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The main settlement in Peshawar division is Kalakhel. Prior to 2018, this administrative subdivision was known as Peshawar Subdivision, and formerly also known as Frontier Region Peshawar was a subdivision of Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. The region was named after Peshawar District which lies to the north and west. [2]
While the city's Sikh population drastically declined after the partition of India, Peshawar's Sikh community has re-established itself, bolstered by Sikh refugees and by approximately 4,000 refugees from the Tribal Areas; [27] in 2008, the largest Sikh population in Pakistan was located in Peshawar. [28]
1947 - City becomes part of the Dominion of Pakistan. 1948 - City becomes capital of the Peshawar province. [2] 1949 - Frontier Corps military reserve headquartered in Bala Hissar (fort). [10] 1950 University of Peshawar established. Shahab-e-saqib and Qallandar Urdu-language newspapers begin publication. [20] 1951 - Population: 151,776. [21]
Abbottabad (/ ˈ æ b ə t ə b ɑː d / AB-ə-tə-bahd; Urdu and Hindko: ایبٹ آباد, romanized: aibṭabād, pronounced [ɛːbʈəˈbaːd]) is a city in the Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.
Peshawar District (Pashto: پېښور ولسوالۍ, Hindko: ضلع پشور, Urdu: ضلع پشاور) is a district in the Peshawar Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located about 160 km west of the Pakistan's capital Islamabad .
Asif Bashir, National Pride from Sethi Town, Peshawar at Maidaan-e-Badar. Asif Bashir, is a Pakistani rescue worker, volunteer and philanthropist from Peshawar, Pakistan who gained national and international recognition for his role in the rescuing of 17 Pilgrims during 2024 Hajj extreme heat disaster.Asif Bashir born and raised in Sethi Town.
Ormur (Pashto: اورمړ),(Urdu: ارمڑ), also spelled Urmar, is a neighborhood on the outskirts of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It comprises three similarly named villages: Ormur Bala, Ormur Miana, and Ormur Payan. [1] [2]
Bacha Khan International Airport is Peshawar's main civilian airport. It also contains the Pakistan Air Force Base of Peshawar. The airport is a major passenger hub of Pakistan and is the fourth busiest airport of the country [2] and the base serves as the headquarters for PAF's Northern Air Command.