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Ghag غږ" (An old Afghan tradition but not in Yousafzai

Ghag غږ" (An old Afghan tradition but not in Yousafzai, not sure about other Pashtun tribes in KP). By Shah Jehan Khan Ghag غږ...All I could recollect, I was in my village school (60s-70s), seasonal Afghans manual laborers would cross Pak-Afghan border without any passport and visa, they never heard of things like passport/visa, we used to call them ‘Kabulyan’ in fact none of them came from Kabul but other parts of Afghanistan.  They would stay with us in our hujras (Swabi Villages) as long as they wanted to, simple food and stay was free. One of those Afghans was Abdur Rehman in his 50s, used to sharpen kitchen knives with his pedal wheel for years, never went back to Afghanistan.  I was young but I could feel he is not like others, every evening on his return from work we..the young boys and girls would rush to him, he always had something for us. On one cold winter night sitting around the fire my uncle asked him.. ‘Rehman do you have any relative in Kabul (Afghanistan)?. Short

Pakool Cap. History, Origin And Traditional Pashtun Pakool. Parwesh Shaheen

 Pakool Cap. History, Origin And Traditional Pashtun Pakool. Parwesh Shaheen پکول د چا شو ؟  پکول نه دې د اتي سر دې پښتانه وايي دا زمونږ د لاس او هنر برخه هم دغه شان دعوه د چترال خواږه خلق کوي خو د لغمان خيوه او کونړ پشيان يې بل چا ته نه پريدي او وايي چې قسم دې چې دا دپشيانو ايجاد دې خو بل مخته پرې د دير سوات او اباسين کوهستان پتمن کوهستان دا خپل ګڼي او د خپلې دعوې نه نه په شا کيږي خو لا د تانګير داريل چهلاس استور عزت مند پرې وهلو ته چمتو کيږي  نو که زه شاهين دا اووايم چې دا د لويې سکندر سره سره د لويې ښاپير رنګه هندو کش پلرنى ميراث و    او که لا غوره استعمال د پکول او دننۍ قميس پر توګ او څازر کول غواړۍ   نو دا کتاب او دا يو بل لکه  INDIA AS KNOWN TO PANINI    AND COINS OF KOSHANAS  دا لا څه کوې چى اوس اوس يو شغنې ورور پرى بيخى د خپلوۍ مهر ولګولو او د خپلى خبرې په دليل کې يې ورسره د پکول معنا اومطلب هم شغنى ژبه کى را وښودو   خو زه شاهين که د خوښتيا خبره وکړم نو دې ټولو پکولونو په جوړښت او ټوکى يا وړينه کپړا کى مى د سازي کوهستان د خلقو سپين پکولونه ډير خوښ دي او لا چى د لهيټ سارانى مارغ

What Is Ghak Or Ghagh In Pashto? Ghak, Ghag Or Ghagg

What Is Ghak Or Ghagh In Pashto? Ghak, Ghag Or Ghagg. غګ،  غږ یا ژغ Are You Looking For. Ghak In Pashto... غږ  یا غګ Ghag Is Also Pronounced As Ghak Or Zhag In Pashto. غک یا ژغ Ghaq Meaning In Urdu.  What Is Ghaq In Urdu?  What Is Ghaq In Pashto?.  What Does Ghak Or Ghag Literally Mean In Pashto? Ghaq Meaning In Urdu. Ghak Or Ghag Is a Noun and used as Verb as well Contextually means Calling Some One Loudly. Ghak Or Ghag as Noun means  Shout Or Loud Voice. Ghak Or Ghag As Verb Means Calling, Naming Or Making Someone Alert With Shout Or Loud Call. Other Words For Ghak Or Ghag are Chagha, Awaz Kawal, Ra Khabrawal. What Is Ghak Or Ghag? Explained In English Ghak, Ghag And Sang E Mah Urdu Drama. In Some Pashtun Tribes Ghag Or Ghak Is a Tradition When A Young Man Fires infront Of A Girls Home to claim her as fiancee. If a boy Loves a girl and he is denied her hand as wife then in some Pashtun Tribal Areas The boy Goes To Fire With Gun outside or in front of The loved Girl.  The Firing means