Re: Musharraf proposes to name NWFP as ‘Khyber’
Pushtoons were never a monolithic group. There are urban, civilized Pushtoons and then their are "qabailies" (tribals ). Urban Pushtoon are mostly in the NWFP. While qabailies fill the FATA and Southern Afghanistan. These two are totally different groups and that is why they have separate administrative regions (states or provinces).
Urban Pushtoons joined the British and became soldiers and civil servants. While tribals remained dirt poor with sprinkling of smugglers and kidnappers.
The current war in Frontier is essentially a war between civilized Pushtoons and the qabailies. Civilized Pushtoons have support from Pakistan and the US. While tribals and commies are in the Arab terrorist block.
Ever wonder why so many Pushtoons share their last name with Gangez and Halago? Because Gangez and Halago were the fathers of many modern day Afghans.