Faqeerabad, Peshawar

Faqeerabad (Pashto: ٖفقير آباد‎, Urdu: فقير آباد) commonly spells as Faqirabad is a neighbourhood of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[1][2] Hashtnagri is located to the south while Charsadda road is located to the west all way up-to the northern end of Faqeerabad.

Faqeerabad Peshawar

فقير آباد
Faqeerabad Peshawar
Faqeerabad Peshawar
Coordinates:
CountryPakistan
ProvinceKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictPeshawar District
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Overview

The areas forming part of Faqeerabad (Faqirabad) are Zaryab Colony, Afghan colony, Ashrafia Colony, Shakirabad, Zaheerabad and Shahi Bagh. The notable attractions of the Faqirabad are Shahi Bagh, Arbab Niaz cricket Stadium,[3] Tamas Khan Football Ground, Peshawar Gymkhana Cricket Ground,[4][5] Municipal Inter college for Girls, Government college Peshawar and Peshawar Eidgah.

Since 2000, due to surge in private educational institutes, the area is now full of private commerce colleges and private hostels built in residential areas of Faqirabad.[1][6]

Majority of the people living in Faqeerabad are Pakistanis but a sizeable population of Afghanis also live here.[7][8] Most are Muslims with small minority are Christians, Sikhs and Hindus. Major languages are Pashto, Hindko and Farsi.

Administrative area and census information
Shalimar Garden Shahi Bagh Faqeerabad Peshawar

Faqeerabad is part of Pakistan National Assembly seat NA-31 (Peshawar-V) while for KP Provincial Assembly it is part of PF-1 (Peshawar-1).[9]

According to 1998 consensus, the population of Faqirabad was 16313 while the population of Shahi Bagh (also part of Faqirabad) is 18102.[10]

Education

List of Educational institutes in Faqirabad are below.

  • Government College Peshawar[11]
  • Frontier Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar[12]
  • College of Physical Education and Research, Peshawar[12]
  • Municipal Inter Girls College Shahi Bagh Peshawar[13]
  • Jinnah Islamia College, Peshawar[13]

Sports
Peshawar Gymkhana Cricket Ground

The notable sporting attraction of this place is the Arbab Niaz Stadium cricket stadium, which hosted international matches including World Cup matches in 1987 and 1996. A small cricket ground Peshawar Gymkhana Ground is also located here. A football ground named Tehmas Khan Football Stadium is also situated here.

Cricket is the most popular sport. Night cricket is commonplace during month of Ramadan. Well known sports personalities are Test Cricketer Arshad Khan[14] and Yasir Hameed.[15] Football is also popular especially among Afghan Refugees. Other popular sports include Snooker, English billiards commonly known as Billiard, Hockey and Table tennis.

See also

References
  1. "Drive against mushroom growth of hostels, colleges intensified". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  2. Sirajuddin, Tooba Masood | (2017-01-31). "PAKISTAN'S AFGHAN CARPET-MAKERS FACE UNCERTAIN FUTURE". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  3. "Arbab Niaz Stadium | Pakistan | Cricket Grounds | ESPN Cricinfo". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  4. "Teams refuse to play at Gymkhana Cricket Ground - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  5. "Cricket: Wins for Great Club, Eleven Stars - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  6. "Presence of hostels in residential areas irks dwellers". The Nation. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  7. "Uncertain livelihood". DAWN.COM. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  8. Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "UNHCR - The UN Refugee Agency" (PDF). www.unhcr.org. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  9. Report, Bureau (24 August 2002). "PESHAWAR: List of NA, PA constituencies in Peshawar". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  10. "List of Union Councils with Population in Peshawar". www.scribd.com. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  11. "Government College Peshawar". www.admission.hed.gkp.pk. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  12. "Welcome to AWKUM - Affilation Private Colleges". www.awkum.edu.pk. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  13. "Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Peshawar - Affiliated Institute". www.bisep.com.pk. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  14. "Arshad Khan - Pakistan Cricket Team". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  15. "Yasir Hameed - Pakistan Cricket Team". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
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