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"I like Pushto poetry and try to stress on realistic and creative things rather than the imaginary." These views were expressed by the prominent Pushto poet, writer, economist and Afghani diplomat, Nawab Amerzai, during an informal chat.

It was a Thursday night when I received a call from my poet friend Nizar Ali informing me that a Pushto music band was performing at his Sharjah flat.

Karam Mandokhel, a well-known Pushtoon intellectual, calligrapher and story-writer, defines the term Pukhtoon as a combination of many phrases.