تلخیص
The progress and decline in the field of research has a deep relation with nations, socioeconomic development. In almost every society where the field of research has a stable traditions, are directed towards the pathway of evolutionary progress. The ancient biographies in Pashto are significantly indicated research activities through poetical and prose version, which provide strong evidences in the period between 900 to 1200.AH This undoubtedly considered to be the golden age of Pashto research but the credit goes to orientalists who later empowered the linguistic and literary tradition in 20th and 21st century where research in Pashto was brought forth into the mainstream. In this paper the progressive journey of Pashto literature is brought under perspective. The different ages and periods where various researches were produced are critically analysed. It is also highlighted in the paper that to what extent and how far the tradition or provision of research materials have helped the modern Pashto literary platforms