Peshawar

American

[pe-shah-wer] / pɛˈʃɑ wər /

noun

a city in N Pakistan, near the Khyber Pass: capital of the former North-West Frontier province.

Peshawar British

/ pəˈʃɔːə /

noun

a city in N Pakistan, at the E end of the Khyber Pass: one of the oldest cities in Pakistan and capital of the ancient kingdom of Gandhara; university (1950). Pop: 1 255 000 (2005 est)

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Yasmina and her children have been taken to a women's shelter in Peshawar.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

"To safeguard Pakistani lives and properties, what measures need to be taken will be taken," General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry told reporters in the city of Peshawar.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025

Thursday's match between Peshawar Zalmi and Karachi Kings, due to be held in Rawalpindi, was postponed after Pakistan's military said Indian drones were destroyed in various Pakistan cities.

From BBC ● May 8, 2025

Peshawar is the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which is a former stronghold of the militant Pakistani Taliban group, also known as the TTP.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024

He was sure she wouldn’t mind that he’d borrowed it—when he called them from Peshawar with news that he’d found Mariam.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

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