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Khushal Khan Khattak, Maulana Abdulhaq Haqqani, Maulana Sher Ali Shah, Maulana Anwarulhaq Haqqani, Samander Khan Samander, Pir Aminul Hasnat of Manki Sharif, Ajmal Khattak, Dr. Lutfullah Kakakhel, Ex-Fin Min./Senator Sartaj Aziz, Qazi Hussain Ahmad, Ex-Interior Min. Nasirullah Baber, Mian Iftikhar Hussain and Ex-Sen Dr Rehan are some of the prominant figures of Nowshera district.                                            More»
 ABOUT NOWSHERA
Nowshera (also locally known as "Naw" "khaar") is one of the most historical and important district, situated in Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) of Pakistan. It is bordered to the west by Peshawar, to the Northwest by Charsadda and Mardan, to the east by Swabi and to the Southeast by Attock districts. Hence Nowshera possesses a central position in NWFP. The population will be exceeding...                                           More»
 PUSHTO LANGUAGE
There are two major dialects of Pashto: Western Pashto spoken in Afghanistan and in the capital, Kabul, and Eastern Pashto spoken in northeastern Pakistan. Most speakers of Pashto speak these two dialects. Two other dialects are also distinguished: Southern Pashto, spoken in Baluchistan (western Pakistan and eastern Iran) and in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The variation in spelling of the language's name...                      More»
 PUSHTOONS HISTORY
Different hypotheses have been suggested about the origin of the Pukhtoons. Khawaja Niamatullah describes them as descendants of Jews, connecting them with the lost ten tribes of Israel. This theory of the Semitic origin of the Pukhtoons has been supported by some Pukhtoon writers, including Hafiz Rahmat Khan, Afzal Khan Khattak and Qazi Attaullah Khan. A number of orientalists like H.W. Bellew...                            More»
 PUSHTOONS CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS
The Pukhtoon social structure, which has attracted the attention of many a scholar is mainly governed by conventions and traditions and a code of honour known as "Pukhtoonwali". This un-written code is the keystone of the arch of the Pukhtoons' social fabric. It exercises a great influence on their actions and has been held sacrosanct by them generation after generation. The Pukhtoonwali...                                                 More»
 KHUSHAL KHAN KHATTAK
The renowned chieftain of the powerful Afghan tribe of Khattak-alike a warrior and a poet-was born in the year 1022 of the Hijrahi (AD. 1613). Shahbaz Khan his father, having received a wound in a battle with the Yusufzis-one of the most numerous and powerful of all the Afghan tribes-from the effects of which lie shortly after died Khushal, who had also been severely wounded in the head and...                              More»
 PROMINENT FIGURES
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