Sethi Town ( ur, سیٹھی ٹاؤن) is a neighborhood in Haji Camp,

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located in the east of historic

city near Haji Camp Bus Terminal of Peshawar .

Geographical location

Sethi Town is the first Union Council of Pakistan because it is represented in the legislative assembly as UC1, PK1, NA1. The township is located at the east of

city, exactly at its entrance. At its south-east, the three main routes

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, Ring Road, Peshawar and

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join. This renders the township as strategically important area.

Ethnic groups and cultural diversity

Ethnic groups in Sethi Town (Haji Camp) include

Pakhtuns Pashtuns (, , ; ps, پښتانه, ), also known as Pakhtuns or Pathans, are an Iranian ethnic group who are native to the geographic region of Pashtunistan in the present-day countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. They were historically re ...

, Hindkowans & Afghan refugees, especially

Hazaras The Hazaras ( fa, , Həzārə; haz, , Āzərə) are an ethnic group and the principal component of the population of Afghanistan, native to, and primarily residing in the Hazaristan (Hazarajat) region in central Afghanistan and generally scatt ...

and

Tajiks Tajiks ( fa, تاجيک، تاجک, ''Tājīk, Tājek''; tg, Тоҷик) are a Persian-speaking Iranian ethnic group native to Central Asia, living primarily in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Tajiks are the largest ethnicity in Taj ...

. More than 99% of the population of Sethi Town is Muslim. This endows the township with a substantial cultural diversity. In a single street, it is common to find people speaking

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
'' Pashto Pashto (,; , ) is an Eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family. It is known in historical Persian literature as Afghani (). Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official langua ...

, Hindko and

Farsi Persian (), also known by its endonym Farsi (, ', ), is a Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages. Persian is a pluricentric language predominantly spoken an ...

. The famous tribe of Khalisa are the descendants of Abdul Qadir Khan and his sons Abdul Jalil Khan and Abdul Rashid Khan.

History

This township was mainly developed in early 90s after the settlement of Afghan refugees in this area. This also resulted in an increase of the rent in the region. However, most of the residents of this township are now Pakistanis.

Renowned personalities

Muhammad Shoaib, one of the top three winners of Pakistan idol (season 1) and the young singer lives in Sethi Town. Several other distinguished professional resides in the township e.g., at least four faculty members working at

University of Agriculture, Peshawar The University of Agriculture, Peshawar (UAP; ur, جامعہ زرعیہ پشاور، یا زرعی یونیورسٹی پشاور; ps, د کرنې پوهنتون، پېښور), is a research university located in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pa ...

Furthermore, Civil Servants, Politicians and businessmen resides in this area.

Political views

As for cultural diversity, the area has a large diversity for the political support, mainly for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and ANP with limited support

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. However, currently majority of the young and most of elders are strong supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. Several senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders have visited the area.

Hand-made carpet industry

During 90s, most of the Afghan refugees settled in the area were craftspeople weaving handmade carpets. This became a major livelihood for these refugees in Sethi Town. However, in 2013, the law and order situation and the return of refugees to

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

, had adversely affected the industry.

Main sites

- Hussain Chawk - Sir Buland Pura - Ghalib Street - Pakistan International Public School - Nasim Masjid (main

mosque A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...

of the township) - Khan Colony

References

Populated places in Peshawar District {{Peshawar-stub