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That was peaceful.Even Adobe Photoshop can't change me.
A line[Durrand line] of hatred that raised a wall between the two brothers -Hamid Karzai
For generations, the Hindus of India prayed for deliverance from "the venom of the cobra, the teeth of the tiger and the vengeance of the Afghan."
The men of Kábul and Khilj also went home; and whenever they were questioned about the Musulmáns of the Kohistán (the mountains), and how matters stood there, they said, "Don't call it Kohistán, but Afghánistán; for there is nothing there but Afgháns and disturbances." Thus it is clear that for this reason the people of the country call their home in their own language Afghánistán, and themselves Afgháns. The people of India call them Patán; but the reason for this is not known. But it occurs to me, that when, under the rule of Muhammadan sovereigns, Musulmáns first came to the city of Patná, and dwelt there, the people of India (for that reason) called them Patáns—but God knows!
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PCF (Pakhtunkhwa Cultural Foundation) has organised a Protest (Peace Walk) "Say no to toy weapons" on 31st July at Amn Park near Peshawar Press club to raise awareness among people against the dangerous trend and consequences of kids playing with Toy Weapons. Participate, Spread the message and secure a bright future for your children.Na soz sho na saaz sho,
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Guns don't kill people, people kill people.
In my opinion everybody should own a real gun but they should be smart enough to use it only when there is no other option left.Comment
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'Say no to toy weapons': Malakand's children launch campaign
By Fazal KhaliqPublished: July 28, 2013
THANA: To promote peace in the area, school children from Malakand urged shopkeepers to not sell toy weapons.
An anti-toy weapons campaign was organised by Hunar Kor in Malakand on Saturday with the slogan: “Say no to toy weapons.”
As a part of the campaign, school children and social activists distributed awareness pamphlets among the shopkeepers criticising the trend of selling toy guns, pistols and other weapons.
During the shop-to-shop campaign, school children displayed their paintings based on the campaign’s theme.
While speaking to The Express Tribune, female student Gul Afshan said that “instead of stocking toy-weapons, the shopkeepers must sell items that can help us learn.”
Renowned Pashto poet and singer Amjad Shahzad spoke on the occasion and said that children should be saved from the gun-culture which is one of the main causes of lawlessness in the region.
“Sometimes, a small mistake leads to bigger destruction. In the same way, the toy guns lead our children towards gun-culture,” he said.
Member of Hunar Kor Nangyal Yousufzai said that “when parents buy toy guns, they buy a tool for their children which pushes their minds towards militant thinking.”
He advised people to buy toys that help children to be creative.
“If we introduce our children to books and pens then we can nurture a good generation,” he added.
Artist Faisal Kohzad said an alarming number of Pakhtoon children are playing with toy guns and their parents don’t even realize the negative effects they might have on their children.
The participants of the campaign urged parents not to buy such toys while appealed to the government to take notice of this trend and ban the sale of toy guns.Comment
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