History By Huzaifa on Instagram: "The Witches of Pashtun Lore! Amongst the most famous of mythical beings present in the stories of the Pashtun people, there exists the Shishaka. A witch like being that is today an amalgamation of many different myths from different eras depicting many themes and tropes that people added to it over the years, the Shishaka is mainly used by Pashtun elders to scare their children to not head out at odd hours. But in the old days the Shishaka was a feared creature.