Peshawar

[pe-shah-wer]

noun

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

Peshawar

/ pəˈʃɔːə /

noun

1. 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)

Example Sentences

The constabulary's complex is located in a highly secured area in Peshawar, and the attackers would have had to breach multiple levels of security to break in.

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In Peshawar, near the frontier, Afghan produce has all but vanished from markets.

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More than 1,500 trucks, trailers and containers carrying cement, medicines, rice and other basic goods are waiting in Torkham, according to a senior Pakistani customs official in nearby Peshawar.

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However, during a press conference held in the city of Peshawar on Friday, a top general alleged Afghanistan was being used as a "base of operation for terrorism against Pakistan".

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But locals say that even the ranges that were once easily visible from places like Peshawar and Gilgit are often no longer seen.

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