About Peshawar

Peshawar_pronunciation.ogg|Peshāwar (Pashto: پښور; Urdu: پشاور) is the capital of the North-West Frontier Province and the administrative centre for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan.
"Peshawar" literally means High Fort in Persian and is known as Pekhawar in Pashto. The area of the city has been ruled by numerous empires including the Persian, Greek, Maurya, Scythian, Arab, Turk, Mongol, Mughal, Afghan, Sikh and the British.

In ancient times a major settlement called Pushpapura was established in the general area of Peshawar by the Central Asian Kushans. It was during the Mughal period that the current city was established by Akbar in the 16th century and received its name Peshawar. During much of its history, the city was one of the main trading centres on the ancient Silk Road and was a major crossroads for various cultures between South and Central Asia and the Middle East. Located on the edge of the Khyber Pass near the Afghan border, Peshawar is the commercial, economic, political and cultural capital of the Pashtuns in Pakistan.

Quotes about Peshawar

1. But media, here, projected our migration in such a manner that back home in Peshawar other Hindus came under criticism even from moderate Muslims. So, we stopped talking to media.

   In Pakistan Hindu Post (PHP): Pakistani Hindu refugees in India now ...

2. In accordance with the September 15 verdict of the Peshawar High Court, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Department of Archaeology handed over the temple's keys to Phoolvati and her son Kaka Ram last week.

   In High court verdict: Historical Hindu temple to reopen doors this Diwali

3. The condition of minorities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has always been better than in other provinces. I have served as priest in Punjab and other parts of the country, but I see minorities having the least problems here. May be that's why despite all odds, minorities have never thought about migrating from Peshawar.

   In Multi-tongued: Peshawar’s happy Hindus and Sikhs