Hashtnagri

Hashtnagri
Hashtnagri is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Hashtnagri
Hashtnagri
Hashtnagri is located in Pakistan
Hashtnagri
Hashtnagri
Coordinates: 34°0′48.3″N 71°34′44.7″E / 34.013417°N 71.579083°E / 34.013417; 71.579083
CountryPakistan
ProvinceKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictPeshawar District
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Hashtnagri (Pashto: ہشتنگری; pronounceⓘ; Urdu: ہشتنگری; pronounceⓘ) also spelled as Hashtnagri is a neighbourhood of Peshawar city in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

Overview

Hashtnagri is located on both sides of Grand Trunk (GT) Road in Peshawar.[1] The most notable attractions of Hashtnagri are Molvi Jee Hospital[2][3][4][5][6] and City District Women Degree College, which is affiliated with Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University Peshawar.[7][8]

Majority of the people living in Hashtnagri are Pakistanis but a sizeable population of Afghans also live here. Most are Muslims, with a small minority being Christians, Hindus[9] and Sikhs.[10][11][12][13][14] Major languages are Pashto, Urdu and Hindko.

Administrative Area

Hashtnagri is part of Pakistan National Assembly seat NA- 31(Peshawar-1) while for KP Provincial Assembly it is part of Pk-78 (Peshawar-1).[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ Shahzad, Mirza Khurram (1 January 2016). "Footprints: A gurdwara opens its doors". DAWN.COM.
  2. ^ "Alameer Hospital - Molvi Jee Hospital Peshawar". alameer.org. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Minister for Health during a visit to Maulvi Jee Memorial Hospital Hashtnagri Peshawar suspends employee". asianetpakistan.com. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  4. ^ "PHC stays merger of Maulvi Jee Hospital with LRH". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  5. ^ Report, Bureau (27 June 2015). "Merger of two govt hospitals challenged". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  6. ^ "A white elephant: CT scan machine lies idle at govt-run facility - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  7. ^ "SBBWU Peshawar - Affiliated Colleges". www.sbbwu.edu.pk.
  8. ^ "City District College For Girl Peshawar - thePeshawar.com". thePeshawar.com. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Ancient Hindu temple in Peshawar being 'secretly' demolished, say locals - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  10. ^ Ashfaq, Mohammad (15 November 2015). "Ancient gurdwara closed since 1942 set for reopening". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Ancient Sikh Temple Reopened In Pakistan". NDTV.com. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  12. ^ Bacha, Ali Hazrat (31 March 2016). "Sikh temple reopens for worship after 70 years in Peshawar". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  13. ^ "Ancient Gurdwara Closed Since 1942 Set For Reopening | SikhNet". SikhNet. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Gurdwara re-opens in Peshawar after gap of 70 years". www.radiotnn.com. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  15. ^ Report, Bureau (24 August 2002). "PESHAWAR: List of NA, PA constituencies in Peshawar". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
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