What is the DNA of Pashtuns?
All Pashtun tribes revealed high genetic diversity which is comparable to the other Central Asian, Southeast Asian and European populations. The results revealed that Pashtun are the composite mosaic of West Eurasian ancestry of numerous geographic origin.
Are Pakistani Pashtuns Afghan?
All Pashtuns, including the ones in Pakistan, are ethnically Afghan and share more in common with Afghanistan than they do with the other ethnicities of Pakistan (excluding Baluchis).
Is Pashtun an Arab?
Other Pashtun tribes claim descent from Arabs including some even claiming to be descendants of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad (popularly referred to as sayyids). Some groups from Peshawar, and Kandahar, such as the Afridis, Khattaks, and Sadozais, also claim to be descended from Alexander the Great’s Greeks.
Is Pashto spoken in India?
In India most ethnic Pashtun (Pathan) peoples speak the geographically native Hindi-Urdu language rather than Pashto, but there are small numbers of Pashto speakers, such as the Sheen Khalai in Rajasthan, and the Pathan community in the city of Kolkata, often nicknamed the Kabuliwala (“people of Kabul”).
Which country has most Pathans?
Pashtuns are one of the largest ethnic minority in Pakistan, making up over 25\% of the total population of Pakistan….Pakistan.
| Province | Pashtuns |
|---|---|
| Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | 30-32 million (as per 2017 population census of Pakistan) |
| Federally Administered Tribal Areas | 5.5 million |
Are Punjabis Pashtun?
They are originally Pashtun people who have settled in the Punjab region of Pakistan and India many centuries ago and have been settling for a long time in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Because they have been living in Punjab for a long time, now they have integrated and assimilated into the Punjabi society.
Who is the father of Pathan?
Qais Abdul Rasheed
Qais Abdur Rashīd or Qais Abdul Rasheed (Pashto: قيس عبد الرشيد) is said to be, in post-Islamic lore, the legendary founding father of the Pashtuns.
Do Pashtuns have DNA similar to Jews?
“Indian historian Dr [Navras Jaat] Aafreedi did a genetic study on the Afridi clan of Pashtuns in Malihabad, India. It was found that 650 out of the 1,500 members had DNA similar to genetic DNA found in Jews,” writes Goldfoot, the author of ‘Messages from a Syrian Jew Trapped in Egypt’.
What is the percentage of Pashtuns with Y DNA?
The haplogroup R1a (Y-DNA) is found at a frequency of 51.02\% among the Pashtun people. Paragroup Q-M242 (xMEH2, xM378) (of Haplogroup Q-M242 (Y-DNA)) was found at 16.3\% in Pashtuns. Haplogroup Q-M242 is also found at a frequency of 18\% in Pashtuns in the Afghan capital of Kabul. According to a 2012 study:
Where did the Pashtuns come from?
The ethnic Afghans, or Pashtuns, originated from the biblical Lost Tribes of Israel. It’s an old theory. And many Pashtun tribes proudly subscribe to it. But it’s not just a theory.
How many Pashtuns are there in Pakistan?
There are an estimated 350–400 Pashtun tribes and clans. The majority of Pashtuns are found in the native Pashtun homeland, located south of the river Amu Darya which is in Afghanistan and west of the Indus River in Pakistan. This includes Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and northern Balochistan.