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Mr. Haider, the theory that Pashtuns are an East Iranian people is the most scientific theory about Pashtun origin based on linguistic and anthropological studies/evidences contrary to other theories which are just wild speculations and fantastic fairy tales. So please, now that Pashtun ethnography has taken proper course, don't push it back to speculative histography by making irrational proclaimations that ""Pashtuns are an old race of its own"" and that ""Pashtuns are great"". This is an encyclopedia article and it should relect the dominent academic view about Pashtun origin instead of folkloric myths. 

Further, in detail every ethnic group has a distinct culture but on general level, different ethnic groups align with each other to form super groups with the same cultural, linguistic, and ethnic roots. There really was a proto-Iranian language, ethnicity, and culture. Anthropology, linguistics, and even social structure align Pashtuns with other Iranian people. This is a fact that cannot be refuted with mere sermises and conjectures.

I further inform the editors that Pashtun population in Karachi was 1.1 millions according to 1998 census of Pakistan. That might have swelled to at most 1.3-1.4 millions by now. I request the editors to exclude the statement like ""Pashtuns are twice the number of Pashtuns in Afghanistan"" because, first proper population census of Afghanistan are yet to be held and second this statement would unnecessarily propogate the impression that ""Pashtuns are now well integrated in one state or the other"". Moreover, we already have have Pashtun populations in various countries mentioned in the side bar. 

Further, I couldn't understand this term ""Punjabi Pathan""? Why coin such term in the first place? 

 Mohammad Naeem"