History of Swabi shawl
One of our famous, respected Swabi’s poet and analyst Sir Noor Ul Ameen Yousafzai said about mentioned shawl that what is that dark red spot representing in the shawl (Chail) , so he said that when the brave people of Swabi (YOUSAFZAI) fought against the army of Sikh on the battlefield of Shahmansoor. And when the army of Sikh run away and battle came to end, the mothers,sisters and wives of those brave peoples came and when they found their beloved sons, brothers and husbands died, they covered them with there shawls and the red blood of their bodies left smudges on those shawls (Chail). So from that day till now our women use the shawls of red smudge printed on them to keep our martyrs remember.
There are various typesof Chail with local names, in Pashto it is known as Parhony as well.
- Tor Guly (black dots)
- Sur Gulay (red dots)
- Dagi-wal
- Daal
زموږ کلتور زموږ استازیتوب دی .
که چيرې د يو ملت کلتور ژوندی وى هيڅکله به د ملت دنيا له منځه لاړنه شي
Tor Guly (black dots)
Sur Gulay (red dots)