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A peace march has started in Bannu under the leadership of a National Jirga in Bannu. Members of various political parties and civil society demanding from authorities to restore law and order in the area. Protesters are also calling for reopening of blocked roads 1️⃣

Our security agencies must closely monitor universities. At Punjab Uni, wolves hide in Pashtun& Baloch student organizations, targeting naive students seeking edu, away from parents watch.They first give them cultural pride, then brainwash, & link them to terrorist groups.

urdu has a word for the pain of separation that contains, within it, the assumption that reunion is cosmically possible. while english is so spiritually bankrupt it can name the ache but not imagine its end.

She has many fans who are upset. Here's the problem: The fact that she uncritically presents this propaganda as truth shows that her perception of Iran is inorganic and colored by Western lies about us. People like Marjane are an orientalism laundry. They absorb Western propaganda about their homelands, remix and repeat it, thus lending it creedence (look, one of them said it, it must be true!!!). Their only role is to lend legitimacy to Western lies. Some are innocuous: they entertain upper class liberal Whites with pretenses of appreciating the East (Oh you're Persian? I loved Persepolis!). Others are not so harmless, they manufacture consent for imperial destruction of their homeland. Remember Khaled Hosseini? Is there any wonder that George Bush liked him so much? In my school, we were made to read the Kite Runner to explain why we were fighting the Taliban. They don't produce anything new or interesting. They are not subverting the Western narrative. They are not native voices. They are parrots for the West. That's why they are celebrated and awarded far and wide, because they are mouthpieces for empire. If you look, you will notice these people everywhere.

Pashtunistan

In Pashtun regions, on Eid night, children gather wood, set it on fire, and celebrate by dancing around the flames. This tradition, called Katamir, was a symbolic part of Eid, Its roots trace back to Zoroastrian traditions, where fire was sacred and central to celebrations.

Glad to see quality Pashto content on Nowruz/Naway Kaal. Contrary to popular belief, Nowruz isn't only a Persian festival but observed by all Iranian peoples: Kurds, Baloch, and many Pashtuns/Afghans too. As the speaker states, Khushal Baba wrote about the joy of Nowruz as well.