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3 unusual facts about Nowshera


Pervez Khattak

Pervez Khattak born at the residence of noted government contractor Hastam Khan (late) on 1 January 1950 at village Manki Sharif in the politically fertile district of Nowshera, Pervez Khattak received his early education at the Aitchison College,Lahore.

Pervez Khattak administration

On May 16, 2013, a police operation in Nowshera conducted to recover former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani’s son, security personnel recovered a captive and arrested four abductors, Express News reported.

Pir Piai

However, for major medical problems and specialized care patients are usually referred to hospitals in Nowshera and Peshawar.


Abisares

Old kingdom of Abhisara was basically situated in the Poonch, Rajauri and Nowshera districts of Jammu and Kashmir.

Khushal Khan Khattak

The Khattak tribe of Khushal Khan now mostly lives in areas of Karak, Kohat, Nowshera, Akora Khattak, Cherat, Peshawar, Mardan and in other parts of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Mohammad Usman

He led his soldiers from front and in January–February 1948 repulsed a fierce attack on Nowshera and Jhangar, two highly strategic locations in Jammu and Kashmir.

Orakzai

Due to limited resources and fertile land, many Orakzai have settled in Pakistan's major urban centres such as Hangu, Thall, Parachinar, Tirah, Peshawar, Attock, (Nowshera-Amangarh) Islamabad,Battagram-Allai, Wazirabad, Lahore, Abbottabad and Karachi.

Yusaf Khan

He was promoted to that position by President General Pervez Musharraf on 31 March 2003 at the Armoured Corps Regimental Center in Nowshera and continued till 3 May 2005 when he was replaced by General Ahsan Saleem Hyat.


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