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  2. The Frontier Post - Wikipedia

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    The Frontier Post is an independent English language daily newspaper founded in Peshawar, Pakistan, in 1985. It publishes from Peshawar , Lahore , Islamabad , Karachi , and Quetta . History

  3. Rehmat Shah Afridi - Wikipedia

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    Rehmat Shah Afridi. Rehmat Shah Afridi (1955 – 9 December 2023) was a Pakistani journalist. He was a senior journalist and the founder of The Frontier Post, an English language daily newspaper in Pakistan.

  4. History of Peshawar - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Peshawar - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  6. Military history of the North-West Frontier - Wikipedia

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    The North-West Frontier (present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) was a region of the British Indian Empire.It remains the western frontier of present-day Pakistan, extending from the Pamir Knot in the north to the Koh-i-Malik Siah in the west, [2] and separating the modern Pakistani frontier regions of North-West Frontier Province (renamed as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Federally Administered Tribal Areas ...

  7. Timeline of Peshawar - Wikipedia

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    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] 1954 - Khyber Medical College established. 1955

  8. Afghan–Maratha War - Wikipedia

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    Bapurao Trymbak took the charge of Rohtas Fort, while other officers were appointed on the frontier posts. [3] Taking advantage of Sabaji's absence from Peshawar post, the Afghans marched to Peshawar. The Peshawar fort was taken by Afghans with heavy losses to the besieged Maratha garrison. Thereafter the Afghan invaders, under Jahan Khan ...

  9. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police - Wikipedia

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    Headquarters. Peshawar, Pakistan. Agency executive. Akhtar Hayat Gandapur (BPS-21 PSP), Inspector-General of Police. Parent agency. Police Service of Pakistan. Website. kppolice.gov.pk. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police (Urdu: خیبر پختونخوا پولیس), formerly known as the Frontier Police, is the provincial law enforcement agency of ...