Pathan joke

In Pakistan, a Pathan joke is an ethnic joke that is centred typically on stereotypes concerning Pashtun people.[1] In Urdu, the word "Pathan" is used as a variant which loosely refers to Pashtuns or people who have Pashtun ancestry.[2][3] Pathan jokes are controversial and are considered racist, offensive or inappropriate by many in Pakistan.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

Pashtuns are also stereotyped as 'wild and barbaric' in Afghanistan by non-Pashtun Afghans.[10]

See also
  • Sardarji jokes
  • Ethnic jokes

References
  1. Mehdi, Tahir (August 15, 2013). "The invisible partition of Sindh". DAWN.COM.
  2. "Memons, Khojas, Cheliyas, Moplahs.... How Well Do You Know Them?". Islamic Voice. Retrieved 2007-01-18.
  3. "Pathan". Houghton Mifflin Company. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
  4. Mehdi, Tahir (16 August 2013). "The invisible partition of Sindh". Dawn. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  5. Paracha, Nadeem F. (29 November 2008). "SMOKERS` CORNER: Weed". Dawn. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  6. Naqvi, Jawed (9 September 2010). "Missing humour in religion". Dawn. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  7. Ahmed, Feroz (1998). Ethnicity And Politics In Pakistan. Oxford University Press. p. 285. ISBN 9780195779066.
  8. Blackwood, William (1923). Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 214. p. 821. Small talk about their neighbours and the latest very broad Pathan joke filled in the intervening minutes, and then the two friends attacked the food, of which the savour had been tickling their nostrils in almost too tempting a fashion.
  9. Moazzam, Iram (19 March 2014). "So you think Pathan jokes are funny? Read this!". Express Tribune Blogs. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  10. "How can we negotiate with the Taliban? Afghan women know". United States Institute of Peace (USIP). 7 February 2019.
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