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Pashtunwali



Pashtunwali (Pashto: پختونوالی) or Pathanwali (Hindi: पठानवलि, Urdu: پٹھانولِ) is the indigenous pre-Islamic honor code and religion of the Pashtun people.Pashto Language & Identity Formation: Contemporary South Asia, July 1995, Vol 4, Issue 2, p151,20 The correct transliteration would be Pakhtoonwali, however, the English convention is Pashtunwali or Pushtunwali.



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