Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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| Province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
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.svg) Location of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa within Pakistan | |
| Coordinates: 34°00′N 71°19′E / 34.00°N 71.32°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Established (as NWFP) | 9 November 1901 |
| Provincial status | 1935 |
| Accession to Pakistan | July / August 1947 |
| Merged into West Pakistan | 1955 |
| Restoration | 1 July 1970 |
| Name Changed | 2010 |
| FATA Merger | May 2018 |
| Capital and largest city | Peshawar |
| Administrative Divisions | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Self-governing province subject to the federal government |
| • Body | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| • Governor | Faisal Karim Kundi |
| • Chief Minister | Ali Amin Gandapur |
| • Chief Secretary | Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry |
| • Legislature | Provincial Assembly |
| • High Court | Peshawar High Court |
| Area | |
• Province | 101,741 km2 (39,282 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 4th |
| Population | |
• Province | 40,641,120 |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| • Density | 402/km2 (1,040/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6,086,705 (15.01%) |
| • Rural | 34,554,415 (84.99%) |
| GDP (nominal) | |
| • Total (2022) | $38 billion (3rd)[a] |
| GDP (PPP) | |
| • Total (2022) | $152 billion (3rd)[a] |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (PKT) |
| Area code | 9291 |
| ISO 3166 code | PK-KP |
| Languages | |
| Notable sports teams | |
| HDI (2019) | 0.529  [4]low |
| Literacy rate (2020) | 56.1% |
| Seats in National Assembly | 65 |
| Seats in Provincial Assembly | 145 |
| Divisions | 7 |
| Districts | 38 |
| Tehsils | 105 |
| Union councils | 986 |
| Website | kp |
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (/ˌkaɪbər pəkˈtuːŋkwə/; Pashto: خېبر پښتونخوا [ˈxebaɾ paxtunˈxwɑ]; Urdu: خیبر پختونخوا, pronounced [ˈxɛːbəɾ pəxˈtuːnxʷɑː] ; abbr. KP or KPK), formerly known as North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a province of Pakistan. Located in the northwestern region of the country, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the fourth largest province of Pakistan by land area and the third-largest province by population. It is bordered by Balochistan to the south; Punjab, Islamabad Capital Territory, and Azad Kashmir to the east; and Gilgit-Baltistan to the north and northeast. It shares an international border with Afghanistan to the west. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has a varied geography of rugged mountain ranges, valleys, rolling foothills, and dense agricultural farms.
While it is the third-largest Pakistani province in terms of both its population and its economy, it is geographically the smallest. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's share of Pakistan's GDP has historically comprised 10.5%, amounting to over US$ 30 billion.[5] The province is home to 16.9 percent of Pakistan's total population. The province is multiethnic, with the main ethnic groups being the Pashtuns, Hindkowans, Saraikis, and Chitralis.[6][7]
Once a stronghold of Buddhism, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the site of the ancient region of Gandhara, including the ruins of the Gandharan capital of Pushkalavati (located near present day Charsadda). The region's history is characterized by frequent invasions by various empires, largely due to its geographical proximity to the historically important Khyber Pass.[8]
Although it is colloquially known by a variety of other names, the name "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa" was brought into effect for the North-West Frontier Province in April 2010, following the passing of the 18th Constitutional Amendment. On 24 May 2018, the National Assembly of Pakistan voted in favour of the 25th Constitutional Amendment, which merged the FATA as well as the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[9] The Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa subsequently approved the bill on 28 May 2018;[10] it was signed into law on 31 May by erstwhile Pakistani president Mamnoon Hussain, which officially completed the administrative merger process.[11][12]
- ^ "Announcement of Results of 7th Population and Housing Census-2023 (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province)" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 5 August 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "GDP of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa's Districts" (PDF). kpbos.gov.pk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects". Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Subnational HDI – Global Data Lab". Globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Claus, Peter J.; Diamond, Sarah; Ann Mills, Margaret (2003). South Asian Folklore: An Encyclopedia : Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka. Taylor & Francis. p. 447. ISBN 978-0415939195.
- ^ "Ethno-linguistic provinces". The Express Tribune. 25 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021.
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa could gain the Pashto-speaking areas of Balochistan but would lose the Hindko-speaking parts to the Hazara Province, the Siraiki-speaking areas to the Siraiki province and the Khowar and other smaller language areas to yet another province.
- ^ April 14, 2010, Kalsoom Lakhani (14 April 2010). "A province by any other name". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Rafi U. Samad, The Grandeur of Gandhara: The Ancient Buddhist Civilization of the Swat, Peshawar, Kabul, and Indus Valleys. Algora Publishing, 2011. ISBN 0875868592
- ^ "NA approves merger of Fata, Pata with KP". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ Hayat, Arif (27 May 2018). "KP Assembly approves landmark bill merging Fata with province". Dawn.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "President signs Fata-KP merger bill into law". The Nation. 1 June 2018. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ "President signs amendment bill, merging FATA with KP". Geo News. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
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