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Peshawar ( / pəˈʃɑːwər /; [8] Pashto: پېښور [peˈχəwər] ⓘ; Hindko: پشور; [pɪˈʃɔːɾ] ⓘ; Urdu: پشاور [pɪˈʃɑːʋər] ⓘ) is the sixth most populous city of Pakistan, with a district population of over 4.7 million in the 2023 census. [9] It is the capital of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where it is the ...
The National Center of Excellence in Geology (NCEG), University of Peshawar (UoP), is an institution of higher learning and research in Geo-sciences. It was established in 1974 under an act of the parliament. Dr. R.A. Khan Tahirkheli was the founder Director of the center. Upon his retirement, Dr. M. Qasim Jan succeeded him in 1988 who was ...
Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line ( Urdu: کراچی–پشاور مرکزی ریل راستہ, romanized : karāčī-pešāvar markazī rēl rāsta) (also referred to as Main Line 1 or ML-1) is one of four main railway lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line starts from Kiamari station in the province of Sindh ...
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ( Pashto: خېبر پښتونخوا [ˈxebaɾ paxtunˈxwɑ]; Hindko and Urdu: خیبر پختونخوا, pronounced [ˈxɛːbəɾ pəxˈtuːnxwɑː] ⓘ; abbr. KP ), formerly known as North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a province of Pakistan. Located in the northwestern region of the country, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the ...
The history of Peshawar is intertwined with the history of the broader Indian subcontinent. The region was known as Puruṣapura in Sanskrit, literally meaning "city of men". [a] Being among the most ancient cities of the Indian subcontinent, Peshawar had for centuries been a center of trade between West Asia, Central Asia, and the Indian ...
Army Stadium Peshawar is an open entertainment and recreational site in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. [2] [3] The stadium was renamed to Karnal Sher Khan Shaheed Stadium in 1999, in the memory of Karnal Sher Khan Shaheed, who was martyred in the Kargil war with India. [1]
Pakistan Railways Map. This is a list of Railway lines in Pakistan. ... Karachi–Peshawar Line (Main Line 1) [4] 1881: 1,687 kilometers (1,048 mi) 176: 30-32 hrs:
It is the eighty fifth-largest city of Pakistan, according to 2017 census. Located in the Valley of Peshawar, Charsadda lies about 29 kilometres (18 mi) from the provincial capital of Peshawarat an altitude of 276 metres (906 ft).[5] The total area of Charsadda District measures about 996 square Km.