Abstract
Pukhtuns are living under an unwritten code, pukhtunwali, ‘The way of the pathans’
and their code of honor, which regulates their lives. Male autonomy, self-expression
and aggression are some of the value orientation of this code as described by writers
on pukhutns. Jirga (elderly council), melmastya (hospitality), Ghyrat (honor), badal
(revenge and exchange), hujra (male guest house), parda (segregation of male and
female), Namus (woman’s chastity) Shariat (Islamic Shariah), are some the main
features of doing pukhtu. This paper attempts to analyze and compares pukhtunwali as
discussed in literature, with the pukhtunwali, as negotiated by Daudzai [1] pukhtuns
living in the governed area of Peshawar valley. The paper also attempts to bring to
lime light those changes, which has occurred due to the influence of modernity and
ecological variations. The paper also compares the main features of pukhutnwali with
those of tribal and other areas of pukhtuns.
Irfan Ullah, Sami ud Din. (2018) Doing Pukhto: Pukhtunwali as an Ideal Code of Life among Daudzai Pukhtuns of Peshawar, Pakistan, Pashto, Volume 47, Issue 1.
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