Are Baloch and Pashtuns the same?

The Pashtuns and the Baloch are large ethnic groups that span the region of present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan, and Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran, respectively. While the census figures are not accurate, Pashtun make up some 15 percent, and the Baloch, over five percent of the population of Pakistan.

Are Tajiks related to Pashtuns?

The Tajiks are the second most prominent ethnic group in Afghanistan after the Pashtuns. They make up the bulk of Afghanistan’s elite, with considerable accumulated wealth within the community. As a result of this wealth and levels of education, they wield a significant political influence within Afghanistan.

What is the difference between Tajiks and Pashtuns?

Pashtuns for example are highly concentrated in southern Afghanistan and parts of the east, but nevertheless large minorities exist elsewhere. Tajiks are highly concentrated in the north-east, but also form large communities elsewhere such as in western Afghanistan.

Is Baloch a Pashtun?

Baloch tribes are markedly less egalitarian, as are the Pashtun tribes.

Who are the Pashtuns and the Baloch?

1 The Pashtuns and the Baloch are large ethnic groups that span the region of present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan, and Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran, respectively. While the census figures are not accurate, Pashtun make up some 15 percent, and the Baloch, over five percent of the population of Pakistan.

What is the Balochistan issue?

The Baloch have had to deal with economic exploitation and the heavy-handedness of the Pakistan military. 1 The Pashtuns and the Baloch are large ethnic groups that span the region of present-day Pakistan and Afghanistan, and Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran, respectively.

What is the difference between Pashtuns and Tajiks?

Tajiks live in Afghanistan and Tajikistan, while Pashtuns live in Afghanistan and Pakistan (FATA, KPK, northern Baluchistan). And aside from that, there are differences in culture, traditions, history and so on.

Who are the Pashtuns of Pakistan?

Pashtuns are also the country’s second largest ethnic group after the Punjabis. Since its inception, the Pakistani state has repressed ethno-linguistic identities (be it the Sindhi, Bengalis, Pashtun or Baloch) while pushing for an “Islamic” identity.