Pashtuns are valiant, hard-working and just plain beautiful, inside and out. Not only are they kind and hospitable towards their guests and respectful towards women, they are resourceful – you would seldom see a Pashtun not earning his keep. On top of that, they are very very proud of their culture and heritage and that’s really worth a nod or two.

That’s why we decided to showcase all that the Pashtun culture has to offer, one picture at a time.

This woman wearing parooney.

The melodious Rabab.

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This colorful display of Attan.

And this energetic display of Attan by our valiant Pakistani Pashtun soldiers.

This adorned traditional dress.

This true spirit of mehman-nawazi.

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This Pakol.

This little munchkin.

And these little angels, all dressed up for Eid.

This Hujra.

This proud pashtun.

This mouth-watering dessert called ‘Dervesh’.

Because…after all:

And in the words of Khushal Khan Khattak himself:

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