Very few people in KP are interested to know about Ahmad Shah Abdali

[Samandri]

I used Google Trends , and checked which region of Pakistan searched the name "Ahmad Shah Abdali" most since 2004 , here is the result ;






Then i searched for the name "Sher Shah Suri", Here is the result ;

[Traveller]

Maybe because Punjabis have bad memories of him? Very interesting find.

[Peacelove]

Maybe because Punjabis have bad memories of him? Very interesting find.

Don't think so i have so many Punjabis friend , none of them consider him bad..They appreciate him of being a Muslim afghan fighting against Sikh..
What you are saying can be true to Indian Punjab

[Peacelove]

I used Google Trends , and checked which region of Pakistan searched the name "Ahmad Shah Abdali" most since 2004 , here is the result ;






Then i searched for the name "Sher Shah Suri", Here is the result ;

Any possible reason what is your opinion ?

[Firdousi]

Paki Pashtuns don't care about ASA, just like most of Afghan Tajiks don't care about the Sassanids and the Iranian Shahanshas.

Nothing stands forever, guys.

[Iblis_Efreetzai]

I also don't care about ASA and I'm Afghan Pashtun....

[Sarbani]

Indics are paranoid that if we learn more about out history, then we'll want to separate. If the unity of their country is so weak, one should really question why it exists when these fascists have to do suppression of the culture, language, & history of minorities in order to govern that land.

[maneatinglizard]

Look at topic instead of specific terms:

Ahmad Shah Durrani - Google Trends

Balochistan #1, followed by KP.

Also, looking at worldwide stats, the difference in interest between Afghanistan and Pakistan is huge:

Ahmad Shah Durrani - Google Trends

On the other hand, seems like Afghans don't care about Sher Shah Suri much:

Sher Shah Suri - Google Trends

Mirwais Khan Hotak is way more popular in Afghanistan:

Mirwais Hotak - Google Trends

Interestingly, Khushal Khan Khattak is more popular in Afghanistan:

Khushal Khattak - Google Trends

Same with Rahman Baba:

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F09kbhd

Bacha Khan is pretty popular in Afghanistan:

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F01qld0

Here's another interesting one. Hakimullah Mehsud searched more in Afghanistan than Pakistan (other TTP topics have a lot of interest in Afghanistan too):

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F064mp2s

Compare it to Mullah Omar:

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F0ltrc

Apparently the Durand Line does nothing to affect the popularity of Nazia Iqbal and Gul Panra:

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F0wxp0qj

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F0bc0z9

I'm not familiar with how Google creates these numbers, but it should be pointed out that internet access should be much more common in KP than most of Afghanistan and Balochistan (and Punjab likely higher than PK).

[maneatinglizard]

Paki Pashtuns don't care about ASA, just like most of Afghan Tajiks don't care about the Sassanids and the Iranian Shahanshas.

Nothing stands forever, guys.

Looks like you're right about the Sassanids. Look at the difference between searches in Iran/Tajikistan versus Afghanistan:

Sasanian Empire - Google Trends

Achaemenids fare even worse:

Achaemenid Empire - Google Trends

[Markhor]

Look at topic instead of specific terms:

Ahmad Shah Durrani - Google Trends

Balochistan #1, followed by KP.

Also, looking at worldwide stats, the difference in interest between Afghanistan and Pakistan is huge:

Ahmad Shah Durrani - Google Trends

On the other hand, seems like Afghans don't care about Sher Shah Suri much:

Sher Shah Suri - Google Trends

Mirwais Khan Hotak is way more popular in Afghanistan:

Mirwais Hotak - Google Trends

Interestingly, Khushal Khan Khattak is more popular in Afghanistan:

Khushal Khattak - Google Trends

Same with Rahman Baba:

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F09kbhd

Bacha Khan is pretty popular in Afghanistan:

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F01qld0

Here's another interesting one. Hakimullah Mehsud searched more in Afghanistan than Pakistan (other TTP topics have a lot of interest in Afghanistan too):

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F064mp2s

Compare it to Mullah Omar:

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F0ltrc

Apparently the Durand Line does nothing to affect the popularity of Nazia Iqbal and Gul Panra:

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F0wxp0qj

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F0bc0z9

I'm not familiar with how Google creates these numbers, but it should be pointed out that internet access should be much more common in KP than most of Afghanistan and Balochistan (and Punjab likely higher than PK).

All the figures you pointed out are related to history which is of little interest to Pakistani's apart from Rehman Baba or Khushal Khan .

[maneatinglizard]

Don't think so i have so many Punjabis friend , none of them consider him bad..They appreciate him of being a Muslim afghan fighting against Sikh..
What you are saying can be true to Indian Punjab

Punjab is more interested in Ranjit Singh than Ahmad Shah Durrani:

Ahmad Shah Durrani, Maharaja Ranjit Singh - Google Trends

[maneatinglizard]

All the figures you pointed out are related to history which is of little interest to Pakistani's apart from Rehman Baba or Khushal Khan .

I can see why people like you might not care about history, since the only thing you care about has none of it, and every reminder that Pakistan is just a set of arbitrary borders carved out of India/Afghanistan/etc. by your British masters is a dagger to your heart, but you should actually try reading before responding.

Rahman Baba and Khushal Khan Khattak are searched for more in Afghanistan than in Pakistan. And I understand that a Punjabi may not have any interest in Pashto music, but Nazia Iqbal and Gul Panra are modern Pakistani Pashtun singers. They have nothing to do with history, and since you claim to be a Pashtun, you should certainly recognize their names.

[Peacelove]

Punjab is more interested in Ranjit Singh than Ahmad Shah Durrani:

Ahmad Shah Durrani, Maharaja Ranjit Singh - Google Trends

Internet things are not representative sample...People do search to know about event ...Like if i search some event it does not mean i support that person or event..In fact when i visit Punjab i see Durrani name at shops or office but neither observed Ranjit and Co ...name of any company or shop..
As i said stand in any street and asked do they like Ranjit or Durani every body will say Durrani as he was muslim ruler or king

[Traveller]

All the figures you pointed out are related to history which is of little interest to Pakistani's apart from Rehman Baba or Khushal Khan .

Every Pashtun should be thankful of Mirwais Hotak, doesn't matter if he is Afghan or Pakistani. He is the man who saved us from being forcefully converted to Shiism.

[Traveller]

Mirwais Khan Hotak is way more popular in Afghanistan:

Mirwais Hotak - Google Trends

The sad thing is that most Pakistani Pashtuns are completely ignorant of Mirwais Hotak. My mom had no idea of who he was until I told her.