Khattak Dance
Khattak (Pashto: خټک اتڼ, Urdu: رقص خٹک ) is a swift martial sword-dance performed by the tribesmen from the egile Khattak tribe of Pashtuns in Afghanistan and Pakistan.It was performed by Khattak warriors before going to war with enemy tribes in the time of Malik Shahbaz Khan Khattak and then Khushal Khan Khattak. It was called a war preparation exercise.
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