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Dry Fruit Wala in Sadar Rawalpindi by Mujahid ur Rehman

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Either I never noticed it before, or this is a new trend of selling dry fruit. You would find the ‘pathans' selling dry fruit on wheel barrows all over Rawalpindi. There is a lot of hard work and pride that goes into the decoration and presentation of the fruit. A guy slowly strolling with a wheel barrow full of dry fruit is a nice sight itself. It immediately brings a smile to your face because of its uniqueness. On top of the wheel barrow, they lay down a piece of cloth, and then you have nicely laid piles of cashew nuts, walnuts, dried fig and mixed dried food that include almonds, peanuts, mulberries and raisins. I made friends with this guy and even bought mixed dried fruit for my father-in-law who enjoys such things back in South Africa. I guess it reminds him somewhat of his roots, the origin of his family chain! It is not acceptable to me that I have forgotten the name of this guy, it goes against my code of doing street photography, I even took a few portrait shots of him, I guess one way of honouring him would be to suggest that you buy dried fruit from a pathan next time you see him. The fruits are worth a munch with a cup of tea!

Pathan is widely used for Pashto speaking people from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. People who speak pashtoo should be called ‘pakhtoon’ as this is a more formal and decent word. I remember a pashtoo speaking friend who didn’t like this term, I don’t remember the reason anymore though. The word pathan is widely used and in Punjab province, we use the word pathan to refer to a pashtoo speaking person, or ‘khan saab’ if directly calling them (khan saab is Urdu for Mr. Khan). In any case, when I or other people use the word pathan, it is not derogatory or insulting at all, it is an acceptable term. I even call my wife pathan sometimes, especially when she talks in Urdu in Pashtoo accent. Her family from her mother’s side are pathan, they came from Sawaat region of Pakistan. If however, you want to ask someone don’t say, ‘are you a pathan?’, rather say, ‘are you a pakhtoon?’ because the brave Pakhtoons are Pride of Pakistan! :-)

With Subtitle by Raja Islam

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Cinemas in Peshawar by Imran Schah

The pashtoo movies in Peshawar

Chill on the Hill :) by Emran Ashraf

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In Lalazar , a shooting of some Pashtoo movie was going on. We managed to get some pics of a song. The Hero is Arbaz Khan.

IMGfd_0020 by Emran Ashraf

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In Lalazar , a shooting of some Pashtoo movie was going on. We managed to get some pics of a song. The Hero is Arbaz Khan.

this demonstration is in chaman of PSO on 21st of january for pashtoo language by ismail khan

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this demonstration is in chaman of PSO on 21st of janvary for pashtoo language by ismail khan

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this demonstration is in chaman of PSO on 21st of january for pashtoo language by ismail khan

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International Peace Day Celebration in Kunduz by UNAMA News

Around 200 governmental officials,members of Kunduz Provincial Peace Committee and Provincial Council, community elders, university lecturers and students, poets, cultural scholars, some Taliban ex-fighters, UNAMA and UNDP-APRP representatives attended the event.

The event started with inauguration speeches of Kunduz Provincial Peace Committee chairman, Cultural Advisor of Kunduz Governor's Office, Head of UNAMA, Dean of Kunduz University and chairman of Kunduz Provincial Council.

The speakers highlighted the importance of peace from the prospective of Islam, its need in Afghan community, role of youth, culture and tradition in building a peaceful society; they condemned the violence and war and called the Anti Government Elements to join peace process and participate in construction of their country.

Then, the over 30 poets presented their Dari,Pashtoo and Uzbeki poems on peace and national unity and at the end of the ceremony three winners, one from each 3 mentioned languages awarded by the organizers of the event.

Photo: UNAMA / Shamsuddin Hamedi

this demonstration is in chaman of PSO on 21st of january for pashtoo language by ismail khan

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International Peace Day Celebration in Kunduz by UNAMA News

Around 200 governmental officials,members of Kunduz Provincial Peace Committee and Provincial Council, community elders, university lecturers and students, poets, cultural scholars, some Taliban ex-fighters, UNAMA and UNDP-APRP representatives attended the event.

The event started with inauguration speeches of Kunduz Provincial Peace Committee chairman, Cultural Advisor of Kunduz Governor's Office, Head of UNAMA, Dean of Kunduz University and chairman of Kunduz Provincial Council.

The speakers highlighted the importance of peace from the prospective of Islam, its need in Afghan community, role of youth, culture and tradition in building a peaceful society; they condemned the violence and war and called the Anti Government Elements to join peace process and participate in construction of their country.

Then, the over 30 poets presented their Dari,Pashtoo and Uzbeki poems on peace and national unity and at the end of the ceremony three winners, one from each 3 mentioned languages awarded by the organizers of the event.

Photo: UNAMA / Shamsuddin Hamedi

this demonstration is in chaman of PSO on 21st of january for pashtoo language by ismail khan

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