Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ( ,  , locally Pukhtunkhwa ), umwhile kent as the North-Wast Frontier Province an various ither names, is ane o the fower provinces o Pakistan, locatit in the north-wast o the kintra. It borders Afghanistan tae the north-wast, Gilgit-Baltistan tae the north-east, Azad Kashmir tae the east, the Federally Admeenistered Tribal Auries (FATA) tae the wast an sooth, Balochistan tae the sooth an Punjab an the Islamabad Caipital Territory tae the sooth-east.

The main ethnic group in the province is the Pashtuns; ither smawler ethnic groups include maist notably the Hazarewals an Chitralis. The principal leids are Pashto, locally referred tae as Pukhto.

The provincial caipital is Peshawar, locally referred tae as Pekhawar.

Provincial govrenment
+ Provincial seembols o KPK (unofficial) Provincial ainimal Straucht-horned Markhor 90px Provincial bird White-crested Kalij pheasant 90px Provincial tree Indian date 90px Provincial flouer Apple o Sodom 90px Provincial sport Pashtun archery 90px


The Provincial Assembly o Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is unicameral an consists o 124 seats o which 2% are reserved for non-Muslims an 17% for weemen anerlie.

The Preses o Pakistan appoints a Govrenor as heid o the provincial govrenment o Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Thare is a directly-electit Provincial Assembly, which haes 124 electit members (includin 22 seats reserved for weemen an 3 seats for non-Muslims). The Provincial Assembly elects a Chief Meenister tae act as the chief executive o the province, assistit bi a cabinet o meenisters.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is dividit intae 25 destricts, comprisin 20 Settled Aurie Destricts an 5 Provincially Admeenistered Tribal Aurie (PATA) Destricts. The admeenistration o the PATA destricts is vestit in the Preses o Pakistan an the Govrenor o Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, bi Airticles 246 an 247 o the Constitution o Pakistan.

<tr><td valign=top>The 25 destricts are:
Abbottabad
Bannu
Batagram
Buner
CharsaddaChitral
Dera Ismail Khan
Dir Upper
Dir Lawer
HanguHaripur
Kala Dhaka
Karak
Kohat
KohistanLakki Marwat
Malakand
Mansehra
Mardan
NowsheraPeshawar
Swabi
Swat
Shangla
Tank

Important ceeties
Abbottabad
Bannu
Balakot
Besham
Batagram
DaggarCharsadda
Chitral
Dera Ismail Khan
DirHangu
Haripur
Havelian
KohatKulachi
Lakki Marwat
Latamber
MalakandMansehra
Mardan
Nowshera
MartungAlpuri
PeshawarSwabi
Mingora
Tank

References

Freemit airtins

Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa  Guide.

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