Re: Punjab and Democracy!
Ouch.. Hot under the colar! Wow, you are like just about every Pathan stereotype wrapped up in one man!
I did google up some stuff, and all I found was
Defend your honor. Kill anyone that dishonors you.
Defend your land. Kill anyone that invades your space.
Defned your women. DEFINENTLY kill anyone who dishonors your women.
If anyone asks for sanctuary or protection, even an enemy, you must obllige.
Pashtunwali
Pashtunwali is the Pashtun code of life. The Pashtun, speaking an east Iranian dialect called Pashto, live on both sides of the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Although predominantly Muslim, the Pashtun live according to a cultural code, Pashtunwali, which demands courage, hospitality (e.g., giving shelter to anyone who seeks protection), and revenge—unless the aggressor seeks public pardon. Pashtunwali, however, never forgives shame-causing crimes, especially those involving a woman’s honor. Pashtun society is well known for its generations-long cycles of revenge murder. Conflict resolution in the case of murder involves public pardon, forgiveness, the ceding of land, or the giving in marriage of a woman from the aggressor’s family to a member of the aggrieved family. Pashtunwali is driven by nang (honor) and tor (shame). As a compendium of cultural customs, Pashtunwali guides a Pashtun’s every public behavior and action. Sometimes its many expectations make it difficult for even the staunchest Pashtun to live by the letter and spirit of the Pashtunwali code. “To be a Pashtun is a curse,” says a Pashto proverb, “but not to be a Pashtun is a shame.”
Further Reading
Still not a democratic system though…