GENEALOGY OF BACHA KHAN

There are different opinions about the origin of Pathan. Many historians believes that they were Aryans, from Iran, while other believes that Pathans are from Bani Israel (Children of Israel). Any how historians are agreed on their genealogical background. According to historians the origin of Pathans are traced back to Qais Abdul Rasheed. He and his clan embraced Islam on the invitation of Hazrat Khalid bin Waleed bin Utba bin Akrama, the famous companion of Hazrat Muhammad (SAW). For the propagation of Islam Prophet Muhammad (SAW) send Hazrat Khalid bin Waleed to Khurasan where a tribe Afghan was living. Hazrat Khalid bin Waleed wrote an invitation letter to that Afghan tribe to embrace Islam. About seventy persons of that tribe came to Madinah and embraced Islam. At that time Prophet Muhammad (SAW) was busy in Makkah conquest. After conquest when Prophet (SAW) came back to Madinah he became very happy that Afghan tribe enters in Islam without any violence. He changed their old names with new ones. Out of those seventy persons who came to Madinah and embraced Islam, one person named Qais got the name of Abdul Rasheed. Hazrat Khalid bin Waleed married his daughter named Sara to Qais Abdul Rasheed. Due to his courage Prophet (SAW) gave him the title of Bathan which later on became Pathan. Qais Abdul Rasheed Qais Abdul Rasheed was known to be the pioneer of Pakhtuns. From Sara, Qias Abdul Rasheed had three sons named; (1) Sarban (2) Garghashti (3) Batni 1. Sarban: Sarban is the pioneer of Sarbani Pukhtoons. He had two sons named 1.1 Shrakhboon 1.2. Khrashboon 1.1. Shrakhboon He had six sons named 1.1.1. Urmur 1.1.2. Bareech 1.1.3. Tareen1.1.4. Miana1.1.5. Babar1.1.6. SheeraniAll these six are the pioneers of clans and sub clans. 1.2. Kharshboon; He had three sons named; Kasi, Zamand and Kand. 1.2.1. Kasi; He had three sons named; Shinwari, Ketran and Kasni or Kasi. Every one of them is the pioneers of clans and sub clans. 1.2.2. Zamand; He is the pioneer of the Muhammadzai clan from which Baacha Khan belongs. He had five sons named; 1.2.2.1. Muhammad 1.2.2.2. Nokhi1.2.2.3. Katani1.2.2.4. Naki1.2.2.5. KhuwashgiEvery one of these had sons and grandsons who were the pioneers of clans and sub-clans.1.2.3. Kand; He had two sons named Ghoura or Ghouri and other Sheikha or Sheikhi. These two have sons and grandsons which are pioneer of clans and sub-clans. The younger son Sheikha or Sheikhi is the pioneer of famous pushtoon tribe Yousafzais. Muhammad, the elder son of Zamand is the pioneer of Muhammadzai clan. Muhammad had three sons and a daughter named Mamo. The offspring of Muhammad was settled in present Charsadda. Among all these offspring the eight became very famous. Different names were given to newly born villages which reflects the names of Muhammad’s offsprings. Those eight villages were popularly known as Hasht Nagar. The word Hashtnagar is the combination of two languages Persian and Hindi. Hasth is a Persian word means “eight’ and Nagar is a Hindi word which means “village”. The word Hasht Nagar combinly means “eight villages” which was later on known to be Hashtnaghar in Pushto. The three sons of Muhammad are; 1.2.2.1.1 Ilyas; The pioneer of Ilyaszai. He had four sons named Zikriya, Saif-ud-din (Sapo), Hussain and Prang. They all were the pioneer of their clans. 1.2.2.1.2 Shaho; The pioneer of Shahozai clan. He had eight sons named Barak Shah, Turang (Turangzai), Umar, Sulaiman, Yaqoob, Ghura, Aka and Babak. Some of them were the pioneer of their clans. 1.2.2.1.3 Barak Shah; He is the pioneer of Badshahzai clan of Muhammadzai. He had two sons named;1.2.2.1.3.1. Rajar; He is the pioneer of Rajar. 1.2.2.1.3.2 Utman; He is the pioneer of Utmanzai. He had three sons named; 1.2.2.1.3.2.1. Fareed Khan; The pioneer of Fareed Khel. 1.2.2.1.3.2.2. Taimus Khan; The pioneer of Tarnau. 1.2.2.1.3.2.3. Shareef Khan; He had a son named;1.2.2.1.3.2.3.1. Khawas Khan; The pioneer of Khawazi Khel. He had three sons named;1.2.2.1.3.2.3.1.1. Suleman Khan; the pioneer of Suleman Khel. 1.2.2.1.3.2.3.1.2. Shamo Khan; the pioneer of Shamoze.1.2.2.1.3.2.3.1.3. Salman Khan; He had two sons named, 1.2.2.1.3.2.3.1.3.1 Zain Khan 1.2.2.1.3.2.3.1.3.2. Obaidullah Khan; He had two sons named; 1.2.2.1.3.2.3.1.3.2.1. Jain Khan 1.2.2.1.3.2.3.1.3.2.2.Saifullah Khan he is the grand father of Baacha Khan. He got two marriages. From his first wife he had three sons and a daughter while from 2nd wife he had two sons and a daughter. Their family backgrounds are as fallowing. . Saifullah KhanSaifullah Khan (Grandfather of Baacha Khan) got two marriages• From his first wife he has three sons and one daughter. Those are; 1. Behram Khan 2. Shah Pasand Khan3. Samand Khan 4. Wife of Haji Ghulam Haider Khan • From his 2nd wife Saifullah Khan having two sons and a daughter named as; 1. Yar Muhammad Khan 2. Ghulam Haidar Khan 3. Wife of Sargans Khan Behram Khan Behram Khan is the elder son of Saifullah khan of all his seven children. He was from the first wife of Saifullah Khan. Behram Khan has two sons and two daughters. 1. Dr. Khan Saib 2. Daughter 1 3. Daughter 24. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Baacha Khan) 1. Dr. Khan SaibHis elder son was Dr. Khan Saib (His actual name). He got two marriages; his first wife was from Charsadda and the second was a Scottish based lady in England. 1.1. Dr. Khan Saib first wife named Khursheda, the daughter of Nasrullah Khan of Umbandher village of District Charsadda. From Khursheda, Dr. Khan Saib got three sons Sadullah Khan, Obaidullah Khan and Hidayatullah Khan and a daughter who died in her prime. A. Sadullah Khan: The elder son Sadullah Khan was the XEN in PWD Abbottabad left two sons Shamim Sadullah and Anwar Sadullah.B. Ubaidullah Khan: Ubaidullah Khan had three sons; Badruduja, Muneer and Jan.C. Hidaytullah Khan: He left three sons; Mustafa Kamal an Army Officers, Ajmal Khan, former Provost University of Peshawar and Shehrayar Khan. 1.2. During his stay in England, Dr. Khan Saib got his second marriage with a Scottish lady named “Mary”. From her, Dr. Khan Sahib had a son named Jan Khan and a daughter named Maryam. Jan Khan lived for some time in Charsadda but he died due to typhoid. While Maryam married to a Sikh. 2. Daughter 1Behram Khan elder daughter 2nd after Dr. Khan Saib was married to Burhan Khan of Rajjar Village of Charsadda. She had two sons and one daughter. The elder son named Fida Mohammad Khan and younger named Shad Mohammad. The daughter was married to Behram, the son of Haji Malik of District Mardan. 3. Daughter 2Behram Khan 2nd daughter was married to his cousin Sanaullah Khan s/o Yar Mohammad Khan (Step brother of Behram Khan). She had a son named Sultan Mohammad Khan. Sultan Mohammad Khan had two sons and one daughter. 4. Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Baacha Khan) Behram Khan younger son named Abdul Ghaffar Khan famously known as Baacha Khan, the founder of famous Pukhtoon social movement Khudai Khidmatgar. Abdul Ghaffar Khan got two marriages. 4.1. He first married to Meherqanda, daughter of Yar Muhammad Khan of Rajjar of district Charsadda. From Meharqanda Ghaffar Khan had two sons named Abdul Ghani Khan, the famous Pushto Poet (Lewani Phalsaphi), Abdul Wali Khan, the famous politician and a daughter named Meher Taja Bibi. His first wife was died due to epidemic in 1918. A. Abdul Ghani KhanAbdul Ghani Khan was the elder son of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan. He got marriage to Roshan, a Parsi girl. He met Roshan at Bombay in his friend house during his job at Gola Gokarnath Sugar Mills at UP. Roshan was the youngest daughter of Rustum Jhang of Hayderabad Deccan. Ghani Khan fall in her love and got marriage in December 1939 despite his father Abdul Ghaffar Khan and other family opposition. From Roshan, Ghani Khan had two daughters named Shandana, Zareen Bibi and a son named Faridoon. A.1 Shandana Bibi; Shandana, the elder daughter of Ghani Khan was married to some one in India and settled in Banglore.A.2 Zareen Bibi; Zareen Bibi the younger daughter of Ghani Khan was also married to some one in India and settled in Bombay. A.3 Faridoon; The only son of Ghani Khan. Faridoon Khan married to Nageen Bibi, daughter of Pir Muhammad Khan of Utmanzai. From Nageen Bibi Faridoon Khan had two sons named Behram and Mashal and a daughter named Shani Bibi. A.3.1. Behram; Behram the elder son of Faridoon Khan married to Lubna Bibi, daughter of Kamal Khan of Marwandi (Kamal Khan is the son of Hidaytullah Khan and grandson of Dr. Khan Saib) Kamal Khan married to Nageen Bibi’s sister. From Lubna Bibi, Behram Khan had a son named Ghani Khan. B. Abdul Wali Khan Khan Abdul Wali Khan was the 2nd son of Baacha Khan from his first wife. He married to Tajo Bibi in 1944 when Wali Khan’s age was only 29. From Tajo Bibi, Wali Khans had two daughters named Nasreen (born on 18th March 1945) and Parveen (born in February 1947) and Asfandyar Khan, (born on 14th February 1949). Wali Khan’s first wife, Tajo Bibi died when he was in Jail by giving birth to twins in which one passed away along with his mother and the other Asfandyar Wali Khan, the present Central President of Awami National Party is still alive. B.1 Daughter NasreenThe elder daughter Nasreen was married to Azam Khan Hoti, the former federal Minister. Azam Khan Hoti was the son of Khudai Khidmatgar and close friend of Baacha Khan Amir Muhammad Khan. from Azam Khan Hoti Nasreen had two sons named;B.1.1. Amir Haidar Khan Hoti; The elder son of Azam Khan Hoti. He is the current Chief Minister of NWFP. He married with Shahnaz Bibi, the daughter of Sareer Khan and grand daughter of Merdil Khan, colleague of Baacha Khan. From Shehnaz Bib Amir Haidar Hoti has two sons named Akbar and Muhammad and a daughter named Palwasha. B.1.2. Amir Ghazan Khan;The 2nd son of Nasreen Wali Khan and Azam Khan Hoti. He is the current Director of Baacha Khan Trust. He married to Saira Bibi daughter of Haidar Ali Khan of Dargai. From Saira Bibi, Amir Ghazan Khan had two daughters named Haya and Laila. B.1.3. Shama Bibi; The only daughter of Nasreen Wali and Azam Khan Hoti. She was married to Suleman Khan of Rajar. From Sulaiman Khan, Shama had two sons named Mustafa and Esa.B.2 Daughter Parveen The younger daughter Parveen was married to Javed Khattak. From Javed Khattak Parveen had two sons named Khuskhal Khan and Jamal Khan. B.3 Asfandyar KhanAsfandyar Wali Khan, the current President of Awami National Party (ANP) was the younger son of Wali Khan’s first wife. His mother died by giving birth to twins. In twins Asfandyar Khan was alived while the other died with his mother. He married to Mazida Bibi, daughter of Dost Muhammad Khan of Rajar. From Mazida Bibi, Asfandyar Khan had two daughters named Durkhanai and Gulmakai. The younger Gulmaki was married to Mashal Khan, the son of Nageen Bibi and Faridoon Khan. Asfandyar Khan had a son name Aimal Khan. B. 2. Abdul Wali Khan got his second marriage in November 1954 with Nasim, the third daughter of Amir Muhammad Khan Hoti, famous Khudai Khidmatgar and a close colleague of Baacha Khan. Amir Muhammad Khan famously known as Khan Lala. From Begum Nasim, Wali Khan had a son and a daughter.B.2.1. Gulalai; Gulalai was born in July 1956. By profession Gulali is a doctor. She married to Dr. Jehanzeb of Bannu. From Dr. Jehanzeb, Gulali had three sons named Jalwan, Janan and Jebran.B.2.2. Sangeen Wali Khan; From Begum Nasim, Wali Khan had a son named Sangeen born on 7th June 1959. Sangeen Wali Khan married to Alia Bibi, daughter of Anwar Khan. Anwar Khan is the son of Amir Muhammad Khan Hoti of Mardan. From Alia Bibi Sangeen Wali had two daughters named Meherqanda and Maryam. Sangeen Wali had also a son named Lawangeen. C. Meher Taja BibiMeher Taja was the only daughter of Baacha Khan. She was married to Yahya Jan Khan. From Yahya Jan Khan, Meher Taja had a son named Saleem Jan Khan and two daughters named Rohida and Shahida Bibi. Saleem Jan Khan had three sons Changeez Khan, Sherbaz Khan and younger Zerak Khan. Her elder daughter Rohida had two sons named Samir and Fahad. The younger Shahida Bibi had no child despite she married for many times. 4.2. Baacha Khan married for the second time in 1919. He got one son named Abdul Ali Khan commonly known as Lali, the educationist, the Vice Chancellor of University of Peshawar.Shah Pasand KhanShah Pasand Khan is the 2nd son of Saifullah Khan. He has three sons and three daughters. Those are;A. Mohammad Khan: He is the elder son of Shah Pasand Khan. He has two sons and one daughter. His daughter is elder than his sons and she was married to his cousin Mir Sahib (son of Shah Sahib). B. Shamroz Khan: 2nd son of Shah Pasand Khan. He married to the daughter of Kunda Bibi (wife of Samand Khan) Later on Shamroz Khan was killed and he left two daughters and a son. His elder daughter was married to Sultan Mohammad Khan of Mohammad Nari village. His son named Abdul Karim. C. Shah Sahib: 3rd son of Shah Pasand Khan. He has three daughters and a son named Mir Sahib. Shah Sahib daughter was married to Haji Muhammad Akram Khan. from him she got one daughter and four sons named Ashraf, Amir Nawaz Jalia, Azam Jan and Hasham Jan. The only daughter of Haji Mohammad Akram Khan was married to late Sadullah Khan. D. Daughter 1: Shah Pasnad elder daughter was married to Torai Pir. She gave birth to two daughters. E. Daughter 2: Shah Pasand khan second daughter was married to Zafar Khan s/o Muhammad Umar Khan. She gave birth to two sons named Farukhsiyar, Alamgir and two daughters. F. Daughter 3: Shah Pasand 3rd daughter was married to Abdul Hameed Khan. She gave birth to a son named Rabnawaz Khan Salar and a daughter. Samand KhanSamand Khan is the third son of Saifullah Khan from his first wife. He married to Kunda Bibi. She is the full sister of Haji Muhammad Umar Khan, Haji Ghulam Haidar Khan and half sister of Haji Muhammad Akram Khan, Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Abdullah Khan and Abdul Hameed Khan of Utmanzai. Samand Khan died just after his marriage. He left one daughter married to his cousin Shamroz Khan son of Shah Pasand Khan. Shamroz Khan was also killed just after his marriage. Shamroz Khan left two daughters and a son named Abdul Karim. His elder daughter was married to Sultan Muhammad Khan of Mohammad Nari. Daughter 1 She is the first daughter of Saifullah Khan from his first wife. She is the full sister of Behram Khan, Shah Pasand Khan, Samand Khan and half sister of Yar Muhammad Khan, Ghulam Haidar Khan. She also had one step sister. She was married to Haji Ghulam Haidar Khan. She gave birth to one daughter and two son named Haji Abdul Sattar Khan and Ghulam Sarwar Khan. A. Haji Abdul Sattar Khan: He had two daughters and four sons named Tehsenullah, Tafkhirullah, Hameedullah and Ihsanullah. B. Ghulam Sarwar Khan: He had three daughters and one son named Muhammad Nadir Khan. C. Daughter: She was married to Abdul Manan Khan of Utmanzai. She had five sons named Abdul Qayum, Abdul Qudoos, Mir Rehman, Abdul Rehman and Nehar. Saifullah Khan 2nd wife childrenFrom his 2nd wife Saifullah Khan have one daughter and two sons named Yar Muhammad Khan and Ghulam Haidar Khan. Yar Muhammad KhanYar Muhammad Khan is the elder son of Saifullah Khan from his 2nd wife. Yar Muhammad Khan had two daughters and two sons. Those are; A. Sanullah Khan: He married to his step cousin, daughter of Behram Khan and sister of Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Baacha Khan) and Dr. Khan Sahib. Sanullah Khan had one son named Sultan Muhammad Khan. Sultan Muhammad Khan had one daughter and two sons named Aslam Khan and Bahadur Khan. B. Taj Muhammad Khan: Died in his early life. C. Daughter 1: Elder Daughter of Yar Muhammad Khan was married to Sher Ali Khan. She gave birth to three daughters and four sons named Sher Afzal, Shah Afzal, Gul Afzal and Muhammad Sher. Her elder daughter is married to Ajab Farish Khan. Ajab Farish had one daughter. D. Daughter 2: 2nd daughter of Yar Muhammad Khan married to Hamid Khan. She had two sons.E. Daughter 3: 3rd Daughter of Yar Muhammad Khan married to Haji Ali Shamozai. She had a son. Ghulam Haidar KhanGhulam Haidar Khan was the 2nd son of Saifullah Khan from his second wife. He was the brother of Yar Muhammad Khan. Ghulam Haidar Khan had five daughters and two sons. Those were;A. Haji Sarbiland Khan: Haji Sarbiland Khan had one son and a daughter.B. Sheikh Farid: Sheikh Farid had three daughters and three sons named Jaffar Khan, Faqir Khan and Khalil Khan. His elder daughter was married to Inayat Khan of Prang, Charsadda. His 2nd daughter was married to 2nd son of Haji Turangzai. His third daughter was married to Mukaram Shah s/o Maghfoor Shah of Shakar Dand. Her third daughter had one son. C. Daughter 1: Ghulam Haidar Khan elder daughter was married to Maghfoor Shah of Shakar Dand. He had two sons named Mukaram shah (Sheikh Farid’s son in law) and Muhammad shah. D. Daughter 2: Ghulam Haidar 2nd daughter was married to Abdul Ghaffar of Umerzai. E. Daughter 3: Ghulam Haidar 3rd daughter was married to Ghulam Sadiq brother of Maghfoor Shah of Shah Dand.F. Daughter 4: Ghulam Haidar 4th daughter was married to Rehmatullah of Ghari Hameed Gul. She had a son named Sadullah. G. Daughter 5: Ghulam Haidar Khan 5th daughter was married to Aziz Khan of Wardaggas son. Daughter Saifullah Khan had one daughter from his second wife who was the full sister of Yar Muhammad Khan and Ghulam Haidar Khan. She was married to Sargans Khan. She had one daughter married to Zaman Khan of Utmanzai. Sha also had one daughter who was married to Tehmas Khan. He had one minor daughter.

A LETTER BY AFZAL KHAN LALA

At the advent of 21st century intellectuals the world over predicted that the new millennium will usher in peace, human rights and dignity of man. Mankind will show tolerance, endurance and maturity. The man of this planet who has conquered space will be a messenger of peace to other planets. But unfortunately this century began with such chaos, wars, religious and sectarian extremism, violence, brutality, suicide bombing, and destruction that it rather disgraced humanity. There seems no end to this phony, aimless reign of terrorism.Life has become difficult for everyone. On the one hand the civilized nations claim to conquer space and universe but their war mania has made the world a living hell for human race. The new world is like a global village. Instead ofLove, brotherhood and harmony among the nations it has segregated and distanced the nations, waging wars, creating disturbances and bringing destruction. History testifies that war cannot bring peace. The use of brutal force cannot win over nations. Human hearts and minds are won by love and persuasion. The clouds of war have endangered the human species. The sea pirates hijack ships for million dollars ransom. Kidnapping for ransom in our region has reached its climax and no one is safe in their homes and even the heavily guarded are more at risk and vulnerable. Terror reigns supreme. The close examination of these events of blood shed, terrorism and turmoil has badly affected the three neighborly countries- Pakistan, India and Afghanistan. Uncertainty is the order of the day in all the three countries. The unfortunate part of this phenomenon is that our think tanks think that these conditions are self created.First think over it that India has never accepted the division of sub-continent since inception and is aspiring for a united India “Akand Bharat”.The all rightwing Islamist extremists and hawkish elements in Pakistan are determined to hoist green ‘flag’ on Lal Qila. The entire world voted for Pakistan in U.N for membership except Afghanistan, Evidently they have not accepted Pakistan and Pakistan is bent upon to conquer Afghanistan under the garb of strategic depth. I wonder how they will conquer it and achieve!!??These experienced wizards don’t think for a moment that after Independence of Pakistan and India both the governments supported secularism. Extremism, violence, sectarianism and religious divide were almost non-existent. Gandhi ji , the follower of non-violence was assassinated by a biased Hindu with the support of Muslims. In Liaqat Ali Khan’s Govt. In Pakistan Sir Zafrullah Khan a renowned Qadiani was minister for Foreign Affairs and Jagirdar Lal Mandal , a Hindu of the lowest caste(Dalit )was holding the portfolio of Law Ministry.Analyzing the religious fanaticism and hatred in the aforementioned perspective on both sides one is busy in establishing a Hindu hegemony “Akhand Bhart” in the region and the other is obsessed with the holy idea of hoisting the green crescent flag over the red fort( Lal Qila), resultantly the secular forces were being marginalized. India still claims to be a secular state but the Hindu religious extremist leaders dominated and eclipsed the secular policy. On the eve of partition and creation of Pakistan, religious parties of undivided India and their veteran leaders were opposed to the creation of Pakistan. Even after partition, some of the religious parties sarcastically castigated Pakistan (Land of the pure) as “Na-Pakistan” (Land of the un-pure).The successors of these religious parties who ridiculed Pakistan as “Na -Pakistan” (Land of the ‘un-pure’) and used derogatory language against Mohammad Ali ‘Jinnah’ are now the heirs more explicitly the MAMAS (Uncles) of Pakistan insisting shamelessly that Islam is the basis of Pakistan. One wonders if their leaders were wrong. Were they against Islam!!??Today both the nuclear powers have billions of rupees defense budget and to defeat one another are always in warlike condition. Both of them are impediments in the way of their people’s welfare due to heavy defense spending. Religious extremism dominates both the countries and disrupting peace plans. Yesterday the extremist religious forces opposed Pakistan but today they are the ‘saviors’. But the question arises who waged this war? And who is inflaming this fire?Europe has fought hundred years’ wars for liberation of its people from the clutches of the church and feudalism.Today for the sake of a bright future they have a single currency. They have national boundaries on papers but there is a complete freedom of movement of the people, trade and commerce in Europe. We need visa and permit to visit our brother Islamic countries.We are notorious for intolerance towards our neighbors. Accusing each other of conspiracies while suspicions are the corner stones of our foreign policy. Economy is shattered in Pakistan and particularly in Pakhtunkhawa. The Gateway towards central Asia for international trade is closed. The worsening law and order situations and fragile economy have led to capital flight. Investors in Hayatabad “Industrial state” are compelled to shift their business from Peshawar.What to say of the sad story of capturing international market, our inter- provincial trade is discriminatory that in Punjab the quality, quantity and price are different. If someone purchases flour at cheaper rate in Punjab for his home, the Punjab police do not allow it. The resources of Pukhtunkhwa are freely exploited by Punjab without hindrance e.g., hundreds of tucks of precious marble are daily moving towards Punjab. This is a lengthy and separate issue which I keep aside for the present. My immediate concern is to deliberate upon the prevailing differences and armed conflicts among the three neighbors. All the three are equally at fault and are faced with identical problems like Suicide, bombing, terrorists insurgency, remote control blasts etc. If we look at the terrorists activities and the relations of these three countries, they should jointly expose and stop these hidden’ hands. Although all the three countries proclaim to be allies in the ‘war on terror’ in their heads of the states meetings, parleys but in practice it is not so. All the three suspect each other. This mysterious and doubtful attitude has made the task of the terrorists easier. It is very easy for the anti-human forces to engage these three neighboring countries in permanent hostility to maximize their socio-economic crisis and thus attain maximum benefits out of this volatile situation.I have pointed out on a number of occasions and again reiterate my stance that peace in this region without peace in Afghanistan is impossible. This viewpoint is now crystal clear because this region has turned into a battlefield of the superpowers. If somebody eyes Afghanistan through its atomic prisms aspiring to rule it as a ‘client state’ that will be a ‘strategic death’ for them. Interference of one country into the internal affairs of another country is against the basic charter of the United Nations and the policy of armed interference in Afghan affairs has affected the people of these three countries, destroying its commerce, trade and society and this is a continuous process.What the extremists forces are doing today here and who created them and against whom – who supply them arms and ammunition and who finance them? Who pay them salaries as a regular army? This whole investment is made by these countries against one another and thus feed the snakes. These insurgencies are undesirable.Notwithstanding the three governments’ differences, if the enlightened humanist and progressive and secular forces are consulted, they will support peace efforts for the better future of the people of this region.I as a Pakhtun nationalist finally believe that if internally the oppressed nations are given autonomy and externally the Pakistan, Afghanistan and India foil conspiracies and formulate a joint strategy to root out terrorism, peace can be restored.I firmly claim that this is not a matter of years but days to resolve this issue if there is a will to do it. The fish cannot survive without water – same is true about the terrorists and extremists. If their funding is stopped and the three neighbors evolve a joint mechanism to combat terrorism, there is no justification for war. The accusations and suspicions will cease and as Europe and America have succeeded in the dominating the global economy, market, Asia will be second to none.At the end, I appeal the nations of the world to help us in restoration of peace for the betterment of mankind. I especially appeal all Pukhtoon Afghans to stop this aimless war as this region needs peace more than any one!!!!

NOTE: this easy was written in pushtu language by AZAL KHAN LALA but it is translated into english language so that brothers who dont know pushtu can also read out this letter.

Pukhtunkwa !!! a land of hospitality, the people of this land are so brave and hardwoker,having unique skills in their respective fields which is GOD-GIFTED to them.

If we go through the political history and its influence on Pakistan politics we find many great personalities in pukhtunkhwa who are either no more in this world or those who are alive are struggling to step-forward the province according to he modern needs.

Lets talk briefly about few top pukhtunkwa politicians.

Bacha khan or khan abdul ghafar khan comes 1st in our mind as a powerful pushtun political leader of pukhtunkhwa who is also a founder of awami national party a largest pushtuns nationalist party in Pakistan which was previously known as national party and also founder of khudai kdidmatgar movement,bacha khan was a man of rule and honour although widly criticised by many in pakistan but the fact is that he was the man who hold the quran and rise it infront of whole national assembly and said that "this is our constitution",he did this when the whole assembly was in worry of their own constitution..Mufti mehmood number comes who was a great religious scholar in Pakistan is a founder of jamiata ulemai islam which is now headed by his son maulana fazl-ur-rehman,mufti sb before partition of pakistan an active member of jamiata ulema hind which was against the partion of India and Pakistan.it should be noted that mufti sb had a great contribution regarding the Islamic clauses in 1973 constitution of Pakistan which was drafted and passed in ZABS government of PPP.. Hayat khan sherpao who was a young but a brave great and most loyal leader of PPP in pukhtunkhwa and was a loin of his time and known as right hand of zulfiqar ali Bhutto shaheed,who spreads the PPP in the whole pukhtunkhwa but the political forces in other parts of Pakistan scared from his leadership and his influence and assassinated him in a college function,which was infact a great loss to the people of pukhtunkhwa and as well PPP, Aftab khan sherpao who is now adays heading a PPP(S) is a brother of hayat khan sherpao shaheed,aftab khan sherpao who was in major level ranking of Pakistan army resigned soon after his brother assassination..Qazi hussain ahmad although we can call him Pakistani largest spy agency B team head but although he is a politician and known as national leader and jamati islami is under his leadership and he has a great influence in his party..Naseerullah baber who is PPP leader in pukhtunkhwa, also known of his powerful and success operation in Karachi against the state terrorists, was retired as LT.GEN from pakistan army,who also participated in bangel war in which he loss his right hand after a mortar shell hits his shoulder.Wali khan a son of bacha khan and a pushtuns nationalist leader in Pakistan after his fathers death was also a brave leader of his time,he was one of whom who was against the zia regime policy of supporting so called jihad in Afghanistan against the Russians and thats why he was too much critcised by supporters of zia.

lets end here.