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Pushtunistan
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Pushtunistan: see Pathans Pathans (pətänz`), group of seminomadic peoples consisting of more than 60 tribes, numbering approximately 10 million in Pakistan
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In part the division was the logical outcome of the efforts made by Pakistan's President Zia, who out of fear of renewed calls for an independent Pashtunistan deliberately favoured the fundamentalist mujahideen at the expense of the moderates.
Separatism is the worst advice that Pakistan and India can pay heed to, and Khan demanded a separate homeland for the Pashtuns, called Pashtunistan.
After Pakistan's creation, he started demanding a separate region, or Pashtunistan, for the Pashtuns.
 
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