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In this digital-internet age many things are easier.
1. For patriotic Pashtuns to network with each other and produce translations of world masterpieces in Pashto, or try to produce Pashto language literature on more advanced topics.
It can be done small at first, maybe a blog or Youtube channel with short articles or videos in Pashto talking about more complex topics e.g. engineering, physics, politics etc.
People then become used to hearing Pashto used in a formal academic context, rather than as a rural vernacular or "village language" (some Pathans are like this unfortunately).
2. For social media to spread Pashto culture and awareness.
3. One thing is clear though, Pakistan is not a democracy. For example the Punjabi PML-N "won" seats in heavily Baloch areas of Balochistan and everyone knows that was rigged and organized by the security services. ANP workers were essentially not allowed to campaign much in the last elections and ultimately political dissidents can be killed by the ISI in Pakistan.
Pakistan is a military dictatorship with fake elections and a civilian administrator who is a sub-contractor for the army looking after certain sectors e.g. economy.
However all key national security issues are decided by the Pakistan army.
The Pakistan army is a Punjabi army and any Pashtun who rises up has to assimilate to "Pakistaniyat" (i.e. Punjabiyat) and shed his Pashto.
One thing to remember is that now Pashtun awareness, self-identity, cultural pride is far stronger than 10 years ago.
10 years ago no one would have spoken of the possible break up of Pakistan, now it is not something which people would reject as impossible.
1. For patriotic Pashtuns to network with each other and produce translations of world masterpieces in Pashto, or try to produce Pashto language literature on more advanced topics.
It can be done small at first, maybe a blog or Youtube channel with short articles or videos in Pashto talking about more complex topics e.g. engineering, physics, politics etc.
People then become used to hearing Pashto used in a formal academic context, rather than as a rural vernacular or "village language" (some Pathans are like this unfortunately).
2. For social media to spread Pashto culture and awareness.
3. One thing is clear though, Pakistan is not a democracy. For example the Punjabi PML-N "won" seats in heavily Baloch areas of Balochistan and everyone knows that was rigged and organized by the security services. ANP workers were essentially not allowed to campaign much in the last elections and ultimately political dissidents can be killed by the ISI in Pakistan.
Pakistan is a military dictatorship with fake elections and a civilian administrator who is a sub-contractor for the army looking after certain sectors e.g. economy.
However all key national security issues are decided by the Pakistan army.
The Pakistan army is a Punjabi army and any Pashtun who rises up has to assimilate to "Pakistaniyat" (i.e. Punjabiyat) and shed his Pashto.
One thing to remember is that now Pashtun awareness, self-identity, cultural pride is far stronger than 10 years ago.
10 years ago no one would have spoken of the possible break up of Pakistan, now it is not something which people would reject as impossible.
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