The Taj Building is an architectural jewel on the main Grand Trunk Road in Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Built in the 1920s, the imposing structure has endured the ravages of time despite lack of any concerted attempts in the past to preserve it. The facade of the three-storey building is highly decorated with floral and vine patterns in intricate stucco. ... Read More »
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Qazi Hussain Ahmed
Qazi Hussain Ahmad (January 1938 – 6 January 2013) was a prominent religious scholar, Islamic theologian, Islamic democracy advocate, and former Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami
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Samandar Khan Sarnandar
Janas Khan better known as Samandar Khan Sarnandar was born in village Badrashee, Tehsil Nowshera in January 1 901
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Maulana Sami ul Haq
Maulana Sami ul Haq ( born December 18, 1937) is a radical Pakistani religious scholar and a politician. He is regarded as the “Father of the Taliban” and has close ties to Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar. Sami ul Haq is currently the chancellor of Darul Uloom Haqqania
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Sartaj Aziz
Sartaj Aziz ( 7 February 1929), is a Pakistani statesman, veteran Pakistan Movement activist, and the professor of economics at the Beaconhouse National University
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Nasrullah Khan Khattak
Nasrullah Khan Khattak was a Pakistani politician from the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. He was born in 1928 in the village of Manki, Nowshera District. He went to Aitchison College Lahore, which at the time was known as Chiefs College. He was the Chief Minister of the province from the May 3, 1973 to April 19, 1977.
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Pervez Khattak
Pervez Khattak is a senior Pakistani politician, parliamentarian and the Central Secretary General of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf who is serving as the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He also served as the Irrigation Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and twice Minster of Industries & Labour in the past.
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Farhatullah Babar
Farhatullah Babar is a Pakistani technocrat and civil engineer currently serving as the Press spokesperson of the President Asif Ali Zardari. Prior to this appointment, Babar was the senator of Pakistan Peoples Party for the Senate from 2003 till 2006; he earned public limelight after giving criticism to the government Prime minister Shaukat Aziz and President Pervez Musharraf
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Ajmal Khattak
Ajmal Khattak (15 September 1925 — 7 February 2010) was a Pakistani politician, writer, Pashtun poet, Khudai Khidmatgar, former President of Awami National Party and close friend of the late Khan Wali Khan.
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Naseerullah Babar
Major-General Naseerullah Khan Babar ( born 1928—10 January 2011) is famous because of Operation against terrorists in Karachi. He was a retired 2-star general officer in the Pakistan Army, and later career military officer-turned statesman from, the Pakistan Peoples Party. In 1975, Babar took the early voluntarily retirement from the Pakistan Army..
Akbarpura
Akbarpura, or Akbarpūra, is a village, roughly 13 miles (21 km) northeast of the city of Peshawar, in Nowshera District of northern Pakistan. Akbarpura is named after the Mughal King Akbar the Great, who camped here before going to Afghanistan. It was known originally as Sapalikhera. Akbarpura is noted for its Sufi shrines including those of Akhund Panju Baba, Nanga Baba, ... Read More »
SSG Headquartered Cherat
The Special Services Group (SSG) is a special operations force of the Pakistan Army, similar to the U.S. Army’s Special Forces and the British Army’s SAS. The SSG, headquartered in Cherat, is headed by a Major-General and divided into ten battalions, the actual strength of which are classified. SSG Pak was raised by amalgamating 17/10th Baloch (19 Baloch) and 312 ... Read More »
Risalpur
Risalpur is a city in Nowshera District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on the Nowshera-Mardan Road. It is nearly 45 km from Peshawar and 15 km from Mardan and is located at 34°4’52N 71°58’21E.[1] In a basin some 1014 feet above sea level, it is bounded on the south and west by the Kabul and Kalpani rivers, respectively. The famous Khyber Pass lies 90 kilometers ... Read More »
Khushal Khan Khattak Memorial Library
Khushal Khan Khattak memorial library is located here. Many visitors come from other parts of the country to visit here. The younger generation participates in many sports with cricket being the most popular and played daily. Akora khattak also provides stronger performance of education. The people of Akora khattak are well-behaved and well-educated.Akora khattak also has the facilities of ladies’ ... Read More »
Akora Khattak
Akora Khattak is a city along the Grand Trunk Road, in the Nowshera District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Birthplace of Khushal Khan Khattak Akora Khattak is the birthplace and burial place of the poet Khushal Khan Khattak. The Khushal Khan Khattak Memorial Library has been constructed there to commemorate him.Akora Khattak is named after Malik Akor Khan, the grandfather of ... Read More »
Manglot Wildlife Park, Nizampur
Established on the hilltops and plains of Khwara Range near the Indus River in Nizampur area of Nowshera district, the Manglot Wildlife Park is providing a sanctuary to endangered wildlife species and serving as a scenic recreational resort for the tourists. The park was set up in 1990s to serve as a sanctuary for the wild species besides creating awareness ... Read More »
Cherat
Cherat is a hill station, immediately above the villages of Chapri and Saleh Khana in the Nowshera District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. Cherat lies 34 miles south east from the city of Peshawar at an elevation of 4,500 feet on the west of the Khattak range, which divides the district of Nowshera from Kohat. During British rule Cherat was important ... Read More »
Kund Wildlife Park
Kund Park established in 2000, is an animal theme park located in Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The park is a conservation center and sanctuary for Asian black bears and Himalayan brown bears. It also houses leopards as well as various species of cranes, deer, ducks, parrots, peafowls and pheasants. The park was established by World Society for the Protection of ... Read More »
Ziarat Kaka Sahib
Shrine of Syed Kastir Gul alias Kaka Sahib is situated in the Nowshera district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Kakakhels are a prominent Syed clan of Khyber Pukhtoonkhwa. Roots Kaka Khels reach to Hazrat Ali bin Ismail bin Imame Jafer Sadiq. Read More »