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The article aims to analyze the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement as a response to state violence and marginalization faced by Pashtuns.

February 28, 2026Critical Pakistan studies.Open Access

Borderland, Resistance, and Neo-Pashtun Consciousness: The Case of Pashtun Tahafuz (Protection) Movement in Pakistan

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AAAbid AliGovernment Medical College

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This article examines the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement's impact on political consciousness and resistance in Pakistan, indicating broader implications for citizenship and justice.

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The article aims to analyze the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement as a response to state violence and marginalization faced by Pashtuns.
Ethnographic accounts from Pashtun communities
Analysis of digital network influence
Examination of historical governance and legislation
PTM articulates broader critiques of state violence and militarization.
The movement fosters a new awareness termed 'neo-Pashtun consciousness'.
Internal contestations within the Pashtun community shape responses to PTM.

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Abid Ali (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a288060a974eb0d3c03ff8 https://doi.org/10.1017/cps.2026.10013

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This article examines the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement's impact on political consciousness and resistance in Pakistan, indicating broader implications for citizenship and justice.

Borderland, Resistance, and Neo-Pashtun Consciousness: The Case of Pashtun Tahafuz (Protection) Movement in Pakistan

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Borderland, Resistance, and Neo-Pashtun Consciousness: The Case of Pashtun Tahafuz (Protection) Movement in Pakistan

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