<![CDATA[The Article explore the evolution and development of the Pakhtuns nationalism and socialism for the libration of British India. During British India, a new kind of nationalism emerged among the Pakhtuns, the non-violent nationalism of Bacha Khan. The article examined the formation of nationalist and socialist political organization and their combined work for the libration and idealogical split. The Zalmo Jirga (Youth League) was formed by nationalist with socialist on the model of Bukhara and Turks. The Zalmo Jirga was merged in a new organization Khudai Khedmatgar and affilated it with the Indian National Congress. After the 1937 election, during the congress ministry of Dr Khan Sahb, the socialist leadership supported the Ghalla Dher peasant uprissing which leads to the idealogical splits among the Pakhtuns nationalist and socialist leaderships within congress. Consequently Mian Akbar Shah formed the Frontier Forward Bloc within Congress and represented the Pakhtuns socialists and peasent. This work also examined the shift in the politics of Pakhtuns toward the formation of Pakistan, the Afghan Itehad Party and its anti congress propaganda and pro Muslim League activities, the Pakhtunistan issue and Zalmai Pakhtun organization and the Partition plan particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.]]>
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