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	Dir - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		State of Dir see List of Indian Princely States (under States of the Northwest Frontier).
		Dir District, Pakistan split into Upper Dir and Lower Dir
		It is also a command in the OpenVMS operating system; see directory (OpenVMS command)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dir (169 words)

	Pashto Language and Identity Formation in Pakistan :: Khyber.ORG
		The number of Pashto speakers is higher in 1981 because the former princely states of Dir, Swat and Chitral, were included in the census figures as districts of the NWFP.
		The number of Punjabi speakers is less in the 1981 census because Hindko and Siraiki, which were included in Punjabi in 1951 and 1961, were classified as separate languages.
		Christopher Shackle, 'Siraiki: a language movement in Pakistan', Modern Asian Studies, 11, 3 (1977), pp 379-403.
	www.khyber.org /publications/001-005/pashtolangformation3.shtml (1251 words)

	About Pakhtuns
		Rulers of the Princely States of Dir, Swat and Chitral.
		History of the Lands of Pakhtuns / Pushtuns
		Who and What are these Pakhtuns or Pashtuns?
	pakhtun.com /AboutPakhtuns.htm (1251 words)

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