تلخیص
The article explains the importance of sports and mental games among the Pakhtuns in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. The main theme of the paper is to discuss the various traditional games that exist in towns and villages of the KPK. The study aims at analyzing different dimensions of physical games and its positive impact on a traditional society. An attempt would be made to explain a number of most popular traditional games and sports among the Pakhtuns. These physical exercises in the form of sports show the degree of mental and physical training of a Pakhtun child. Moreover, these games would be discussed in its proper historical and local contexts. Reference from Pakhto poetry are given to better comprehend the meaning of a particular game