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Peshawar

Administration
Official namePeshawar
Native name    Hindko:  
Settlement typeCity District
CountryPakistan
ProvinceKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictPeshawar District
Government
Nazim (Empress)Asya Abbas (ANP)
Geography
Total Area485.2 sq mi (1257 km2)
Elevation1673.2 ft (510 m)
Demography
Total Population1439205 (2010)
Density (pop.)auto/km2 (0/sq mi)
Other information
Time zonePST (UTC+5)
Area code091

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( , Pekhawar/Peshawar, Hindko: Pishor), is the capital of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative centre (but not the capital) for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. The Kushan king Kanishka, moved the capital from Pushkalavati (now called Charsadda in the Peshawar valley) to Purushapura in the 2nd century CE. The current name "Peshawar" may derive from the Sanskrit Purushapura (meaning "city of men") and is known as Pekhawar or Peshawar in Pashto and Pishor in Hindko. The area originally belonged to Gandhara and the eastern Iranian tribes of Scythian origin and later became part of the Kushan Empire. It gave its name to the Peshawari naan bread, one of the diverse types of naan common in the curry houses of Great Britain. Briefly it also witnessed some Greek influence after which it saw the Arab conquest and rise of Islam. Today it is one of the prime cities of Pakistan west of the river Indus.

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Full video song of Rahim Shah & Ghazala Javed's brand new song 'Da Zre Byalalay'. This is their first time collaborating together. The song was recorded at Sangam Studios in Peshawar. Please support Rahim Shah & Ghazala Javed by BUYING the original video CD. By doing this, you will be helping to prevent piracy which is a growing problem in Pakistan.
6.23 min. | 4.65 user rating
MUJAH HEY MUJAH
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AN excellent poetry which i cud not stop myself to shape into this sad slide show how u will like it, please note this poetry is already available on youtube with another name but not with this slide show.. mother letter puktho peshawar
9.70 min. | 4.92 user rating
Ay zama watana da laloono khazanay zama, a Master Piece of Abdul Ghani Khan by Sardar Ali Takkar in his ever serene voice, I tried to sync the poetry and pictures as much as I could to make pictoral sense out of it. Please advise if you have any suggestion! Tags: Pakhtun Pakhtoon Pushtun Pukhtun Pashtun Pashto Pakhto Pukhto Pushto Pushtu Pekhawar Peshawar
9.20 min. | 4.86 user rating
GIRL IN PESHAWAR
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Little Try to Make some Difference. Akhpal Kalay Praday Khar. If some body dont agree with it i dont blame them. Most of Pictures are fished from Net. Poet : Israr Atal Pukhto pashto yousafzai malakand dargai peshawar pekhawar bajaur waziristan khyber Kabul pukhtonistan hindi lollywood pakistan film drama peshawar avt khyber nazia iqbal wagma nagma afghan pashto jahangir asif khan bangash drama pashtu avt nowshera nokhar mardan swabi boneer swat attan atan afridi taliban orakzai hangu
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دغÙÛ Ø¨Ø§Ø¨Ø§ Ú©ÙاÙSardar Ali Takkar (born 15th of July, 1956), a veteran of the Pashto singing scene, is mostly famous for singing the revolutionary poetry of Ghani Khan. An engineer by profession, Takkar is a graduate of the University of Engineering and Technology (Peshawar). In recognition of his services to the field of music the President of Pakistan had bestowed upon him the Pride of Performance Award. Born in 1956 at Takkar village (Thakt Bahi) Mardan, he passed his metric examination from his village school and did his F.Sc. from Government College Mardan. He completed his graduation in Mechanical Engineering from University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar. Aside from this he has also attended special courses in UK and Canada. His University life provided him more chances to exhibit his hidden talent. Initially he used to present his skills before his friends, in different musical programme in the university. But it was in 1982 when Yar Muhammad Maghmum, a professor at the historic Edward College Peshawar, wanted to celebrate an evening with the great legendry and dynamic philosopher Ghani Khan, but was unable to find a singer who was ready to meet the challenge of putting Ghani's poetry in music. When Takkar became aware of the situation, he agreed to sing in that programme. Some people also recorded this programme on audio cassette, which got so prominence that even the music stores started selling it on regular basis. In this way, his debut album (solely <b>...</b>
8.17 min. | 4.86 user rating
Suicide Bomb blast peshawar press club. Watch All pakistani Recoded News programs on zemtv.com
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Shahrukh Khan's mother was born in Hyderabad and his father was born in Peshawar, making him half Indian and half Pathan Pakistani, and his grandfather is from Afghanistan. These are his actual roots and background. In the clip you will see his parents home, Dilip Kumar's (Yousuf Khan) home, and Raj Kapoor's home. Before the partition of India.
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Central Asia Online--Students examine an old well in Gor Ghatri, an ancient town now in the middle of -Peshawar-, June 13. The government is taking steps to preserve the site as part of Pakistan's cultural heritage. [Javed Khan] KARACHI - Somali pira - Date : Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:42:54 GMT+00:00
Sindh CM, MQM chief condemn Peshawar blasts - Pakistan Daily Times Tweet this news
Pakistan Daily Times--KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain Sunday strongly condemned the blasts in -Peshawar's- Khyber Super Market on Saturday night in which a number of people were - Date : Sun, 12 Jun 2011 23:02:39 GMT+00:00
Media urged to review security procedures - DAWN.com Tweet this news
DAWN.com--The New York-based watchdog group noted two journalists died and five more were injured in a double bombing in -Peshawar- on Saturday night. The explosions took the lives of 36 people in all. “Pakistan was the deadliest country for journalists - Date : Tue, 14 Jun 2011 23:39:50 GMT+00:00
BISE announces SSC results - Pakistan Observer Tweet this news
Pakistan Observer---Peshawar-�The Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education (BISE) -Peshawar- Tuesday announced the result of SSC Annual Examination, 2011. According to details a total of 62673 candidates including 52080 regular students appeare - Date : Wed, 15 Jun 2011 03:54:33 GMT+00:00
Seminar in Peshawar Sees the New World Order at Work in Afghanistan - The New American Tweet this news
The New American--In a seminar held on June 11 in -Peshawar-, Pakistan, representatives of a diverse cross-section of Pakistani and Afghani religious and civil leaders called for the union of the disparate groups to oppose the “new world order” that i - Date : Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:21:09 GMT+00:00
Joint efforts stressed to end child labour - DAWN.com Tweet this news
DAWN.com---PESHAWAR-, June 14: The government, civil society and political parties should join hands to support the poverty-stricken people so that they could send their children to schools. This was stated by speakers at a seminar on child labour, ... - Date : Wed, 15 Jun 2011 04:11:24 GMT+00:00
When blasts are 'disaster tourism' - The News International Tweet this news
The News International--One resisted the temptation to join the more curious people rushing towards the neighbourhood site of the low-intensity blast around midnight in the Khyber Super Market locality in -Peshawar- Cantonment on June 10. It was a wise de - Date : Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:48:41 GMT+00:00
'Use of Naswar leads to Cancer' - Pakistan Observer Tweet this news
Pakistan Observer---Peshawar-�University of -Peshawar- Department of Pharmacy study revealed the use of smokeless tobacco product “Naswar“ as a potential threat in the spread of cancer and urged the government to make proper regulations to avoid its a - Date : Sat, 11 Jun 2011 03:47:03 GMT+00:00
Man who embraced Islam with family seeks protection - The News International Tweet this news
The News International---PESHAWAR-: Asghar Maseeh Bhatti, who along with his wife and three children embraced Islam recently, has appealed to the authorities to protect him from the injustices of his elders and rivals. Talking to reporters outside the -Pe - Date : Sat, 11 Jun 2011 00:41:24 GMT+00:00
Flood protection walls constructed in FR Peshawar - Pakistan Observer Tweet this news
Pakistan Observer---Peshawar-�The Political Administration of Frontier Region -Peshawar- has completed construction of flood protection walls in several areas that will help improve the living standards of the communities of FR -Peshawar-. The Political A - Date : Fri, 10 Jun 2011 03:31:08 GMT+00:00

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