Peshawar (Urdu: پشاور) is the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly called the North-West Frontier Province) of Pakistan.[1] Peshawar is the largest city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and by the 1998 census was the ninth-largest city of Pakistan.[2] But now the estimated population of Peshawar has crossed 3.5 million making Peshawar the fifth largest city in Pakistan. Peshawar is a metropolitan city and the administrative centre and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan.[3] Peshawar is situated in a large valley near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, close to the Pak-Afg border. Peshawar is irrigated by various canals of the Kabul River and by its right tributary, the Bara River.
Peshawar's recorded history goes back as far as at least 539 BC, making it the oldest living city in Pakistan and one of the oldest in South Asia.[4]
白沙瓦（烏爾都語：پشاور，普什圖語：پېښور），另譯白夏瓦，巴基斯坦一個鄰近阿富汗邊境的城市。白沙瓦屬於西北邊境省，人口約有57萬人。附近的開伯爾山口是來往巴基斯坦及阿富汗的唯一要塞。
白沙瓦曾經在公元前58年被貴霜王朝犍陀羅的迦膩色伽一世定為國都。由於地處中亞多個的貿易要道上，當地在多個世紀以來都一直是南亞大陸與中亞之間的貿易重鎮。
現代的白沙瓦仍然肩負著中亞和南亞之間的貿易通道。此外，白沙瓦也有自己的輕工業。紡織、造鞋及陶器生產都是白沙瓦的主要經濟支柱。白沙瓦的大學城是當地學術機構的集中地，白沙瓦大學、白沙瓦農業大學及白沙瓦工程及技術大學都在大學城裡。而近年亦有不少私立大學於白沙瓦開辦。
白沙瓦的居民大致可分為兩部份：講Hindko語的當地少數族裔原居民Pishoris族，以及人口佔多數、來自阿富汗的普什圖族人。阿富汗戰爭發生之時，白沙瓦成為了反蘇聯聖戰士的政治中心。
中國古代旅行家法顯、玄奘都曾到過此地。
2015-11-02 21:56 Mohammad Ali Awan
Tibbet is very near to Pakistan our areas like district Chitral same as china faces of people like chinese our northeren border meet to china.
Same culture n clothes
Please search history of great Buddah he also remaind here still his statues are here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trJyj-XT7-M 20100821 《大唐西域記》7. 絲路中心 盛極一時
2015-11-02 22:15Mohammad Ali Awan
In three provinces of china near pakistan's border namely Sankiang Kashgar and one other are near to Pakistan and majority of population is muslim.
China occupied our huge area. http://pakistanpaedia.com/oth/chitral/chitral.html
2015年11月2日星期一22:32Mohammad Ali Awan
You knowabout kalsh.
KALASH VALLEY AND GREAT BUDDAH IN NORTHERN PAKISTAN.
The Kalasha Valleys (Kalasha-mondr: Kaĺaśa Desh) are valleys in Chitral District in northern Pakistan. They are inhabited by the Kalash people, who have customs and language which are quite different from their neighbours, and historically have had a different religion. There are three main valleys. The largest and most populous valley is Bumburet (Mumuret), reached by a road from Ayun in the Kunar Valley. Rumbur and Acholgah are side valleys north of Bumburet. The third valley, Biriu (Birir), is s side valley of the Kunar Valley south of Bumburet.
No chitral and other northern areas not part of china these were occupied by chinese for sometime
Many years muslims ruled many chinese areas
2015-11-03 11:02 Mohammad Ali Awan
Giant Buddah ( statue ) is in afganistan some are in pakistan
That territory is in pakistan where monk stidied
2015-11-03 11:08 Mohammad Ali Awan
That city's name is Hassan Abdal where monk studied at that time its name was different
Hasan Abdal (Urdu: حسن ابدال) is a historic town of 50,000 residents in Attock District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located where the Grand Trunk Road meets the Karakoram Highway near the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, 40 km northwest of Rawalpindi. The town is famous for Gurdwara Sri Panja Sahib, one of the most sacred sites in Sikhism, where thousands of Sikhs congregate on the eve of Besakhi every year .
Here a very big university at that time now ruins.
That was Gandhara culture.
Now there a museum.
Hasan Abdal (Urdu: حسن ابدال) is a historic town of 50,000 residents in Attock District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located where the Grand Trunk Road meets the Karakoram Highway near the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, 40 km northwest of Rawalpindi. The town is famous for Gurdwara Sri Panja Sahib, one of the most sacred sites in Sikhism, where thousands of Sikhs congregate on the eve of Besakhi every year .
The famous Chinese traveler Xuanzang who visited the place in the 7th century A.D. mentions the sacred spring of Elapatra about 70 li to the northwest of Taxila which is identical to the one at the current site of Gurdwara Panja Sahib. The town is mentioned in Ain-i-Akbari in the context that Shams al-Din built himself a vault there in which lies Hakim Abu’l Fath buried. Akbar’s visit to the town on his way back from Kashmir is also mentioned.
William Finch who travelled through India between 1608 and 1611 describes Hasan Abdal to be a "pleasant town with a small river and many fair tanks in which are many fishes with golden rings in their noses ...; the water so clear that you may see a penny in the bottom".[1] The Mughal emperor Jehangir mentions in his Tuzk-e-Jahangiri this town by the name of Baba Hasan Abdal where he stayed for three days. He also praises the city in these words: "The celebrated place at this station is a spring which flows from the foot of a little hill, exceedingly clear, sweet and nice...".[1] Hasan Abdal was visited by various Mughal kings on their way to Kashmir[2]
Muslim Tradition[edit]
"The Muslim version of the story is that one Hasan, a Gujar, had many buffaloes; that a Faqir named Abdal came and asked him for a draught of milk. Hasan said, I would gladly give you some, but my buffaloes are at present dry. Abdal laid his hand on one of them and said, "Now milk it." He did so, and soon gave him a copious draught. Abdal expressed his gratitude to Hasan, and asked what he could do for him. Hasan replied that they were much straitened for want of water, on which Abdal struck the neighbouring hills in two places, from which the two streams of Hasan Abdal have come forth. On the departure of the Faqir, Hasan said the spot should hereafter be called after them jointly".
Punja Sahib[edit]
In 1521 the founder of the Sikh faith, Guru Nanak, arrived in Hasan Abdal, a Gurdwara was built on the spot that he stayed containing a sacred rock that is believed to contain the hand print of Guru Nanak.[2] Punja or panja (Punjabi: پنجہ) :hand or paw. There are different traditions about the origin of the Hand print.
Health and medical care[edit]
There is a Tehsil Headquarters Hospital and numerous privately owned clinics in and around the city. Despite the exponential growth in population, the health care facilities are extremely insufficient. Many hospitals are located nearby Wah Cantonment or in Rawalpindi.
Schools[edit]
The city has several state owned primary schools, a high school each for boys and girls, a higher secondary school each for boys and girls and a degree college for women. There are a number of privately run schools to make up for the shortfall of the state owned ones.
Cadet College, Hasan Abdal[edit]
Cadet College Hasan Abdal is the first Cadet College in Pakistan and was established by the government of Punjab at the initiative of General Muhammad Ayub Khan, the then Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army, originally to serve as a feeder institution to the Services Academies. For this purpose, Military Wings were started in 1952 in Government College, Sahiwal, and Islamia College, Peshawar. On the completion of buildings at the present location, the Military Wings were shifted to Hasan Abdal and the Cadet College started functioning as Punjab Cadet College in April 1954. In 1960, the government constituted a Board of Governors to exercise administrative control over the college. Hugh Catchpole was the founder Principal of the College.
The college is located on the Rawalpindi/Peshawar road about 29 miles (48 km) from Rawalpindi/Islamabad, in natural surroundings near the junction of the National Highway and Grand Trunk Road.
Environmental issues[edit]
Surrounded by the fresh water springs with crystal clear water and Loquat orchards the city used to be an idyllic place till recent past. Its beauty as mentioned in the earliest accounts [1] has somehow survived the ill planning that has resulted in an exponential increase in its population.
Caste in Hasan Abdal[edit]
Gujjars, Awan, Khattar, Khankhail,Chaudries Pashtoons, and Jadoons comprises 75% of the city population due to their same culture and heritage more than 500 years.
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Peshawar (Urdu: پشاور) is the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly called the North-West Frontier Province) of Pakistan.[1] Peshawar is the largest city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and by the 1998 census was the ninth-largest city of Pakistan.[2] But now the estimated population of Peshawar has crossed 3.5 million making Peshawar the fifth largest city in Pakistan. Peshawar is a metropolitan city and the administrative centre and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan.[3] Peshawar is situated in a large valley near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, close to the Pak-Afg border. Peshawar is irrigated by various canals of the Kabul River and by its right tributary, the Bara River.
Peshawar's recorded history goes back as far as at least 539 BC, making it the oldest living city in Pakistan and one of the oldest in South Asia.[4]
白沙瓦（烏爾都語：پشاور，普什圖語：پېښور），另譯白夏瓦，巴基斯坦一個鄰近阿富汗邊境的城市。白沙瓦屬於西北邊境省，人口約有57萬人。附近的開伯爾山口是來往巴基斯坦及阿富汗的唯一要塞。
白沙瓦曾經在公元前58年被貴霜王朝犍陀羅的迦膩色伽一世定為國都。由於地處中亞多個的貿易要道上，當地在多個世紀以來都一直是南亞大陸與中亞之間的貿易重鎮。
現代的白沙瓦仍然肩負著中亞和南亞之間的貿易通道。此外，白沙瓦也有自己的輕工業。紡織、造鞋及陶器生產都是白沙瓦的主要經濟支柱。白沙瓦的大學城是當地學術機構的集中地，白沙瓦大學、白沙瓦農業大學及白沙瓦工程及技術大學都在大學城裡。而近年亦有不少私立大學於白沙瓦開辦。
白沙瓦的居民大致可分為兩部份：講Hindko語的當地少數族裔原居民Pishoris族，以及人口佔多數、來自阿富汗的普什圖族人。阿富汗戰爭發生之時，白沙瓦成為了反蘇聯聖戰士的政治中心。
中國古代旅行家法顯、玄奘都曾到過此地。
2015-11-02 21:56 Mohammad Ali Awan
Tibbet is very near to Pakistan our areas like district Chitral same as china faces of people like chinese our northeren border meet to china.
Same culture n clothes
Please search history of great Buddah he also remaind here still his statues are here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trJyj-XT7-M 20100821 《大唐西域記》7. 絲路中心 盛極一時
2015-11-02 22:15Mohammad Ali Awan
In three provinces of china near pakistan's border namely Sankiang Kashgar and one other are near to Pakistan and majority of population is muslim.
China occupied our huge area.
http://pakistanpaedia.com/oth/chitral/chitral.html
2015年11月2日星期一22:32Mohammad Ali Awan
You knowabout kalsh.
KALASH VALLEY AND GREAT BUDDAH IN NORTHERN PAKISTAN.
The Kalasha Valleys (Kalasha-mondr: Kaĺaśa Desh) are valleys in Chitral District in northern Pakistan. They are inhabited by the Kalash people, who have customs and language which are quite different from their neighbours, and historically have had a different religion. There are three main valleys. The largest and most populous valley is Bumburet (Mumuret), reached by a road from Ayun in the Kunar Valley. Rumbur and Acholgah are side valleys north of Bumburet. The third valley, Biriu (Birir), is s side valley of the Kunar Valley south of Bumburet.
No chitral and other northern areas not part of china these were occupied by chinese for sometime
Many years muslims ruled many chinese areas
2015-11-03 11:02 Mohammad Ali Awan
Giant Buddah ( statue ) is in afganistan some are in pakistan
That territory is in pakistan where monk stidied
2015-11-03 11:08 Mohammad Ali Awan
That city's name is Hassan Abdal where monk studied at that time its name was different
Hasan Abdal (Urdu: حسن ابدال) is a historic town of 50,000 residents in Attock District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located where the Grand Trunk Road meets the Karakoram Highway near the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, 40 km northwest of Rawalpindi. The town is famous for Gurdwara Sri Panja Sahib, one of the most sacred sites in Sikhism, where thousands of Sikhs congregate on the eve of Besakhi every year .
Here a very big university at that time now ruins.
That was Gandhara culture.
Now there a museum.
阿富汗神學軍、民兵摧毀古佛像
巴米安石窟巨佛不保．佛教藝術空前大浩劫
巴米安古稱「梵衍那」，是興都庫什山中之古王國，位於今阿富汗首都喀布爾以西125公里。是歐亞古絲路上重要都市，西元前三世紀，阿育王遣佛教高僧來布教弘法，至貴霜王朝時，佛教興盛伽藍林立，雕造甚多大佛像、洞窟，稱為巴米羊石窟。以東大佛高37公尺及西大佛高53公尺之兩大佛像為中心，鑿有相當多的石窟群，主要為石雕佛像並殘存有部分壁畫，其中較高的石雕佛像，被視為全世界最高的立佛雕像，故可說是佛教藝術重要寶庫遺蹟。
唐代玄奘大師《大唐西域記》裡曾描述：「梵衍那國東西二十餘里，南北三百餘里，在雪山之中也。……國大都城據崖跨谷，長六七里，北背高巖。……氣序寒烈，風俗剛獷。……淳信之心，特甚鄰國，上自三寶，下至百神，莫不輸誠竭心宗敬。……伽藍數十所，僧徒數千人，宗學小乘說出世部。王城東北山阿，有立佛石像，高百四五十尺，金色晃曜，寶飾煥爛。東有伽藍，此國先王之所建也。伽藍東有瑜石釋迦佛立像，高百餘尺……城東二三里伽藍中有佛入涅槃臥像，長千餘尺。其王每此設無遮大會，上自妻子，下至國珍，府庫既傾，復以身施。群官僚佐，就僧酬贖。若此者以為所務矣。」
根據法新社阿富汗喀布爾三月二日電傳，在靜立凝視這件動盪土地一千多年之後，象徵阿富汗佛教歷史的巴米安雙佛石雕，已經淪為袖學士回教政權的最新犧牲品。在袖學士政權禁止民眾膜拜虛妄偶像的命令聲中，這兩尊於西元二世紀到五世紀由虔誠僧侶一錘一鑿辛苦敲打出來的傳世古蹟，便在槍砲火節的蹂躪下化做一堆碎石瓦礫。
這兩尊巨大的石雕佛像，位於距離阿富汗首都喀布爾不遠處的巴米安省，在異教徒的刻意破壞，與數百年來日曬雨淋消蝕。但之前這兩尊巨大的石雕佛像都帶有相同的莊嚴笑容，他們古典的表情與身上穿的古希臘式長袍，奠定其在阿富汗歷史、甚至是全世界歷史上的特殊地位。
在僧侶雕刻這兩尊佛像時，阿富汗是當時世上人文薈萃的繁榮大都會之一。這裡是連接東西方文化絲路上的一站，更是聚集來自中國、印度、中亞與羅馬帝國的商客、探險家、藝術工作者的文化大熔爐。佛教大約是在西元前三世紀傳入阿富汗，與位於阿富汗中部的巴米安地區，當地人自此信奉佛教直到回教於九世紀( 西元八百年 )中葉傳入阿富汗為止。
不過，回教要到十一世紀才成為阿富汗國教。在佛教朝聖者與隱居附近巖洞的僧侶的保護下，巴米安的這兩尊巨大的石雕佛像，過去向來是阿富汗最主要的觀光景點，直到一九七九年阿富汗遭前蘇聯入侵，內戰隨後爆發為止。
http://www.lyu.org.tw/lyu/news_0303.htm
27.什麼是阿富汗境內梵衍那大石窟？
梵衍那是梵名，是興都庫什山中之古王國，現今稱巴米安(Bamian) ，位於今阿富汗首都喀布爾，以西125公里。是歐亞古絲路上重要都市，西元前三世紀，阿育王遣佛教高僧來布教弘法，至貴霜王朝時，佛教興盛，伽藍林立，並雕造甚多大佛像、洞窟。
梵衍那大石窟，位在興都庫什山中的盆地上。一個很大的山崖邊。以東大像和西大像為主的石窟群，是世界上最大的石窟群。全長一千三百多公尺，有七百多座石窟。可惜石窟被破壞很多，今殘存有佛龕、壁畫、佛像，但其歷史、文化、藝術也相當重要，被聯合國文教組織，指定為世界文化遺產。附近並有卡克拉克和弗拉提石窟群。
梵衍那石窟群，位於中國往印度、中亞及西亞，古「絲路」中間要道上，是印度佛教藝術，東傳到我國新疆、敦煌、雲岡等地的中點站。所以它是古代佛教藝術、文化交流傳播上，很重要的文明城市。
公元六二九年唐代的玄奘大師來到這裡他在<大唐西域記>裡詳細描述著：梵衍那國，東西二十餘里，南北三百餘里，在雪山之中也。‧‧國大都城據崖跨谷，長六七里，北背高巖。‧‧氣序寒烈，風俗剛獷。‧‧‧淳信之心，特甚鄰國，上自三寶，下至百神，莫不輸誠竭心宗敬。‧‧‧伽藍數十所，僧徒數千人，宗學小乘說出世部。王城東北山阿，有立佛石像，高百四五十尺，金色晃曜，寶飾煥爛。東有伽藍，此國先王之所建也。伽藍東有瑜石釋迦佛立像，高百餘尺，‧‧城東二三里伽藍中有佛入涅槃臥像，長千餘尺。其王每此設無遮大會，上自妻子，下至國珍，府庫既傾，復以身施。群官僚佐，就僧酬贖。若此者以為所務矣。
東大佛即是瑜石釋迦立像高37公尺，西大佛即是高53公尺的佛像，當時金色晃曜，寶飾煥爛，它們雄偉巨大的，豎立在梵衍那七百多個佛龕、洞窟中，非常壯觀、崇高。東大佛高三十八公尺，西大佛高五十五公尺，兩尊大佛相距四百公尺；這是世界上最高的並立大佛像。(世界上最高的佛坐像，是中國樂山大佛，高六十多公尺)
這兩尊大佛像，約雕造於五世紀，當時梵衍那佛教興盛，玄奘大師看到的是莊嚴輝煌的大佛像，可能於九世紀回教徒進入以後，改變了當地人的信仰，終使長達五、六百年的佛教盛況消失，並大肆破壞佛教寺院、佛像等，使大佛像臉部、手腳都損毀，身體傷痕纍纍，使人歎息感傷。
這兩尊大佛像飽受催殘，但仍可欣賞其雄偉、崇高、優美的藝術氣勢。頭部有方正厚實感覺，兩耳碩大豐厚，雙肩寬大平穩，身穿通肩袈裟，衣紋流暢規律，挺拔端立在崖面上，靜靜的在遙望、迎接著，虔誠的佛教徒們。
世界文化瑰寶，梵衍那大佛像，曾經散發莊嚴神聖的風采，迎接無數人們的虔誠禮敬，曾帶來梵衍那佛教盛況，如今傷痕纍纍的大佛像，己被回教徒摧毀。即將消失，請帶走此地的無明與劫難！今製作此單元表達對大佛永遠的禮讚！
http://www.lyu.org.tw/lyu/Q&A_27.htm
犍陀羅藝術
犍陀羅（Gandhara）為印度西北邊境的古地名、國名。相當於現在巴基斯坦的北部白夏瓦（Peshawar）縣境。此地是由興都庫什山脈通向印度平原必經之路線，自西元前五至前四世紀間即受波斯帝國的統治，此後，到前二世紀之間，先後有希臘、大夏、釋迦、安息、貴霜等民族角逐其間。
犍陀羅原是繼承著印度文化、佛教文化的傳統，前三三一年亞歷山大大帝入侵後，此地便成了希臘的殖民地，因而產生了印度與希臘二種文化相互混合的特殊面貌，尤其是貴霜王朝時代（西元一世紀中葉至二三○年左右）更形成了犍陀羅藝術，其內容是以佛教題材為主，而採用了以希臘系統的表現手法，它不同於印度傳統，尤其是打破了「自來不以形像來表現佛陀」的印度傳統慣例，而開始製作了佛像。
犍陀羅式樣的佛像特徵是：以希臘太陽神為基準，佛像呈現出波狀髮紋、高額、尖鼻、薄唇、衣褶厚重的西方人面貌。此種美術在佛塔的建造中，展開了以佛像、菩薩像為中心的雕塑。影響所及，除了印度之外，中亞以東的地區，其佛像的造形均有呈現犍陀羅式樣者。中國在五胡十六國時代的初期佛像造形，便是深受此式樣的影響，下及北魏，遺風仍盛。
犍陀羅藝術可分前後二期：第一期大體在貴霜王朝時期，用青黑色的片岩石雕為主，也有一部分和塑造並用，但鑄像幾乎沒有，金工、貫石等工藝遺品也不少。第二期為專門塑作時代，寄多羅（Kidara）、貴霜族占領期間（四世紀末至五世紀前半）最盛行。
佛像雕塑之外，尚有建築，包括佛塔和僧院，屬於上述二期的佛塔遺址散布在各處，東起他庫西拉（Taxila），北至斯瓦得（Swat），西迄阿富汗的一部，均塔身高大。至於僧院則大體呈方形的高牆，圍著中庭，四周並立著房室，其建材均以石塊拼成，而不用磚。
佛及菩薩像總是用浮雕表現，即使是佛像也非圓雕，背面是削平的，便於收藏於龕中。這些佛像雕刻由於作品多之故，真正的佳作並不常見，且常見到身體比例不勻稱者。後期的塑像中，受到新的西方技法之影響，優秀的作品較多。
第一期的犍陀羅藝術，因薩珊朝的入侵而中斷，經過復興之後的第二期，時間也不長，五世紀前後受到嚈噠人的攻擊，佛寺佛像等受到嚴重的破壞，犍陀羅藝術也趨向了衰途。（陳清香）
Hasan Abdal (Urdu: حسن ابدال) is a historic town of 50,000 residents in Attock District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located where the Grand Trunk Road meets the Karakoram Highway near the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, 40 km northwest of Rawalpindi. The town is famous for Gurdwara Sri Panja Sahib, one of the most sacred sites in Sikhism, where thousands of Sikhs congregate on the eve of Besakhi every year .
The famous Chinese traveler Xuanzang who visited the place in the 7th century A.D. mentions the sacred spring of Elapatra about 70 li to the northwest of Taxila which is identical to the one at the current site of Gurdwara Panja Sahib. The town is mentioned in Ain-i-Akbari in the context that Shams al-Din built himself a vault there in which lies Hakim Abu’l Fath buried. Akbar’s visit to the town on his way back from Kashmir is also mentioned.
William Finch who travelled through India between 1608 and 1611 describes Hasan Abdal to be a "pleasant town with a small river and many fair tanks in which are many fishes with golden rings in their noses ...; the water so clear that you may see a penny in the bottom".[1] The Mughal emperor Jehangir mentions in his Tuzk-e-Jahangiri this town by the name of Baba Hasan Abdal where he stayed for three days. He also praises the city in these words: "The celebrated place at this station is a spring which flows from the foot of a little hill, exceedingly clear, sweet and nice...".[1] Hasan Abdal was visited by various Mughal kings on their way to Kashmir[2]
Muslim Tradition[edit]
"The Muslim version of the story is that one Hasan, a Gujar, had many buffaloes; that a Faqir named Abdal came and asked him for a draught of milk. Hasan said, I would gladly give you some, but my buffaloes are at present dry. Abdal laid his hand on one of them and said, "Now milk it." He did so, and soon gave him a copious draught. Abdal expressed his gratitude to Hasan, and asked what he could do for him. Hasan replied that they were much straitened for want of water, on which Abdal struck the neighbouring hills in two places, from which the two streams of Hasan Abdal have come forth. On the departure of the Faqir, Hasan said the spot should hereafter be called after them jointly".
Punja Sahib[edit]
In 1521 the founder of the Sikh faith, Guru Nanak, arrived in Hasan Abdal, a Gurdwara was built on the spot that he stayed containing a sacred rock that is believed to contain the hand print of Guru Nanak.[2] Punja or panja (Punjabi: پنجہ) :hand or paw. There are different traditions about the origin of the Hand print.
Health and medical care[edit]
There is a Tehsil Headquarters Hospital and numerous privately owned clinics in and around the city. Despite the exponential growth in population, the health care facilities are extremely insufficient. Many hospitals are located nearby Wah Cantonment or in Rawalpindi.
Schools[edit]
The city has several state owned primary schools, a high school each for boys and girls, a higher secondary school each for boys and girls and a degree college for women. There are a number of privately run schools to make up for the shortfall of the state owned ones.
Cadet College, Hasan Abdal[edit]
Cadet College Hasan Abdal is the first Cadet College in Pakistan and was established by the government of Punjab at the initiative of General Muhammad Ayub Khan, the then Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army, originally to serve as a feeder institution to the Services Academies. For this purpose, Military Wings were started in 1952 in Government College, Sahiwal, and Islamia College, Peshawar. On the completion of buildings at the present location, the Military Wings were shifted to Hasan Abdal and the Cadet College started functioning as Punjab Cadet College in April 1954. In 1960, the government constituted a Board of Governors to exercise administrative control over the college. Hugh Catchpole was the founder Principal of the College.
The college is located on the Rawalpindi/Peshawar road about 29 miles (48 km) from Rawalpindi/Islamabad, in natural surroundings near the junction of the National Highway and Grand Trunk Road.
Environmental issues[edit]
Surrounded by the fresh water springs with crystal clear water and Loquat orchards the city used to be an idyllic place till recent past. Its beauty as mentioned in the earliest accounts [1] has somehow survived the ill planning that has resulted in an exponential increase in its population.
Caste in Hasan Abdal[edit]
Gujjars, Awan, Khattar, Khankhail,Chaudries Pashtoons, and Jadoons comprises 75% of the city population due to their same culture and heritage more than 500 years.
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