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The Statesman English-language newspaper begins publication. [20] Abasin Arts Society established. 1956 - City becomes part of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. 1958 - Amal newspaper begins publication. [20] 1964 - Peshawar Press Club founded. 1965 - Bacha Khan International Airport in operation. 1972 - Population: 268,366. [22] 1975 Qayyum ...
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 ...
Peshawar (/ p ə ˈ ʃ ɑː w ər /; [8] Pashto: پېښور [peˈχəwər] ⓘ; Hindko: پشور; [pɪˈʃɔːɾ] ⓘ; Urdu: پشاور [pɪˈʃɑːʋər] ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is the sixth most populous city of Pakistan, with a district population of over 4.7 million in the ...
Shah Shujah was then himself proclaimed king in 1803, and recaptured Peshawar while Mahmud Shah was imprisoned at Bala Hissar fort until his eventual escape. [40] In 1809, the British sent an emissary to the court of Shah Shujah in Peshawar, marking the first diplomatic meeting between the British and Afghans. [40]
Gandhara (IAST: Gandhāra) was an ancient Indo-Aryan [1] region in present-day north-west Pakistan and north-east Afghanistan. [2] [3] [4] The core of the region of Gandhara was the Peshawar and Swat valleys extending as far east as the Pothohar Plateau in Punjab, though the cultural influence of Greater Gandhara extended westwards into the Kabul valley in Afghanistan, and northwards up to the ...
9 November: A suicide bomber killed 3 in Peshawar. [248] 16 November: After completion of 5 years, National Assembly dissolved, Caretaker government of Muhammad Mian Soomro took oath. 24 November:- 30 people were killed in two suicide attacks in Rawalpindi. [249] 25 November: Nawaz Sharif returned Pakistan after 7 years of forced exile.
9 November 1901; 123 years ago () Provincial status: 1935; 90 years ago () Accession to Pakistan: July / August 1947: Merged into West Pakistan: 1955; 70 years ago () Restoration: 1 July 1970; 54 years ago () Name Changed: 2010: FATA Merger: May 2018: Capital and largest city: Peshawar: Administrative Divisions
Up to the early 19th century, Peshawar was the winter capital of the Afghan Empire and the Bala Hissar was the royal residence of Afghan kings. The Battle of Peshawar took place on 8 May 1758 between the Hindu Maratha Empire and the Durrani Empire. The Marathas were victorious in the battle and Peshawar was captured.