|
FATA University
FATA University ( ur, ; ps, فاټا پوهنتون) is a public sector university situated in Akhorwal, Tribal Sub-Division Darra Adam Khel, Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The university is run by the Higher Education Department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. History The university was approved by Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso in May 2013. It is the first-ever university in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. Classes commenced on October 24, 2016, under the direction of Dr. Mohammad Tahir Shah, former professor of geology at University of Peshawar. Campus FATA University is temporarily located within a portion of the Government Degree College Dara Adam Khel on the Indus Valley Highway from Peshawar to Kohat. A new campus is currently under construction in Akhorwal on an area of 58.25 acres. The university plans to open sub-campuses at Khar, Miran Shah, and Parachinar in addition to the current Akhorwal campus. Academics The universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public University
A public university or public college is a university or college that is in state ownership, owned by the state or receives significant government spending, public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private university. Whether a national university is considered public varies from one country (or region) to another, largely depending on the specific education landscape. Africa Egypt In Egypt, Al-Azhar University was founded in 970 AD as a madrasa; it formally became a public university in 1961 and is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in the world. In the 20th century, Egypt opened many other public universities with government-subsidized tuition fees, including Cairo University in 1908, Alexandria University in 1912, Assiut University in 1928, Ain Shams University in 1957, Helwan University in 1959, Beni-Suef University in 1963, Zagazig University in 1974, Benha University in 1976, and Suez Canal University in 1989. Kenya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indus Valley Highway
The Indus Highway ( ur, ), also known as National Highway 55 (N-55) ( ur, ), is a 1264 km long two to four-lane national highway that runs along the Indus River in Pakistan connecting the port city of Karachi with the northwestern city of Peshawar via Dera Ghazi Khan. It is part of Pakistan's National Highways network and is maintained and operated by Pakistan's National Highway Authority. The Indus Highway passes through the Kohat Tunnel. History In 1980, the Indus Highway was proposed to provide an alternative and shorter route to the heavily used N-5 and to also aid the development of western Sindh province and eastern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Construction began in 1981 from Kotri and was completed in 1985 in Peshawar. Major cities it links include The Government of Pakistan have planned that a portion of about 300 km will be dualized by the year 2023 starting from Dera Ghazi Khan towards Kotri. ECNEC approved a summary regarding the construction of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FATA University
FATA University ( ur, ; ps, فاټا پوهنتون) is a public sector university situated in Akhorwal, Tribal Sub-Division Darra Adam Khel, Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The university is run by the Higher Education Department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. History The university was approved by Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso in May 2013. It is the first-ever university in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. Classes commenced on October 24, 2016, under the direction of Dr. Mohammad Tahir Shah, former professor of geology at University of Peshawar. Campus FATA University is temporarily located within a portion of the Government Degree College Dara Adam Khel on the Indus Valley Highway from Peshawar to Kohat. A new campus is currently under construction in Akhorwal on an area of 58.25 acres. The university plans to open sub-campuses at Khar, Miran Shah, and Parachinar in addition to the current Akhorwal campus. Academics The universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Universities In Pakistan
Higher education in Pakistan is the systematic process of students continuing their education beyond secondary school, learned societies and two-year colleges. The governance of higher education is maintained under the Higher Education Commission (Pakistan) (HEC) which oversees the financial funding, research outputs and teaching quality in the country. In Pakistan, the higher education system includes the public, private and military universities, all accredited by the HEC. Since independence, new universities have expanded throughout the country with support provided by the University Grants Commission (UGC), which had been an autonomous institution of recognizing universities until 2002 when it was preceded by the Higher Education Commission. Pakistan produces about 445,000 university graduates and 10,000 computer science graduates annually. Following public and private higher education institutions are active in the country: Islamabad Balochistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tribal News Network
The Tribal News Network, known on air as TNN, is a radio and internet news agency based in Peshawar, the capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. TNN produces radio bulletins in the Pashto language, about news, current affairs and social issues. These bulletins are broadcast on ten partner radio stations throughout Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Balochistan and into the border regions of Afghanistan. News is also reported in Urdu and in English on TNN’s website. In August 2016, TNN also began broadcasting 2 minute news bulletins via mobile phone. TNN produces two main news bulletins each day and employs 35 local journalists including 6 women. It has correspondents reporting from all districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA. History TNN’s first bulletin went to air on November 9, 2013. TNN is officially registered under the Companies Ordinance, 1984 with the Security Exchange Commission of Pakistan. In 2015, TNN was runne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UrduPoint
UrduPoint is an Urdu-language web portal of Pakistan. Launched on August 14, 2000, it is the 6th most visited website in Pakistan and its global rank is 1045 (). UrduPoint is also partner of digital media company Ziff Davis, a division of J2 Global, to launch Mashable Pakistan. This is dual-language, Urdu and English edition of Mashable. UrduPoint is accessible as a ''free'' website as a part of Internet.org (now freebasics.com) launched by Facebook in Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 .... UrduPoint has become the digital media partner of Multan Sultans in PSL 4. UrduPoint is also running a YouTube channel more than 7 million active subscribers. References {{reflist External links Urdupoint Web portals Urdu-language websites Pakistani websites ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parachinar
Parachinar ( ps, پاړه چنار; ur, ) is a small Pashtun ( Turi and Bangash tribe) town which is the capital of Kurram District in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Parachinar is situated on a neck of Pakistani territory west of Peshawar, that juts into the Paktia, Logar and Nangarhar provinces of Afghanistan. With a distance of from the Afghan capital Kabul, Parachinar is the closest point in Pakistan to Kabul. It is one of two urban areas in Kurram District, the other one being Sadda, and has shrunk considerably in population over the past few decades, becoming the least populous urbanized area in Kohat Division. Major tribes residing there are Turi, Bangash, Maqbal, Para Chamkini, Zazi and Mangal. History The British soldier and historian C. M. Enriquez described the early history of Parachinar in his book ''The Pathan Borderland''. He writes that Malak (leader) Pare was a reputable Malak of the Para Chamkini tribe, who were Sunni Muslim and anot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miramshah
Mīrānshāh (Pashto and ur, ) or Mīrāmshāh () is a small town that is the administrative headquarters of North Waziristan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Miranshah lies on the banks of the Tochi River in a wide valley surrounded by the foothills of the Hindu Kush mountains. It is located at an elevation of about , from the Pakistan-Afghanistan border (Durand Line). The nearest city in Pakistan is Bannu, about to the east, while the nearest city across the border in Afghanistan is Khost, to the northwest. The city has a shrinking population of only 4,361, and it has only 356 households. This makes it the least populous urban area in Bannu Division, but it is also the only urbanized area in the entire region of North Waziristan, and also the entire Waziristan region, a mountainous area that has 99% of its 1.22 million residents living in rural areas. Administration Miranshah is the administrative headquarters of North Waziristan District, in the forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khar, Bajaur
Khar ( ps, ښار, ''X̌ār''), also spelled Khaar, is the headquarters of the Bajaur District of Pakistan. Khar was one of the largest towns in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (merged into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in 2018), and lies near the border with Afghanistan. Bajur scouts headquarters is also located in the town. Civil colony is located in this town and this place is the court of Bajour controlling by political agent. History On October 30, 2006, Chenagai airstrike happened near Khar. Pakistani helicopter gunships fired missiles and destroyed an al-Qaeda-linked training facility and killed 80 local students of in a northwestern tribal area near the Afghan Afghan may refer to: *Something of or related to Afghanistan, a country in Southern-Central Asia *Afghans, people or citizens of Afghanistan, typically of any ethnicity **Afghan (ethnonym), the historic term applied strictly to people of the Pash ... border, in a madrassa. On December 25, 2010, at leas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USCENTCOM
The United States Central Command (USCENTCOM or CENTCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the U.S. Department of Defense. It was established in 1983, taking over the previous responsibilities of the Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force (RDJTF). Its Area of Responsibility (AOR) includes the Middle East, including Egypt in Africa, and Central Asia and parts of South Asia. The command has been the main American presence in many military operations, including the Persian Gulf War's Operation Desert Storm in 1991, the War in Afghanistan, and the Iraq War from 2003 to 2011. , CENTCOM forces were deployed primarily in Afghanistan under the auspices of Operation Freedom's Sentinel, which was itself part of NATO's Resolute Support Mission (from 2015 to 2021), and in Iraq and Syria as part of Operation Inherent Resolve since 2014 in supporting and advise-and-assist roles. , CENTCOM's commander is General Michael E. Kurilla, U.S. Army.Andrew Eversde(6 Jan 2022) Biden expe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kohat
Kohat ( ps, کوهاټ; ur, ) is a city that serves as the capital of the Kohat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is regarded as a centre of the Bangash tribe of Pashtuns, who have lived in the region since the late 15th century. With a population of over 220,000 people, the city is the fourth-largest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the 35th-largest in Pakistan in terms of population. Kohat's immediate environs were the site of frequent armed skirmishes between British colonialist forces and local tribesmen in the mid to late 19th century. It is centred on a British-era fort, various bazaars, and a military cantonment. Pashto and the Kohati dialect of Hindko are the main languages spoken in Kohat. The city of Kohat is also the namesake of and largest city in the Kohat Division, being over four times larger than the second-largest city in the division: Karak. History Early history Little is known of Kohat's early history. According to local lore, Kohat wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peshawar
Peshawar (; ps, پېښور ; hnd, ; ; ur, ) is the sixth most populous city in Pakistan, with a population of over 2.3 million. It is situated in the north-west of the country, close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is the capital of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where it is the largest city. Peshawar is primarily populated by Pashtuns, who comprise the second-largest ethnic group in the country. Situated in the Valley of Peshawar, a broad area situated east of the historic Khyber Pass, Peshawar's recorded history dates back to at least 539 BCE, making it one of the oldest cities in South Asia. Peshawer is among the oldest continuously inhabited cities of the country. The area encompassing modern-day Peshawar is mentioned in Vedic scriptures; it served as the capital of the Kushan Empire during the rule of Kanishka and was home to the Kanishka Stupa, which was among the tallest buildings in the ancient world. Peshawar was then ruled by the Hepht ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
_Band%2C_Miran_Shah_1917.jpg "Click for more on -> Miramshah")
_-_Walters_W5967A_-_Full_Page.jpg "Click for more on -> Kohat")
