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of the

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of the city of

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 ...

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the northwestern region of the country, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ...

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 ...

Prior to 19th century

* 127 CE - Purushapura becomes eastern capital of Buddhist kingdom

Gandhara Gandhāra is the name of an ancient region located in the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent, more precisely in present-day north-west Pakistan and parts of south-east Afghanistan. The region centered around the Peshawar Val ...

(approximate date). * 978 CE - Sabaktagin defeats

Jayapala Jayapala or Jaipal was a ruler of the Hindu Shahi dynasty from 964 to 1001 CE. His kingdom stretched from Laghman to Kashmir and Sirhind to Multan, with Peshawar being in the center. He was the son of Hutpal and the father of Anandapala. Epi ...

. * 1001 - 27 November: Battle of Peshawar;

Mahmud of Ghazni Yamīn-ud-Dawla Abul-Qāṣim Maḥmūd ibn Sebüktegīn ( fa, ; 2 November 971 – 30 April 1030), usually known as Mahmud of Ghazni or Mahmud Ghaznavi ( fa, ), was the founder of the Turkic Ghaznavid dynasty, ruling from 998 to 1030. At t ...

in power. * 1006 -

defeats

Anandapala The Hindu Shahis (also known as Odi Shahis, Uḍi Śāhis, or Brahman Shahis, 822–1026 CE) were a dynasty that held sway over the Kabul Valley, Gandhara and western Punjab during the early medieval period in the Indian subcontinent. Details r ...

. * 1180 - Mu'izz-Ud-Din Muhammad Ibn Sam in power. * 1630 -

Mohabbat Khan Mosque The Mahabat Khan Mosque (Pashto and ur, مہابت خان مسجد) ( hnd, مہابت خان مسیت), sometimes spelt Mohabbat Khan Mosque, is a 17th-century Mughal-era mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan. The mosque was built in 1630, and named aft ...

built. * 1758 - 8 May: Battle of Peshawar;

Marathas The Marathi people ( Marathi: मराठी लोक) or Marathis are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who are indigenous to Maharashtra in western India. They natively speak Marathi, an Indo-Aryan language. Maharashtra was formed as a ...

in power.

19th century

* 1809 -

Mountstuart Elphinstone Mountstuart Elphinstone (6 October 1779 – 20 November 1859) was a Scottish statesman and historian, associated with the government of British India. He later became the Governor of Bombay (now Mumbai) where he is credited with the open ...

arrives as ambassador to Shah Shujah. * 1810 - Wazir Bagh (garden) laid out. * 1825 -

Sikh Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism, Sikhism (Sikhi), a Monotheism, monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Gu ...

Ranjit Singh Ranjit Singh (13 November 1780 – 27 June 1839), popularly known as Sher-e-Punjab or "Lion of Punjab", was the first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire, which ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the early half of the 19th century. He ...

in power. * 1834 **

Hari Singh Nalwa Hari Singh Nalwa (1791–1837) was Commander-in-chief of the Sikh Khalsa Fauj, the army of the Sikh Empire. He is known for his role in the conquests of Kasur, Sialkot, Attock, Multan, Kashmir, Peshawar and Jamrud. Hari Singh Nalwa was respon ...

in power. ** Bala Hissar (fort) rebuilt. * 1838 - Italian Paolo Avitabile in power. * 1849 **

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, ...

in power. ** Gorak Nath Temple built. * 1850s -

Grand Trunk Road The Grand Trunk Road (formerly known as Uttarapath, Sarak-e-Azam, Shah Rah-e-Azam, Badshahi Sarak, and Long Walk) is one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads. For at least 2,500 years it has linked Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent. ...

Lahore-Peshawar extension constructed (approximate date). * 1851 - Peshawar cemetery established. * 1860 - Flood. * 1867 - Municipality constituted. * 1868 ** British

Peshawar Cantonment Peshawar Cantonment ( ur, , ps, د پیښور کنډک) is a garrison located in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Although the cantonment is located within Peshawar City District, it is an independent municipality under control of the M ...

laid out near city. ** Population: 56,589 (city); 58,555 (municipality). * 1881 - Population: 79,982. * 1882 - Sethi Mohallah residence built. * 1883 -

All Saints Church All Saints Church, or All Saints' Church or variations on the name may refer to: Albania * All Saints' Church, Himarë Australia * All Saints Church, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory * All Saints Anglican Church, Henley Brook, Western Aus ...

opens in cantonment. * 1891 - Population: 54,191. * 1900 **

Cunningham clock tower The Cunningham Clock Tower ( ur, کننگہام گھنٹہ گھر) in Peshawar, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, was built in 1900, "in commemoration of the Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen Empress". The tower was named after Sir George ...

built. **

Edwardes College Edwardes College Peshawar is a semi-government degree The college's undergraduate and graduate degree programs lead to the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), 4 year BS Programme in English and Computer Science, Master of Bus ...

established.

20th century

* 1901 ** City becomes capital of the

North-West Frontier Province The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP; ps, شمال لویدیځ سرحدي ولایت, ) was a Chief Commissioner's Province of British India, established on 9 November 1901 from the north-western districts of the Punjab Province. Followi ...

. ** Population: 95,147. * 1906 - Victoria Hall built. * 1907 -

Peshawar Museum The Peshawar Museum ( ur, پشاور میوزیم ''(colloquial)''; پشاور عجائب گھر ''(official)'') is a museum located in Peshawar, capital of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The Peshawar Museum is notable for its colle ...

founded. * 1909 - Ancient Buddhist Kanishka casket discovered by archaeologists in Shah-ji-Dheri near city. * 1913 - Islamia College established. * 1922 -

Kapoor Haveli Kapoor Haveli is a residential building in the city of Peshawar, Pakistan. It is notable for being the former home of one generation of the Kapoor family, a prominent show business family of India. The building was constructed before the partiti ...

(residence) built. * 1925 - Khaiber railway built. * 1930 ** 23 April: Qissa Khwani Bazaar massacre. ** Novelty cinema opens. * 1932 - ''Khyber Mail'' newspaper begins publication. * 1934 - Landsdowne cinema opens. * 1936 - Radio station begins broadcasting. * 1939 - ''Al Falah'' newspaper begins publication. * 1941 ** ''Al-Jamiat-e-Sarhad'' newspaper begins publication. ** Population: 130,967.

Independence: since 1947

* 1947 - City becomes part of the

Dominion of Pakistan Between 14 August 1947 and 23 March 1956, Pakistan was an independent federal dominion in the Commonwealth of Nations, created by the passing of the Indian Independence Act 1947 by the British parliament, which also created the Dominion of ...

. * 1948 - City becomes capital of the Peshawar province. * 1949 -

Frontier Corps The Frontier Corps ( ur, , reporting name: FC), are a group of paramilitary forces of Pakistan, operating in the provinces of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, to maintain law and order while overseeing the country's borders with Afghanist ...

military reserve headquartered in Bala Hissar (fort). * 1950 **

University of Peshawar The University of Peshawar ( ps, د پېښور پوهنتون; hnd, پشور یونیورسٹی; ur, ; abbreviated UoP; known more popularly as Peshawar University) is a public research university located in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ...

established. ** ''Shahab-e-saqib'' and ''Qallandar'' Urdu-language newspapers begin publication. * 1951 - Population: 151,776. * 1954 -

Khyber Medical College Khyber Medical College ( ur, , abbreviated as KMC) was established in 1954, is a public sector medical college located in Peshawar. Khyber Medical College is the oldest medical college of the province, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and is considered as one ...

established. * 1955 ** City becomes part of

West Pakistan West Pakistan ( ur, , translit=Mag̱ẖribī Pākistān, ; bn, পশ্চিম পাকিস্তান, translit=Pôścim Pakistan) was one of the two Provincial exclaves created during the One Unit Scheme in 1955 in Pakistan. It was ...

. ** ''The Statesman'' English-language newspaper begins publication. ** Abasin Arts Society established. * 1956 - City becomes part of the

Islamic Republic of 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 ...

. * 1958 - ''Amal'' newspaper begins publication. * 1964 -

Peshawar Press Club The Peshawar Press Club (PPC) (Urdu: ) is an organisation of journalists and professionals working in media in Peshawar, Pakistan. The press club was founded in 1964 after the need for journalists to sit and organise press conferences was raised. Cu ...

founded. * 1965 -

Bacha Khan International Airport Bacha Khan International Airport , formerly known as Peshawar International Airport, is an international airport located in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Located in the southwestern end of the city of Peshawar, it is the fourth-busies ...

in operation. * 1972 - Population: 268,366. * 1975 **

Qayyum Stadium The Qayyum Stadium also known as Peshawar Sport Complex is located in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It is the biggest sports complex in Peshawar and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The sport complex has facilities for all ...

opens. ** Hayatabad suburb established. * 1976 - ''Wahdat'' Pashto-language newspaper begins publication. * 1977 - ''Shahādat'' newspaper begins publication. * 1980 - May: Explosion at Jamiat Islami Afghanistan headquarters. * 1981 ** Population: 555,000. ** Kacha Garhi refugee camp established near city. * 1982 ** Jalozai Afghan refugee camp in operation. **

Afghan Islamic Press Afghan Islamic Press ( ps, افغان اسلامي اژانس - AIP) is an Afghan news agency established in 1982, during the Soviet Union's occupation of Afghanistan, by Muhammad Yaqub Sharafat. Sharafat was the nephew of Mohammad Yunus Khalis, o ...

news agency established. * 1984 - ''Mujāhid Wulas'' newspaper begins publication. * 1985 ** Karkhano Market and

Nishtar Hall Nishtar Hall is a cultural centre and music venue in Peshawar, Pakistan. It was established to promote and represent the Pashtun culture and music. Hall was established in 1985. It is an only and large entertainment venue in Peshawar with a capacity ...

established. ** ''

The Frontier Post ''The Frontier Post'' is an independent English language daily newspaper founded in Peshawar, Pakistan, in 1985. It publishes from Peshawar, Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi, and Quetta. History When the paper was founded in 1985, there were no pr ...

'' (English-language) newspaper begins publication. * 1987 - ''Frontier Times'' in publication (approximate date). * 1994 - Bus hijacking. * 1995 -

Bombing A bomb is an explosive weapon that uses the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide an extremely sudden and violent release of energy. Detonations inflict damage principally through ground- and atmosphere-transmitted mechanica ...

. * 1996 - Qalb-e-Asia Cultural Centre established. * 1998 - Population: 982,816.

21st century

* 2004 -

Peshawar Panthers The Peshawar Panthers was a domestic T20 and List A cricket team based in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The team was established in 2004 and its home ground was Arbab Niaz Stadium. Winners Peshawar Panthers won Haier T20 Cup 2014-15 b ...

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by st ...

team formed. * 2007 - 15 May:

suicide Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Mental disorders (including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety disorders), physical disorders (such as chronic fatigue syndrome), and ...

Hotel bombing. * 2008 - 6 September and 5 December:

Bombings A bomb is an explosive weapon that uses the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide an extremely sudden and violent release of energy. Detonations inflict damage principally through ground- and atmosphere-transmitted mechanica ...

. * 2009 ** 5 March: Bombing at Rahman Baba shrine. ** 9 June: Pearl Continental hotel bombing. ** 9 October:

in Khyber Bazaar. ** 28 October:

in Mina Bazar. ** 19 November: Judicial complex bombing. * 2010 ** 5 April: attack on the

United States consulate The United States has the second most diplomatic missions of any country in the world after Mainland China, including 166 of the 193 member countries of the United Nations, as well as observer state Vatican City and non-member countries Kosovo ...

. ** 19 April:

Qissa Khwani Bazaar The Qissa Khwani Bazaar ( ps, قصه خوانۍ بازار, ur, ; ''"Story-tellers market'') is a bazaar in Peshawar, the capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Background The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (then North-West Frontier Provinc ...

. ** July - August:

Flood A flood is an overflow of water ( or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are an area of study of the discipline hydrol ...

. **

Air pollution Air pollution is the contamination of air due to the presence of substances in the atmosphere that are harmful to the health of humans and other living beings, or cause damage to the climate or to materials. There are many different type ...

in Peshawar reaches annual mean of 111 PM2.5 and 540

PM10 Particulates – also known as atmospheric aerosol particles, atmospheric particulate matter, particulate matter (PM) or suspended particulate matter (SPM) – are microscopic particles of solid or liquid matter suspended in the air. The ...

, much higher than recommended. * 2011 ** PIA Planetarium inaugurated. ** Saeed Book Bank closes. ** 9 March:

Suicide bombing A suicide attack is any violent attack, usually entailing the attacker detonating an explosive, where the attacker has accepted their own death as a direct result of the attacking method used. Suicide attacks have occurred throughout histor ...

. ** 10 May:

Car bomb A car bomb, bus bomb, lorry bomb, or truck bomb, also known as a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), is an improvised explosive device designed to be detonated in an automobile or other vehicles. Car bombs can be roughly divided ...

ing kills a journalist. ** 12 June: Double bombing in Khyber market area. * 2012 - 15 December: Bacha Khan International Airport attack. * 2013 ** 21 June:

Shia Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam. It holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib as his successor (''khalīfa'') and the Imam (spiritual and political leader) after him, mos ...

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, ...

in Gulshan Colony. ** 22 September: Double suicide bombing at a

church Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship * Chri ...

. ** 29 September:

. * 2014 ** 2 and 11 February: Cinema bombings. ** 16 December:

School massacre A school shooting is an attack at an educational institution, such as a primary school, secondary school, high school or university, involving the use of firearms. Many school shootings are also categorized as mass shootings due to multiple ...

. * 2015 - 13 February: Mosque attack. * 2016 - 16 March: Bus bombing. * 2017 ** Population: 1,970,042. ** 15 February: Hayatabad bombing. ** 8 May:

. ** Dengue outbreak. ** 24 November: Police vehicle attack. ** 1 December: Agricultural Directorate attack. * 2018 - 10 July :

. * 2020 - 27 October: School boombing. * 2022 - 4 March: Mosque attack.

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