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Coordinates: 34°0′49″N 71°35′25.4″E / 34.01361°N 71.590389°E / 34.01361; 71.590389
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Nishterabad
Nishterabad is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Nishterabad
Nishterabad
Nishterabad is located in Pakistan
Nishterabad
Nishterabad
Coordinates: 34°0′49″N 71°35′25.4″E / 34.01361°N 71.590389°E / 34.01361; 71.590389
CountryPakistan
ProvinceKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa
DistrictPeshawar District
Time zoneUTC+5 (PST)

Nishterabad (Pashto: ٖنشتر آباد, Urdu: نشتر آباد) also spells as Nishtarabad is a residential neighbourhood in Peshawar city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[1][2][3] Hashtnagri is located to the west while Gulbahar is located to the east of Nishterabad.[4]

Overview and History

Nishterabad is located off the Grand Trunk (GT) road in Peshawar. [5][6][7] It is famous for its CDs and telefilms production and is the hub of CDs and telefilms business but with advent of mobile and internet streaming plus memory card and USB led to decline of CDs production. During its heydays (2004-2010), when the production of CD drama and telefilms business was on its peak, the production companies would produce up to 200 CDs on Eid but now the number is only 45 to 50. [8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

Administrative area

Nishterabad is part of Pakistan National Assembly seat NA-1 (Peshawar-1) while for KP Provincial Assembly it is part of PF-2 (Peshawar-2).[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ Ali, Zulfiqar (1 July 2012). "Living made difficult in Peshawar area: Upscale township being turned into commercial hub". DAWN.COM.
  2. ^ "PESHAWAR: Durrani asks MPs to monitor schemes - Uniform progress pledged". DAWN.COM. 22 April 2004.
  3. ^ "CSOs petition about uplift projects". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  4. ^ Report, Bureau (21 April 2008). "PESHAWAR: Widening of G.T. Road planned". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 1 October 2017. {{cite web}}: |first1= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ Newspaper, From the (13 March 2011). "Building skywards in Peshawar". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  6. ^ Newspaper, From the (19 September 2011). "Bomb attack in Peshawar claims five lives". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  7. ^ Report, Bureau (4 July 2015). "Bomb goes off near banquet hall in Peshawar". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 1 October 2017. {{cite web}}: |first1= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ "Peshawar CD market buzzing with activity before Eid | ePaper | DAWN.COM". epaper.dawn.com. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  9. ^ "A new form of films emerges - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 23 June 2010.
  10. ^ Shinwari, Sher Alam (11 July 2016). "Cine-goers throng city theatres to watch new Pashto movies". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Intellectual property theft: Piracy threatens Pashto CD drama industry - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 23 August 2012.
  12. ^ Shinwari, Sher Alam (19 May 2012). "Pashto CD films breeding violence among youth". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Cinema scope | ePaper | DAWN.COM". epaper.dawn.com.
  14. ^ Shinwari, Sher Alam (10 November 2013). "Pashto cinema: Phoenix rising?". DAWN.COM.
  15. ^ Report, Bureau (24 August 2002). "PESHAWAR: List of NA, PA constituencies in Peshawar". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 1 October 2017. {{cite web}}: |first1= has generic name (help)
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