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Labbaik Ullah Khan NiaziBSOF12M-03Department of Sociology, Sargodha University,(UOS)

Presentation Topics

• Historical background• Geographical location• Climate• Education• Languages• Economy• Costumes- Marriage• Music

• Life style• Food and dishes• Festivals• Media• Famous Tribes

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Into,History – تاریخ تعارف،

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• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, formerly North-West Frontier Province, northernmost province of Pakistan.

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• Gandhara 516 BC • Indian Chandra Gupta, Maurya dynasty (323-190 B.C.), • Greek 323 BC ,Alexander • Sakan 97 BC• Parthian 65 BC• Kushan 15 BC

Turkish slave-soldier (mamlūk) namedSebüktigin, who gained control of Peshawar in 988 AD

His son, Maḥmūd of Ghazna, invaded northern India several times between 1001 and 1027 AD and brought a large area of the present-day province into the boundaries of the Ghaznavid dynasty.

Ghūrid sultanate 1200 AD Mughal dynasty 1600 AD Nādir Shah in 1738 AD Sikhs 1818 AD British in 1849 AD

A .D

B.C

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Second Sikh War(1848–49). North-West Frontier Province,

was created in 19011947, the region continued to

exist as a separate Pakistani province

1980s the province was inundated by Afghan refugees

In 2010 the name of the province was officially changed to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Local government includes:District : 24Tehsil : 53Union consuls: 986

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• It is bounded byAfghanistan to the west and north, Azad Kashmir and the Northern Areas (the Pakistani-administered areas of theKashmir region) to the east and northeast, Punjab province to the southeast, and Balochistān province to the southwest. On the western boundary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, along the Afghan border, are the federally administered tribal areas, a series of semiautonomous areas that are ethnically homogeneous with the province but not politically connected to it.

• Peshawar is the provincial capital.

• According to the 1998 census, the population of the province was approximately 17 million.

• Area province, 28,773 square miles (74,521 square km)

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1. Kābul River2. The Hindu Kush3. Swat, and Kandia rivers.4. The historic Khyber Pass is strategically important

as the most easily negotiable route between Afghanistan and the Indian subcontinent.

5. The Kurram, Tochi, and Gumal rivers drain the province’s southern region, and the Indus River forms part of the province’s eastern border.

Climate ماحول/ - موسم

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The climate of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa varies immensely for a region of its size, encompassing most of the many climate types found in Pakistan.

Rainfall also varies widely. Although large parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are typically dry, the province also contains the wettest parts of Pakistan in its eastern fringe.

Year Literacy Rate

1972 15.5%

1981 16.7%

1998 35.41%

2008 49.9%

Education تعلیم -

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SchoolVocational CentreUniversity

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SchoolCity Total Male female

Abbottabad 1550 1017 533

Bannu1124 679 445

D.I.Khan 1244 817 427

Charsadda 589 433 156

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Vocational Centre1.Govt Technical and Vocational Centre (Boys) Hangu.

2.Govt Technical and Vocational Centre (Boys) Mardan

3.Govt. Technical and Vocational Centre (Women) Akram Bagh Link Road Abbottabad

4.Govt: Technical & Vocational Centre (Women) Nowshera

5.Govt: Technical & Vocational Centre (Women) Swat

6.Govt: Technical & Vocational Centre (Women) Swabi

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University

Hazara universityPeshawar universityAgricultural university40 Universities in K.P.K

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Islamia College/ کالج اسلامیہ

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Languages – زبانیں

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Urdu (national)Pashto (provincial)English (official)

Regional languages:Pashto,Hindko, Khowar, Kalami, Torwali,

Saraiki, Gujari, Maiya, Bateri, Kalkoti, Gowro, mondr, Palula, Dameli, Gawar-Bati, Yidgha,

Burushaski, Kyrgyz, Wakhi

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Languages speakers Pashto speakers (72,777

households)Hindko. 68.30 per cent Urdu, the mother-tongue of 0.83 per cent of the households,

Economy –معیشت

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1. Transport (Goods)2. Farming (Tobacco) 3. Wood cutting and selling

Marriage - شادی

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Costumes – لباس

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1. Their dress code is shalwar kamez ,which differently made for men and women.

2. Males usually wear Kufi , Kandahari cap ,Turban or Pakul as traditional headgear.

3. Leaders some time wear a karakul hat.

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4. Males as government employees usually wear Sherwani aur Achkan with Karakul hat.

5 .Pathans usually wear Shalwar qameez with turban. This turban is a symbol of honour for them.

6. Women typically wear solid- colour trousers,a long qemis shirt with a belt and cotton hijab.

7. Many women were a embroided qameez which contain a lot of glass work on it

8. Famous footwear of pathans is Peshawari chappal.

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Music –موسیقی

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Hindko and Pashto folk music are popular in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and has a rich tradition going back hundreds of years.

The main instruments are the Rubab, mangey and harmonium.

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Pashto singers

1.Khatak Dance

2.Atan Dance

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Dances

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Famous Tribes – قبائل مشہور

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• Pashtoons (living for centuries) and recognized as

• Yusufzai, • Bangash, • Bhittani, • Daavi, • Khattak, • Qazi khail,• Gandapur,• Gharghasht,• Marwat, • Afridi

• Shinwari,• Orakzai,• Mahsud,• Mohmand,• Wazir and Bannuchi. • Others non pashtoons tribes

include Jat, Mughal, Turks, Karlal, Rajpoot, Dhund Abbasi, Syed. Afghan Refugees consists of tajik and many other tribes.

Food and Dishes - کھانے

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• Most popular and famous food of them is Chapali Kabab-a flat beef kabab.

• Faluda mainly a sweet dish is also found here

• Peshawar is known for its Kawa(GREEN TEA) which has a unique flavour

• Sharbat-e-sandal is a sweet non-carbonated drink usually found in summers in market.

• Its has a good taste and a yellowish green colour .

• Khan’s club is rated amoung the best resturants in peshawar

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• Most of the people like

Cholay(chick peas)Lobya(beans)SaagRoti of

jawar(maize)

• A tandor(oven)for baking bread is present in many houses

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• Dry fruits are produced in Peshawar are famous for its dry fruits.

• Sajji is one of their famous dish.

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Festivals –تہوار

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• Buzakashi Festival• Eid ul Azha• Eid ul Fiter

Games - کھیل1.Buaza-Kashi2.Kabaddi3.POLO4.NAIZA BAZI5.HOURSE RIDDING6.PERZOWAL7.GULLI DANDA

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Media - میڈیا

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1.Television

2.Radio

3.Cinema

4.Newspapers

Television

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Hindko TVPashto TVPtvNation TV

News Papers

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Hindko newspaperPashto NewspapersUrdu Newspapers

Radio

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Fm 106.2Fm 140.0Fm 103.1Fm 100.0

Famous Poets – شعراء

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Rehman Baba

Ghani Khan

Khushhal Khan Khatak

Saeed Ahmad Akhtar

Akbar Hoti

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Labbaik Ullah Khan NiaziBSOF12M-03

Department of Sociology, at Sargodha University

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