‘asleha hamara zewar hai’
This is what believed by many Pashtoons and I’ve heard this from ANP leaders like Shahi Sayyad who also claimed to follow Bacha Khan, who was against violence.
So what are the roots of this asleha / hathiyar culture in Pashtoons?
Pashtoon and arms culture
Is this a culture or self defense? 
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topak zma qanoon da 
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not exactly. If that was case we don’t see them firing on occasions like wedding, child birth, etc. Now they also do firing on chaand raat
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you mean licensed arms?
PS: 
your signature
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IK with gun.........:D
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IK with Talibaan 
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Tum nay hamara mehmaan mara hum tumhra maimaan maaray ga
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What is IK? 
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i think it’s same in Baluch culture too
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aap PA me nahi jaati hain?
IK=Imran Khan
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actually keeping arms was common in old days.....
you can see lot of hindu households doing Shastra puja on dashera/vijayadashmi.....
shastra=weapon....some weapons are generation old....
waise yamani arab bhi to apne saath ek khas qism ka khanjar rakhtein hain....:)
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Umrah khan? 
Maine imran khan ke liye IK first time suna hai.
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Khanjar shikar ke liye rakha jata tha
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This is weird
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ji
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to some extent it exist in Sindhis and Punjabis too, but they don’t say ‘hathiyar hamara zevar hai’
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to some extent it exist in Sindhis and Punjabis too, but they don't say 'hathiyar hamara zevar hai'
have you seen how japanese samurais used to pride their katana?
