Hashtnagri

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

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
CountryPakistan
ProvinceKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictPeshawar District
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

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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