North-West Frontier Province
Americannoun
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Chitral is a mountainous district of Pakistan’s North-West Frontier Province, in the far end of the country, abutting an Afghan region called Wakhan, notable because it’s shaped like a panhandle.
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2010
The return of the people, many of them marooned in camps in the North-West Frontier Province, will probably prove the hardest part of the operation.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2010
When India and Pakistan won their freedom, the North-West Frontier Province, 92% Moslem, voted adherence to Pakistan.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the North-West Frontier Province, where the Congress Party controls the Government but 93% of the population is Moslem, a popular referendum would be held.
From Time Magazine Archive
BANNU, a town and district of British India, in the Derajat division of the North-West Frontier Province.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various
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