that possible, how can anyone change his ethnicity.