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Pashtuns voted to join Pakistan.Pakistan makes up largest portion of Pastun population.In 1950 and 60's a movement lead by ANP and Fikir of ipi with support from India and Afghanistan was being used to make a new province of Afghanistan or a new country known as Pashtunistan.That idea was getting popular because Pastuns at that time were not well integrated into Rest of Pakistan, but as Ayub khan took over government he took notice of it and solved it at first priority,that is what he did..
"An important development in Pakistan during the Ayub period (1958-1969) was the gradual integration into Pakistani society and the military-bureaucratic establishment. It was a period of Pakistan's political history which saw a large number of ethnic Pashtuns holding high positions in the military and the bureaucracy. Ayub himself was a non-Pashto speaking ethnic Pashtun belonging to theTarin sub-tribeof the Hazara district in the Frontier. The growing participation of Pashtuns in the Pakistani Government resulted in the erosion of the support for the Pashtunistan movement in the Province by the end of the 1960s."
—Rizwan Hussain,2005
After soviets invasion of Afghanistan KGB did her best to revive Pashtunistan movement through Armed struggle according to them that will put an end to US-Pak support for Afghan's but it was beating a dead horse.
After US invasion of Afghanistan due to short sighting of "kommondo" India was granted free hand by US to launch operations.First Indians were also thinking of Pashtunistan along with Hamid Karzai but knowing they fact that Pathan=Pakistan India shifted her attention to Religious guys.
Today Pashtuns form core of every Government Institution.You will not see a piece of Pakistan where a Pashtun will not be found.And no doubt this all is possible due to Ayub Khan if he hav'nt recgonised th problem then enemy may have exploited this to large level.
@syedali73 @Horus @Oscar @Spring Onion @DESERT FIGHTER @Bratva @Akheilos @waz
"An important development in Pakistan during the Ayub period (1958-1969) was the gradual integration into Pakistani society and the military-bureaucratic establishment. It was a period of Pakistan's political history which saw a large number of ethnic Pashtuns holding high positions in the military and the bureaucracy. Ayub himself was a non-Pashto speaking ethnic Pashtun belonging to theTarin sub-tribeof the Hazara district in the Frontier. The growing participation of Pashtuns in the Pakistani Government resulted in the erosion of the support for the Pashtunistan movement in the Province by the end of the 1960s."
—Rizwan Hussain,2005
After soviets invasion of Afghanistan KGB did her best to revive Pashtunistan movement through Armed struggle according to them that will put an end to US-Pak support for Afghan's but it was beating a dead horse.
After US invasion of Afghanistan due to short sighting of "kommondo" India was granted free hand by US to launch operations.First Indians were also thinking of Pashtunistan along with Hamid Karzai but knowing they fact that Pathan=Pakistan India shifted her attention to Religious guys.
Today Pashtuns form core of every Government Institution.You will not see a piece of Pakistan where a Pashtun will not be found.And no doubt this all is possible due to Ayub Khan if he hav'nt recgonised th problem then enemy may have exploited this to large level.
@syedali73 @Horus @Oscar @Spring Onion @DESERT FIGHTER @Bratva @Akheilos @waz